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Rango [Soundtrack]

Hans ZimmerAudio CD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composer Hans Zimmer composed the soundtrack to the highly anticipated Superman film Man of Steel, joining forces for the first time with director Zack Snyder. Learn more

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Welcome AmigoRick Garcia 1:06$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Rango SuiteHans Zimmer 5:57$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Certain DemiseHans Zimmer0:24$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Medley - It's A Metaphore / ForkboyHans Zimmer / Lard0:43$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Welcome To DirtHans Zimmer0:58$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  6. Name's RangoHans Zimmer 1:31$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Lizard For LunchJose Hernandez, Anthony Zuniga & Robert Lopez 1:26$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Stuck In GuacamoleHans Zimmer0:21$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  9. UndergroundHans Zimmer 3:18$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen10. We Ride, Really!Hans Zimmer0:50$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen11. Rango And BeansHans Zimmer 1:04$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen12. Medley - Bats / Rango Theme / Ride Of The Valkyries / An Der Schonen Blauen Donau, OP. 314Hans Zimmer / Hans Zimmer / FirstCom Music / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, conductor 4:28$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen13. The Bank's Been RobbedRick Garcia0:22$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen14. Rango ReturnsHans Zimmer 1:16$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen15. La Muerte A LlegadoRick Garcia & George Del Hoyo0:44$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen16. It's A MiracleHans Zimmer 1:57$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen17. El CaneloLos Lobos0:44$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen18. The Sunset ShotHans Zimmer0:53$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen19. Walk Don't RangoLos Lobos Featuring Arturo Sandoval 2:47$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen20. Rango Theme SongLos Lobos 3:29$0.99  Buy MP3 


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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 15, 2011)
  • Original Release Date: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Anti
  • ASIN: B004I3U7EE
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Director Gore Verbinski s ( Pirates of the Caribbean ) first animated feature, Rango, is the tale of a chameleon in the old west (voiced by Caribbean star Johnny Depp) who is forced to become a reluctant hero. Rango features an all-star cast, and a soundtrack that combines a soaring score by best-selling composer Hans Zimmer ( The Dark Night, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean ) with original songs by Los Lobos, who act as a Greek chorus, commenting on the story in much the same way as Jonathan Richman in There s Something About Mary. With driving norteno melodies mixing with Ennio Morricone-inspired orchestral themes, Rango is a soundtrack both kids and adults will want to own.

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Yet another great soundtrack from Hans Zimmer. Timothy Bauer  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Love the music as much as the movie! Charl A. Rohde  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars You wanted the music? Too bad. April 10, 2011
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
First of all, this album is short. Really short. Just over half an hour. Now this isn't a deal-breaker for me, since the price reflects that. What does bother me, however, is the inclusion of bits of dialogue playing OVER the music.

When I buy a soundtrack album, I want to hear the music. If I wanted to hear the movie, I'd watch the movie. I don't mind the inclusion of dialogue if it's kept separate from the music tracks (a la the Tarantino albums), but this business of ruining the music cues needs to stop. Who wants to pay money to hear this?

What makes this doubly sad is that this is some of my favorite work from Zimmer in years, recalling the great spaghetti western scores of Ennio Morricone. It would have made a great listen alongside those albums. But apparently, they thought we needed the jokes to punctuate it.

Here's hoping for a special edition soundtrack in the future.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Giant disappointment March 31, 2011
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When I first sat down to watch Rango, I was excited. Heck, I was excited ever since I saw the first trailer! The movie did not disappoint me, and as I watched the Gatling gun rattlesnake, the dog-fighting bats, the mysteriously eerie pill-bugs, and even the kooky conversations between Beans and Rango, I was interested in the soundtrack. Formulated by Hans Zimmer, I expected the same quality that I had found in The Lion King, Kung Fu Panda, and even Gladiator/Inception/The Dark Knight for goodness sakes!

Unfortunately, the kind of "quality" I got was the sad collection of annoying burrow owl ballads, some random screaming/pointless audio clips from the actual film, and barely even half an hour of collective track time. This is, by far, my least favorite creation I have ever seen from Hans Zimmer, and I almost can't believe he was behind this. And while I'm complaining, where in the WORLD is that one song that played during Rango's 'suicide' moment where he's crossing the road, and eventually carried off by pill bugs? Or the song that played as he watched all those tall plants uproot themselves and lead him to water? Those tracks caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand on end, they were engaging and creepy. Why did Hans not include these arguably important points from the film in his soundtrack? He certainly had room for it, the CD holds a LOT more than 30 minutes, I'm sure!

