American Dreamz [Soundtrack]

Stephen Trask (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B000EQHXAA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,242 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dreamz with a Z

2. Overture

3. The Presidential

4. Kabulywood

5. Omer's Secret Stash

6. Tweedy's Theme

7. Bring Me Some Freaks

8. G-Dammit

9. The Breakup

10. Happy Pills

11. On the Line

12. Summit

13. You've Gotta Have a Story/The Makeup

14. The Premier of China

15. Earwig

16. Omer's Little Secret

17. Tweedy Goes to Padookie

18. Rizza

19. Jacuzzi Jihad

20. The Tears of Poopie

See all 42 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great score, slightly odd album, June 13, 2006

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James Luckard (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Dreamz (Audio CD)

Stephen Trask is a really exciting new film composer. His "In Good Company" was one of the most original comedy scores in ages. His second project with director Paul Weitz resulted in a score that is just as strong.

I'd describe Trask's music as Carter Burwell meets Michael Nyman. There's a light, playful quirkiness to it that's like Burwell, and an often powerful, driving minimalism, always with a heart, that reminds me of Nyman. There's great stuff here, including three strong themes for the President, the TV host and the would-be terrorist.

That said, there's one thing wrong with this CD. I'm usually a fan of soundtrack albums having the music from the film, in the order it appeared in the film, but this album shows why that's so dangerous. What we get is every track of music, it would seem, from the film, in order. This means there are nearly 50 tracks, many less than a minute. They would probably work better as suites.

In addition, the songs from the film, which the competitors sing on the show and which Trask co-wrote, are in the order they appear, but only in the snippets heard in the film. I love the score, but this is a screwy album. I find myself constantly skipping the songs, which gets annoying.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Soundtrack, April 22, 2006

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AbigailAdamsBuff (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Dreamz (Audio CD)

This is such a great soundtrack!! I loved all the singing in the movie and I like this soundtrack a lot, too!

Mandy Moore is a great singer and Omer is very personable and so we keep rooting for him.

The way the [...] Arab/American cousin sings & dances is absolutely HILARIOUS.

I would most certainly rate this 5 stars.

4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 11, 2007

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teota "Maintain An Attitude of Gratitude!" (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: American Dreamz (Audio CD)

I was somewhat disappointed at hearing the songs on this CD. I saw the movie and ordered the CD based on the music. I thought, perhaps, that I had seen another movie upon listening to the CD. I was somewhat let down but the quality of the product and the quick delivery saved the day.