Payback: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1999, Chris Boardman

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000I0OS
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #215,046 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Dean Martin

2. It's a Man's Man's Man's World - B.B. King

3. Thrill Is Gone - Vic Damone

4. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Lou Rawls

5. If I Had My Life to Live Over - Michael Civisca

6. Luck Be a Lady - Dean Martin

7. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You

8. Main Title

9. Lynn's Havit

10. Porter Croaks Carter

11. Warehouse/Finale - James Brown

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Mel Gibson's entry in to the '90s' morally ambiguous comic-crime-drama sweepstakes (successfully heralded by films like Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, and Out of Sight) hardly breaks any fresh ground cinematically, but it's hard not to like its song collection and score. The tunes are a delightful, hipster-oriented romp through the tender, reflective side of testosterone (including Dean Martin's "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You," "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" by James Brown, and Lou Rawls's "If I Had My Life to Live Over") that set a suitably ironic tone kicked off by Dino's "Ain't That a Kick in the Head." Unusual for this kind of collection, Chris Boardman's fine instrumental underscore (a driving pastiche of early-'70s cop-show big-band funk and moody orchestral soundscapes) is represented by four tracks, including a tense, rollicking "Main Title" that recalls some of Lalo Schifrin's best early work. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could have been just a touch better..., August 11, 1999

By A Customer

Great sound track, till you see the movie...The choice to leave Jimi Hendrix's VooDoo Child leaves me cold to this CD, as it was a powerful part of the movie experience (no pun intended....it even sounded like it was a slightly different arrangement of the song as well

5.0 out of 5 stars This soundtrack is one of the best in the 90's!, March 24, 1999

By A Customer

From "Ain't it a kick in the head" to "the thrill is gone", this CD has it all for the listener with any taste. Some songs sound 30's, giving the CD some nostalgia. Other songs aim for the soul, while others are just good music. Whatever your tastes, this is one soundtrack you won't regret buying!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have not seen payback yet but I will Mel gibson fan, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

for what I herd payback is a really good movie I will add this movie to my mel gibson collection Good movie and great