Austin Powers: Original Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

George S. Clinton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: May 2, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000000OGW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,273 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Magic Piper (Of Love) - Edwyn Collins

2. BBC - Ming Tea

3. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

4. Carnival - The Cardigans

5. Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

6. Female Of The Species (Fembot Mix) - Space

7. You Showed Me - The Lightning Seeds

8. Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

9. These Days - Luxury

10. Austin's Theme - The James Taylor Quartet

11. I Touch Myself - The Divinyls

12. Call Me - The Mike Flowers Pops

13. The Look Of Love - Susanna Hoffs

14. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Burt Bacharach And The Posies

15. The Book Lovers - Broadcast

16. Austin Powers - Wondermints

17. The 'Shag-Adelic' Austin Powers Score Medley - George Clinton

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Swinging Album, May 28, 2000

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Jewel (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Austin Powers: Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

As Austin puts it, this album is 'groovy baby', so much so that it makes you want to step into a time portal and head back to the 60's! All the songs on the album are retro and kitsch, which ultimately sits well with the movie's themes. (How hard is that to find in a movie soundtrack these days?) What's interesting to note is that most of the songs are covered by modern day artists, which indicates in some respects that this is a 60's 'tribute' album. Standout tracks include 'Carnival' by the masters of retro-pop the Cardigans, 'Soul Bossa Nova' by the legendary Quincy Jones and 'Female of the Species' by Space. This soundtrack is definitely a feel-good album and is great to sing along to. So if you are a fan of retro, or want an album that can keep you in an optimistic frame of mind (think 60's flower power!), than this soundtrack is a must have.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I found it nostalgic., July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Austin Powers: Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This CD might hold more appeal for baby boomers than generation X'ers, but if you enjoyed the music while watching the movie, then you'll likely enjoy this CD. The subtly modernized version of The Turtles classic "You Showed Me" put a new twist on an old favorite. I was impressed that some of the remakes even contained simulated vinyl pops and scratches making this CD literally groovy!. Many of the late 60's classics brought back some nice feelings. The CD would not have been complete without "Mas Que Nada", however, I was disappointed that "Secret Agent Man" was absent. Also, it would have been nice to have included the original version of Bacharach's "What The World Needs Now is Love". All in all though this was a very "groovy" CD!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get any better than this!, June 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Austin Powers: Original Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This is a great CD. Even if you hated Austin Powers (if you did you're nuts) you'll love this CD. It has it all. Great sounding popish stuff, cool sounding band stuff, and groovy 60's stuff. You can't go wrong.