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The Iron Giant: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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You will be surprised at how good this soundtrack is! If you love the 50's or are curious about that era in times music, this soundtrack will take you to a very special place out of this world. You won't want to leave...

This CD follows in the tradition of the film and avoids all Disney-like tendencies. Do not look here for cute pop hits to be nominated for Oscars. This is a CD chock full of quirky, funny, odd-ball music from the late 50's to early 60's for the beatnick in us all! Need a pick-me-up? Listen to this CD. It makes me laugh everytime. From the chipmunk-like "Salt Peanuts", to the Hi Fi of "Mad Pad" and 50's rock of "Blast Off" this CD is a true gem! Nowhere else are you going to find such a collection of music. Looking for an original? Look no further! A MUST buy for the cheese and camp factor alone! Terrific!

Warner Brothers has redeemed themselves (from past animated flops) with this movie and its soundtrack. The Iron Giant is a fantastic movie with a soundtrack that is its equal.

That said, I recommend that you consider purchasing the "original" soundtrack to the Hughes book on which this movie is based - "The Iron Man" by Pete Townshend. Pete wrote the songs in collaberation with Mr. Hughes and is accompanied by his Who bandmates and other legends such as John Lee Hooker and Nina Simone.

I purchased the Iron Giant when my granddaughter was young and we both loved the movie. I don't know what happened to my original copy of the movie but I wanted my grandson to see it too so I purchased it on dvd. We both love the Iron Giant. The story line is good and some parts are so funny....we like the part where Hogarth wants to go swimming and the Iron Giant jumps into the lake. The Iron Giant is a good movie for the entire family.

Producer Brad Bird's vision for The Iron Giant is as far away from traditional Disney animation as possible, even to the musical rendering of the sountrack. There are no number one hits here; the only addition to Michael Kamen's few original symphonic pieces are pop singles from 1958-1962, some with space-age themes, which in the film provide the Sputnik-era setting for the Iron Giant. In this sense this Rhino CD is a true soundtrack, capturing both the essence of the film and the feel of the era when it takes place.

Another stellar collection of period songs used well in a film, and used even better on a soundtrack.

These are songs you wouldn't ordinarily go out and buy on their own, but in this collection, and now connected to such a MAG-DAMN-NIFICENT film, you wonder why you didn't want them before.

I had no idea Kookie HAD a second song-I guess every hit has a b-side. Kudos for going the extra mile and finding real obscure songs to fill this out.

Brad, you're the ginchiest...

'bot (And you'll notice "Rock you like a Hurricane" AIN'T on here...)

I am a huge fan of this film already, nice to see some new flavor in animated film. The music is great and the robot in the film is wonderful. Bravo!

it stunk. Rock you like a hurricane isnt on it