Matchstick Men [Soundtrack]

Hans Zimmer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000CF2YP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,866 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Matchstick Men CD, March 29, 2004

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Jeff Lamoureux (South Attleboro, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matchstick Men (Audio CD)

No Beyond the Sea? No This Town? No Summer Wind? NO SALE!!!!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In search of Neo-Tangos, December 27, 2003

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Mark Hammond (Chambersburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Matchstick Men (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD as part of a quest for Neo-Tangos. I danced to "Weird is Good" in a tango lesson in Washington DC recently. It was one of a number of pieces of contemporary music suitable for the "under 30" crowd of tangueros. I found it quite an interesting piece for dancing, and I was quite pleased with it. Yes, it was reason enough for me to purchase the CD. The other piece that was suitable was "The Banker's Waltz."

After those two pieces, the rest of the CD was a bonus. A number of the selections were pieces I had had on vinyl -- The Good Life, Swedish Rhapsody, The Lonely Bull, and Tijuana Taxi. Good stuff from the 1960's -- a nostalgic journey.

The search for Neo-Tangos has also introduced me to a group known as "Thievery Corporation," and I would recommend "Until the Morning" from "Richest Man in Babylon" and "Right Angles Remix" from "OM Lounge, Vol. 1." There is even some good stuff on Dead Can Dance's CD "Into the Labyrinth."

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Matchstick men, October 1, 2003

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"reel07" (Sad Hill Cemetery) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Matchstick Men (Audio CD)

This is the soundtrack to Ridley Scott's latest film, which I think is truly a gem. The film is a synthesis of great working products, with actors, photography, script, story, dialogue, editing, and this music is no exception. Every song you heard from the film is in here, including all the tango songs. Not all of the lounge act songs are on here, but the majority of them are.

the only reason I gave this a 4 is as great as the soundtrack is, I purchased this CD with the hope of getting one song. That is the Thin Red Line-type ambience song which is the only dramatic piece in the film. **POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING**It comes up when Frank is telling Roy how he thinks Angela is bad for their work and how she's messing everything up. The full blown song comes when Angela shoots Bruce McGill who was after them and Roy is telling an "injured" Frank to take Angela away with him.***

This is a very powerful piece of music; a typical great dramatic Zimmer piece that is present in all the Scott-Zimmer collaborations. But it isn't on here! It really sounds a lot like Thin Red Line; it even has a clock-ticking sequence! This same thing happened with the official releases of Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, and even Thin Red Line. There is always great pieces of dramatic music missing from the official Zimmer soundtracks that are in the films. This is very frustrating, and that's why I recommend looking elsewhere than studio produced albums when it comes down to this.

The soundtrack is fine, but I was really expecting this one piece of music. If you're okay with this, then I would recommend buying this CD.