American Outlaws [Soundtrack]

Trevor Rabin (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Trevor Rabin
• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005N8VN
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,355 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breif Reunion - Trevor Rabin

2. Farewell and Hello, Key West

3. First Kiss

4. Perfect Outlaws

5. Hyperion Job, I Was Famous

6. Acoustic Outlaws

7. Long Spring, Better Posters

8. This Is War

9. Life's a Beach

10. Thaddius Raines

11. War Is Over

12. No Ma, No More

13. Pnkerton's Idea

14. You're All Dead Men

15. Train Escape

16. Do You Miss the War?

17. Jesse's Ride

18. Surprise Attack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A score that will satisfy all the American Outlaws, January 4, 2003

By 

Brandon Cutro (Tyler, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Outlaws (Audio CD)

This is a fun and exciting score to listen to. There are basically 3 parts to this score. The first is a love theme played on strings that is very similar to Rabin's theme for Armageddon. The second is an explosive fanfare for strings that sounds like it would belong in an Elmer Bernstein score. The third is southern like guitar grooves that were also used somewhat in Armageddon. The one bad thing about this score is that it is very familiar with Rabin's other works, so if you've heard those, you can pretty much guess what this will sound like. The main theme is a good one, found in "Perfect Outlaws" that is an explosive fanfare for strings. The percussion work by Ryan Rabin (some relation to Trevor) is fantastic and keeps the music driving and upbeat. A small orchestra was used for this score, but for the most part, the score is full of synthesizers and tons of percussion. The first 5 tracks are the best. "Brief Reunion" and "Farewell & Hello, Key West" contain brilliant string passages, "First Kiss" contains a great performance of the love theme, and "The Hyperion Job, I Was Famous" contains some driving and racing percussion. The worst track has to be "Acoustic Outlaws" which contains that southern guitar like material that was in the worst spots of the Armageddon score. The rest of the tracks are basically variations of these first 5 tracks. The sound quality is incredible, so you won't have to crank the volume up too loud to hear it loud and clear. An overall exciting score that kicks.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, September 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: American Outlaws (Audio CD)

I bought this cd not knowing what to expect and I am truly in
love with the music. There's a touch of everything in this album.
A little country, bluegrass, rock and just some really beautiful
melodies and counter melodies. I recomend it HIGHLY.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TREVOR RABIN. What more do you need to know?, November 12, 2001

By 

Fetus Frank (Broccoli Bob's Tower of Tumors) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Outlaws (Audio CD)

I, unlike most people, like the film, even though it was a bit corny. But it was intense and fun, and nobody supports those two film themes like Trevor Rabin. Very much like Gone In Sixty Seconds, but better. The disc is full of great music, but the best tracks are obviously the ones which sport Rabin's talent for action music, like THE HYPERION JOB, TRAIN ESCAPE and JESSE'S RIDE. Rabin also manages to bring a touch a romance to the score. LIFE'S A BEACH represents this well. LONG SPRING, BETTER POSTERS is also a great track. It starts with a soft, touching guitar piece that suddenly brings about a bit of contemporary, pumping rock-western music. While hearing this, the listener who has seen the movie gets the picture of Will McCormack making a weird face after seeing his WANTED poster sketch. The traditional lack of order is strong here. The first and second track in the film are last and second to last on the album, and visa versa for the last track in the film. I believe that there is a very legitimate reason for this. The way the music functions in sequence on the disc is better than the sequence in film order. Contrary to what others say, I recommend listening to the disc before seeing the film: you will be looking for the support the music gives in the action scenes.
But who cares which you enjoy first? Both are an immense amount of fun when brought together.