Bandits [SOUNDTRACK]

Christopher Young (Composer), Bob Dylan (Performer), Bonnie Tyler (Performer), Michael Martin Murphey (Performer), Jimmy Page & Robert Plant (Performer), Mark Knopfler (Performer), Five For Fighting (Performer), Peter Yorn (Performer), Aretha Franklin (Performer), Glover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers (Performer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 12, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005Q464
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,199 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gallows Pole - Page/ Plant

2. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum - Bob Dylan

3. Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler

4. Twist In My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram

5. Rudiger - Mark Knopfler

6. Just Another - Pete Yorn

7. Walk On By - Aretha Franklin

8. Superman (It's Not Easy) - Five For Fighting

9. Crazy 'Lil Mouse: Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers

10. Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphy

11. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler

12. Bandits Suite

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett play an unlikely trio of bank robbers in Barry Levinson's outlaw comedy, and this eclectic soundtrack reflects the quirky personalities of their characters. Heard quietly under the film's opening credits, Bob Dylan's "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum" refers to the bickering duo played by Willis and Thornton, while two '80s hits by Bonnie Tyler ("Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart") virtually define the neglected housewife-on-the-run played by Blanchett. You'll have to listen closely to hear some of these songs in the film, and two tracks ("Walk on By" and "Wildfire") are exclusive to this release. And while there's not much connective thread from one song to another, their sequencing has an idiosyncratic appeal, just like the film itself. From the soothing effect of Mark Knopfler's "Rudiger" to Five for Fighting's whimsical hero's lament "Superman (It's Not Easy)," these songs convey the same emotional range explored in Christopher Young's "Bandits Suite," a score sampler that closes the disc with instrumental flare. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good music, but incomplete album, April 29, 2002

By	Jennifer Terry (Parker, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved the movie, and thoroughly enjoyed all the music mentioned and played. I especially liked the inclusion of the Dylan song and "Twist in My Sobriety."

However, I am not sure why the U2 song was not included, as it's played twice in the movie, and is especially significant as the closing song. The only reason I can think of is that the group did not agree to having it on the soundtrack. If that is true, shame on U2 for marring a great set of music! If it was the producers of the album, shame on them for depriving us.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars But were is MSI!?????, July 19, 2002

By	michael dahlquist "djroboto" (Elk Grove, California United States) - See all my reviews

Yes, this album is very very incomplete. Aside from the great U2 not being there, where the heck is Mindless self indulgence(my favorite band )??? They were played for like a minute and a half when Bruce willis and that other guy walk in on that young guy and that girl making out. It was a song called kill the rock and its great. So i don't know why they didn't put it there!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where's U2?, April 19, 2002

By	T. Doan "10basetom" (Silicon Valley, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Why do soundtracks always seem to be missing one big song or another? In this case, they left out the awesome U2 song "Beautiful Day" and possibly others that I'm not recalling right now. This makes listening to the soundtrack like seeing the Three Stooges without Moe. Maybe people would be less critical if they haven't already seen the movie.