Clerks 2 [Soundtrack]

James L. Venable (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Bulletproof
• ASIN: B000GUJYZ6
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,335 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For better or worse, this soundtrack reflects not only the movie (with plenty of excerpts from the film's dialogue) but the tastes of director Kevin Smith--a connection laid out in his detailed liner notes, where Smith readily admits that he's "got a real disconnect when it comes to what's musically hip or in vogue. " The album is like a peep into the head of an aging New Jersey teenager, from King Diamond's "Welcome Home," an over-the-top metal song that must have inspired hours of air guitar, to Talking Heads' "(Nothing But) Flowers," to Soul Asylum's "Misery," to Samantha Fox's über-'80s "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)." Smith's regular composer, Jim Venable, contributes two serviceable instrumentals: the glammy stomper "Neckin' on the Swing" and the funky "Goin' Away Party." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Product Description

The wait is finally over, as Kevin Smith unleashes CLERKS II, the sequel to the film that started everything for the writer/director. The film, in theatres July 21st from The Weinstein Co., picks up 10 years after the original and reunites us with Dante and Randal and their semi-new life (or lack thereof). The film also features cult heroes Jay and Silent Bob and is sure to be a hit with fans of both the original film and the world of Kevin Smith (Mallrats, Dogma, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back).

The music on this soundtrack reflects the skewed vision of its creator and features a wide-ranging sound that goes from Talking Heads to Jackson Five, from Alanis to King Diamond – and all of it is CLASSIC!

CLERKS soundtrack has scanned over 150,000 copies! Movie opens wide everywhere July 21st! Snootchy-bootchies!!

Kevin is a true star in both the film and comics world and his legions of fans are sure to enjoy this shining example of his musical vision!

Hold on, ‘cause the rollercoaster ride’s starting! It’s CLERKS 2!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great but yeah it is missing 1979..so what, September 2, 2006

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J. Kramer "Cinema and Music Reviewer" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clerks 2 (Audio CD)

For those of you complaining, chances are you might already have that song laying around somewhere, they more than likely couldn't get the rights to the song for both the movie and the soundtrack. So shut up and enjoy what you have been given which is 97% of the soundtrack from the film, plus hilarious samples of dialogue from the movie. My complaint is that some of the dialogue (particularly in Semantics) is cut right before some of the funnier parts. Small complaint though. And why does the Q. Lazzarus song sound different than the one i have laying around somewhere? Oh well. Basically if you loved the movie, you'll love the soundtrack hands down. Track a copy down and enjoy folks.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Seems to be lacking something., August 24, 2006

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Benjamin A. Hanfelder "Ben" (Raw Red Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clerks 2 (Audio CD)

First off, Clerks 2 was a great sequel. I thought for sure Kevin Smith was going to fumble the ball with this project, but the movie prevailed to be one of the most entertaining movies of the summer.

That being said, I was disappointed that Smashing Pumpkin's "1979" failed to make the final cut of the soundtrack. This song played during an important scene in the movie and I was extremely surprised that this track wasn't released on the soundtrack. There are still some good tracks on the soundtrack, including Talking Heads "Flowers" and Soul Asylum's "Misery" (Awesome!). King Diamond also has two tracks on the soundtrack that can be fun to listen to. Putting sound bites from the movie in between songs was a very nice touch.

Overall, the Clerks 2 soundtrack was lacking, specifically that one magic song. I would recommend this album to any diehard Kevin Smith fan, but only at the cheapest possible price, so shop around. When you get the soundtrack, download Smashing Pumpkin's "1979" and burn it on the cd, only then, will you have the complete soundtrack.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the dialogue clips 3 for actual songs, January 23, 2009

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W. Dietrich "WD" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clerks 2 (Audio CD)

I bought the soundtrack for Clerks II for the dialogue, because no movie has made me laugh as hard as Clerks did. The dialogue was priceless and the clips on the soundtrack really do make up the best clips from the movie, from the Ann Frank debate to the clip on Abstinence I promise you will laugh out loud and never get tired of listening to the.

From the music choices there are really only 3 songs that I enjoyed. The Talking Heads was a solid choice to open the movie and a solid first song on the cd. I like Naughty Girls by S. Fox and whenever I hear it I think of Jay doing his little dance. Misery is also a great song and listening to it brings me back to the go cart scene. Otherwise the songs do very little for me.

I really enjoyed the movie and listening to the soundtrack makes me think about how great the movie really was.