I give this soundtrack 3 ratings, however, because what music does play (without the enraging voice clips and stupid owls), is everything I have followed Hans Zimmer devotedly for in the first place. I think my favorite track from this CD is tracks 12 and 14, with 19 being close behind.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Return to the Old West March 29, 2011
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As can be seen from the track listing, this is quite a short soundtrack, totaling only 34 minutes. But, as another reviewer once said regarding Hans Zimmer albums: 'he goes for quality, not quantity'. For example, look at the soundtracks to "The Lion King" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" - there was only around 20 minutes of Zimmer's score on each of those CDs, but it was so good that I gladly would've paid the full price just for those tracks.

So, back to "Rango": if you've seen the film, you'll know that the narrative is interspersed with music and singing from an owl mariachi band. All these little episodes are included on the CD, whether you like them or not. The 'Rango Suite' is the longest track, and features variations on his comedic theme. Zimmer fans will recognize similarities with Jack Sparrow and Sherlock Holmes' themes, but it's still an original enough piece to listen to.

As the film is an homage to old Westerns, it only makes sense that the music should reference those sources, too. Zimmer adapted 'Man with a Harmonica' from "Once Upon a Time in the West" in "Pirates 3", and he does so once more in 'Rango Returns'. Funnily enough, the same two actors are facing-off: Depp and Bill Nighy. But, this is the most obvious borrowing, although you can hear a phrase from 'The Magnificent Seven' theme at certain points.

The overall feel of this soundtrack is fun, with 'It's a Metaphor' and 'Lizard for Lunch' being the most wacky and frenetic tracks. Then there's slow, heartfelt tunes like 'Welcome to Dirt' and 'Rango and Beans'. 'We Ride, Really!' is only 50 seconds long, but it really gets your heart racing as Zimmer sets Rango's heroic theme aflame. 'Bats' is another exciting one, its first half including some music by two other great German composers.

'The Sunset Shot' may be music from an alternate ending, as I don't remember it from the film. 'Walk Don't Rango' features the music from the credits, where Rango's theme gets some crazy guitar treatment, with a "Pulp Fiction"-esque riffing in the background. The 'Rango Theme Song' is a brilliant little ballad that tells the legend of the hero in fine Western style. Overall, a great little soundtrack that still has me humming along to it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's an interesting album!
the composition of Hans Zimmer and others contains a lot of western elements, so just have fun! and the movie itself was quite nice.
Published 1 month ago by Yizhong Xue
5.0 out of 5 stars Zimmer does it again!
Hans Zimmer can do Westerns? Seriously, what can't he do? Most of it is movie score, but there's a few songs from Los Lobos and a sweet Surfer tune that sounds like Pulp Fiction at... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun soundtrack
Love the music as much as the movie! The music has a great "western" feel. Wish they would've included Cold Water that was in the movie. This music always lifts my spirits. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Charl A. Rohde
4.0 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack, but unfortunately incomplete.
This is one of those soundtracks that are great if you liked the movie, but as a stand-alone is a matter of taste. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Janelle Manno
4.0 out of 5 stars A Morricone Inspired Score From Hans Zimmer That Is Full Of Character
Sergio Leone is my favorite director and Once Upon A Time In The West is my favorite film. So when I heard that Gore Verbinski was working on an animated spaghetti western with... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Kaya Savas
5.0 out of 5 stars Now playing in my head
Saw the movie in the theatre and loved it. Bought the blu-ray, love it, and found myself playing it just to hear the music. Had to buy the cd. Read more
Published 21 months ago by doggroomer
2.0 out of 5 stars Sherlock Holmes remizex
Hans Zimmer just took the same sound samples from Sherlock Holmes and remixed them to Rango. Hans, it is cheating !
Published 21 months ago by baram
5.0 out of 5 stars Rango Rocks
CD arrived fast. Hans Zimmer does a wonderful combination of western and cartoon style music, with snippets of dialog in between. Nice, light listening music. Read more
Published on April 24, 2011 by Luke Dutka
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, albeit short, score.
This is a great score, I only wish it were longer, as I believe the total run time is 34 minutes and change. Read more
Published on March 21, 2011 by T. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Adds so much to the film it made me want to own the CD!
Though I am usually not one to buy soundtracks these days this one will be an exception. The movie is amazingly well done and the music pairs so well with the outstanding visuals... Read more
Published on March 19, 2011 by Philip Culp
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