Smokin' Aces [Original Motion Picture Score] [Soundtrack]

Clint Mansell (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Clint Mansell
• Audio CD (July 10, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B000QFAGA8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,919 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An OST Which Completely Lacks Originality, March 1, 2007

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Jack Kennedy (OR, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smokin Aces (Audio CD)

I saw the Movie, and I loved the original composition which was present in many of the emotional scenes. Throughout the film, they'd use small snippets of popular songs, which were appropriate for the movie (Ace of Spaces, etc).

This OST took advantage of those snippets, and crammed these age-old tunes onto a CD and marketed them. Why in God's name would you pay $30+ dollars for an Audio CD with a random assortment of old music?

The original Orchestra composition present (Clint Mansell) in the film is almost entirely absent from this disk, comprising only TWO of the tracks on set-list.

The end scene had an especially moving and invigorating orchestra piece, which was not included in this soundtrack. It can be found at Clint Mansell's Myspace, entitled Dead Reckoning.

I am sorely disappointed in this OST, as it is hardly "Original" at all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Headphone Commute Review, March 16, 2008

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This review is from: Smokin' Aces Score (MP3 Download)

Former lead singer and guitarist of Pop Will Eat Itself, Clint Mansell matures into a Golden Globe nominated composer, and a winner of numerous awards for best original score for a film. I have previously sang praises to Mansell's musical scores to Darren Aronofsky's Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and, of course, The Fountain. Being in love with Mansell's melancholic modern classical pieces, which are perfectly complemented by the performance of The Kronos Quartet, I decided to grab the soundtrack to Smokin' Aces - I have not seen the film, and instead listened to the album "as is" - as music. From the first track I am immensed in haunting images that glide with that uneasy feeling of something lurking in the shadows, until it all explodes with tension breaks of silence. In the soundtrack he effortlessly controls the mood, dynamics, and even the genre of individual pieces. The orchestral accompaniment works very well with an organic big beat and a funky rhythm. The scenes switch, and so does the music. Forty five minutes of music take you through mental images driven by emotion saturated sound. Mansell is clearly a craftsman of his trade, and Smokin' Aces may be his most cinematic composition to date.

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, June 13, 2010

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A. Yang - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Smokin' Aces Score (MP3 Download)

the movie was great. when i heard it in the movie, i was really drawn to it, esp the song "dead reckoning". its awesome. listen for yourself. it depends on your taste too.