Observe and Report: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 2009)
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: New Line Records
• ASIN: B0022NI0OQ
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the Classic Tunes and City Wolf, October 31, 2009

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Makman "Tallywhacker" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Observe and Report: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Here we have an instance of where the soundtrack exceeds the likability of the movie. For most people, the movie O&R left you with mixed feelings. The characters were fairly unlikable, and much of the humor was dark or mean-spirited. Still, the film was well produced and had some genuinely funny moments, however sparse.

As another production with Seth Rogan involved, the movie gets high stamps of approval for its choice in music. The classic 60's and 70's tunes really stand out for me. Patto's "Sittin' Back Easy" has an awesome guitar hook that I continuously hum in my head, even at this moment. That's followed by The Action's "Brain," a relatively obscure, "lost" track from the 60's, and I gotta tell you, it's a fantastic tune, wrought with some intense emotion and a feeling of imminent loss ("Take your brain/ It's time to gooooo"). Following these two songs is The Yardbird's "Over Under Sideways Down," a very catchy, fun tune that always reminds me of the hilarious drug scene where Ron falls in "bad" with fellow mall cop, Denis. Early Jimmy Page never sounded so good.

The rest of the album stands pretty well on its own merits. As I've suggested, the older tunes are really what you want this for. They make the contemporary punk tunes from McLusky and The Dwarves really sound out of place. Personally, I don't mind punk tunes, but these sort of grate on me. The Dwarves song at least breaks down into a kind of jam at the end, which renders it not totally unlistenable.

The standout, though, is City Wolf's cover of The Pixies' "Where Is My Mind?" As a die-hard Pixies fan, I would usually argue that no one can hold a candle to the original tune. City Wolf does such a great job of imitating The Pixies' sound, that you would almost (ALMOST) but not quite mistake this for the original. Nailing the sound of the original so closely just makes you realize how great, if not better, the original is at first. But before I sound like I'm giving a biased thumbs-down to this tune (and it was the primary reason I bought the soundtrack to begin with), it one-ups the original by ending with a jam-like repetition of the lyrics, "With your feet in the air/ And your head on the ground," over and over until it fades out. In short, CW does the song justice; there's enough imitation without being slavish copycats. Yes, kids, it's that good.

I bought the soundtrack for City Wolf's cover, but was oh-so-pleasantly surprised by the classic rock tunes. If that sounds like your bag, you won't be disappointed.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Queen Songs, March 8, 2010

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E. Higgins (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Observe and Report: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I loved the movie and was going to buy this soundtrack but when reviewing the songs on the disc saw the two Queen songs "It's Late" and "The Hero" were missing from the soundtrack. All of the other songs are great but those two songs really tied the movie soundtrack together kinda like that rug in my room that got pissed on. . .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars observe and report soundtrack, June 3, 2009

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L. A. Squecco (vineland, nj usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Observe and Report: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

while the movie may not be to everyones' taste, the music is great. i personally loved the movie, but then again,i like these kind of offbeat movies. but back to the soundtrack, highly recommend it. especially the Patto tracks. i have to admit, while i love the 1970s' music, i had never heard of the band Patto. now that i have and have found some of their cds available, am looking forward to hearing more of them. i also really appreciate the fact that we can now find some great music, by old & new artists, thru movies & television that we wouldn't otherwise get a chance to discover.