Pi [Soundtrack]

Clint Mansell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Thrive
• ASIN: B000009MZW
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,437 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pi R²

2. P.E.T.R.O.L.

3. Kalpol Intro

4. Bucephalus Bouncing Ball

5. Watching Windows [Ed Rush & Optical Remix]

6. Angel

7. We Got the Gun

8. No Man's Land

9. Anthem

10. Drippy

11. Third from the Sun - Psilonaut

12. A Low Frequency Inversion Field

13. 2 Pi R

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping!, July 10, 1999

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Ilker Yucel ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pi (Audio CD)

"PI" was certainly one of the strangest films I had ever seen, and I am a fan of strange movies. I have seen all of David Lynch's movies, so when a friend told me that "PI" was like Lynch's "Eraserhead," that piqued my curiosity. I picked up a copy and thought "migraine headache instigated by intense lighting, complex evocative story, and excellent assembly all throughout." The movie was a harsh experience for me...so much that I watched it twice a day for a week just to sink it in.

What gripped me most besides the visuals was the music. For a film as eccentric as this, the soundtrack is just as erratic. Who would have thought that a deeply philosophical message could be conveyed through danceable ambient electronica? I certainly didn't, and I was very impressed.

Clint Masnell's music is some of the best score music I have ever heard for a film. The combination of songs by Massive Attack, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Roni Size...all giants in the field of modern electronic music. Their music just evokes the raw emotions of tension and insanity of the movie through a sheer beauty of sound. I'd go so far as to say this was a better soundtrack than that for "The Matrix." Definitely one of the finest assembled soundtrack albums of all time. Hear the madness, share in the mayhem, buy this soundtrack!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Electronica soundtrack you'll ever find., July 23, 2002

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Go Bulldogs (Fresno State University, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pi (Audio CD)

Insane electronic music is what i call it. The soundtrack is just as trippy as the film was. The Clint Mansell dialouge really takes you back to Pi with his ambitious saying, "there are patterns in everyday nature." Some tracks begin with a dialouge by the crazed character, then the music begins. By far the Aphex Twin track, "Bucephalus bouncing ball," is the most amazing. You can actually feel the vibrations coming out of your speakers. The whole track is the sound of a ball bouncing making rhythmic sounds. Its incredibly done. Other amazing acts include Massive Attack with their song, "Angel," taken from their Mezzanine album, the trip-hop group Gus Gus, and the electronic groups Autechre, Orbital and Roni Size Reprasent. The album should be listened to as a whole to get the full effect. You'll feel like your inside Max Cohen's head and about to explode. Its a great listen to in the dark, when your driving, and when your on your computer. Do yourself a favor and don't pass this up. It can change your life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A REAL electronic soundtrack; captures the essence of Pi., August 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Pi (Audio CD)

Blending elements of Clint Mansell's amazing score with a whose who of electronic music artists this album is a stand alone piece of work.

I saw the film (a must see) and ran out picked this up and it exceeded my expectations.

The selection of tracks including selections from Orbital, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Roni Size, Massive Attack, David Holmes, Gus Gus, Banco De Gaia, Spacetime Continuum, and Psilonaut? is truly well thought out.

I guess I'm a fan.