Collateral [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists (Artist), Green Car Hotel (Artist), Calexico (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 2004)
• Original Release Date: August 6, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B0002LJUCG
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,352 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Director Michael Mann's gritty urban thriller revolves around a Los Angeles cabbie (Jamie Foxx) taken hostage on his late-night rounds by charming mob hit man Tom Cruise. Mann's penchant for uniquely eclectic film scores has previously encompassed everything from the electronica-suffused world beat of Ali to the brooding, ambient post-modernism of The Insider. Here Mann effectively cobbles together an even more far-ranging musical landscape, one that echoes LA's rich multi-culturalism (the savory, nouveau Latin rhythms of Guero Canelo's "Calexico," Destino de Abril's sultry "Green Car Motel") while simultaneously paving its mean streets with a tough, urban groove. That mood is variously enhanced by producer Tom Rothrock and Antonio Pinto's alternately pulsing and brooding electronic soundscapes, the soul variations of The Roots and Groove Armada (the latter's "Hands of Time" featuring vocals by vet Richie Haven). Audioslave's "Shadows of the Sun" imparts a contemporary rock edge, while the standout "Spanish Key" from Miles Davis' fusion breakthrough Bitches Brew deliciously underscores the film's uneasy tensions. Masterfully stitching it all together are the nervy, rhythmically charged cues of composer James Newton Howard. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description
Tracklistings:
1. Briefcase
2. The Seed (2.0)
3. Hands Of Time
4. Guero Canelo
5. Rollin' Crumblin'
6. Max Steals Briefcase
7. Destino de Abril
8. Shadow On The Sun
9. Island Limos
10. Spanish Key
11. Air
12. Ready Steady Go
13. Car Crash
14. Vincent Hops Train
15. Finale
16. Requiem

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remember 'Miami Vice'?, August 19, 2004

By	Scott Goodwin (Norwalk, CT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a great soundtrack as it perfectly evokes the up-all-night feel of the movie. Its breadth of artists--Audioslave, Groove Armada and Miles Davis, for instance--all fit the mood in different ways. I used to work a job where I got off at 1 AM and would flip through the dials for different sounds on the way home. Same vibe here.

And when I heard a song called "Rollin' Crumblin" I couldn't help but think of the first time I saw the episode of Miami Vice with Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" (yeah, I'm that old).

Great movie; well-done soundtrack/score; a little skimpy with the tunes (at 52 minutes, could have gotten a few more good songs on here).

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Soundtrack...brings the movie right back to you., February 7, 2005

By	Nelson Aspen "Author/Journalist" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

COLLATERAL is such an excellent movie and one of its many plusses is its urban, evocative soundtrack. It is marvelously captured on this CD with all the variety and intensity you enjoyed while watching the film.

Definitely a superior film score to own.

31 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Urban Landscaping in Sound, August 18, 2004

By	E. F. Williams (Charlottesville, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just watched the movie last night; it's one of those joints where you remember the music as much as the cinematography. I haven't purchased it yet, but I think it may be in order. Actually, I already own some of the stuff, so I may just wait for iTunes to list it.

As an aside, I'm not sure who else might have noticed this, but as Max is giving Annie the initial cab ride, she asks him to turn up a song that's playing on the radio. He replies, "oh, you like the classics?" I couldn't help but chuckle, given that the song he was referring to was "Hands of Time" from Groove Armada's 2002 album, "Lovebox". A classic indeed!