The Limey [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist), Cliff Martinez (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 19, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lightyear
• ASIN: B000021XQA
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Seeker - The Who

2. King Midas In Reverse - The Hollies

3. It Happens Each Day - The Byrds

4. Smokin' - Boston

5. The Party Sequence: Moog Symphony - Danny Saber

6. The Party Sequence: Limey Shuffle - Danny Saber

7. The Party Sequence: Sitar Bathroom - Danny Saber

8. The Party Sequence: Limey Vibes - Danny Saber

9. The Party Sequence: Sitar Song - Danny Saber

10. Colours - Terence Stamp

11. What He Gonna Say? - Cliff Martinez

12. Ambush/Come With Us - Cliff Martinez

13. After The Hammock - Cliff Martinez

14. Stay There - Cliff Martinez

15. Tell Me About Jenny - Cliff Martinez

16. Wanna Take Me Out? - Cliff Martinez

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent use of the piano, September 28, 2000

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"hlyn" (So California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Limey (Audio CD)

Cliff Martinez made excellent use of the piano, invoking detective jazz stabs and Satie melancholy. Pianist Michael Williams (from the group 1 40 4 20, jazz albums "Wet" and "Jazz Trespassers") plays most expressively. The two have worked together before on "King of the Hill" with great success. Cliff's unexpected harmonies defy traditional voice leading to give a more ambivalent emotional tone for the director's handiwork. Martinez seems to understand music is abstract, while film rarely is.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just the right blend, June 20, 2000

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Dennis J. Buckley (Harrisburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Limey (Audio CD)

I am, concededly, neither a musician nor any sort of expert in the field. I do fancy myself to have an appreciation of soundtracks. As is common with many films, this CD combines rock music with music composed specifically for the movie. It works. Indeed, the choice of, "The Seeker," as the title track for both the film and soundtrack is inspired, Terence Stamp's links with The Who notwithstanding.

I do wish that the full track-- or at least a clearer track-- of Terence Stamp's, "Colours," had been provided. This sound link to the film _Poor Cow_, in itself a precursor to _The Limey_, is integral to the relationship between Wilson (Stamp) and his daughter, Jenny.

A good CD purchase for fans of the film!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent combination of songs and score, December 29, 1999

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Douglas Hague (Culver City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Limey (Audio CD)

Reflects the strengths of the film -- experimental, yet grounded in traditional styles. The Cliff Martinez tracks are among his best work. Ranks among the best of '99 alongside Angela's Ashes (Williams), House on Haunted Hill (Davis) and The Mummy (Goldsmith).