Soundtracks II [Soundtrack]

Marc Ribot (Composer), Anthony Coleman (Performer), Peter Scherer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Anthony Coleman, Peter Scherer
• Composer: Marc Ribot
• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Tzadik
• ASIN: B0000C0FCX
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,452 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Small Consolation

2. Prowler

3. House Of Mirrors

4. Urbanight

5. Shockuhachi

6. Blue Party

7. The Beast In The Jungle

8. Nausea

9. Savannah

10. Miles To Go

11. The Dream Of The Other

12. Green Party

13. Pensando

14. Blurry In Brooklyn

15. The Killing Zone

16. Flatbush Eyes

17. Miles Behind

18. Requiem For Eitan

19. Penitant Skyline

20. The Persistence Of Memory

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps more evocative than compelling . . ., November 15, 2003

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Jan P. Dennis "Longboard jazzer" (Monument, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soundtracks II (Audio CD)

. . . but what else should we expect from music composed specifically for movie soundtracts?

A not inapt comparison might be the soundtracts Ry Cooder has composed and performed. Always entirely suited to the particular films they're written for, they nevertheless fall somewhat short of his best playing and writing.

The same is true of this disc. Mark Ribot is always worth a listen, even when the music he's making isn't essential, as it isn't here. Still, there are lots of interesting and a few even unique soundscapes. My favorites are "Prowler," with its haunting sequencer percussion and synth effects, "Urbanight," featuring Frank London's ethereal trumpet and cool percussion from E. J. Rodriguez, "The Beast in the Jungle," with some very evocative sampled sounds buoying Anthony Coleman's scary piano, "The Killing Zone," graced by the uncanny sounds of Ned Rothenberg's shakuhachi, "Requiem for Eitan," defined by the mesmerizing violin of Mark Feldman, "The Persistence of Memory," with grunge guitar, an unrelenting backbeat, and sinister flute/sax stylings, and "Lost Children," a deceptively simple tune demonstrating Ribot's very effective use of sampled sounds in concert with electric and classical guitar treatments.

Not surprisingly, these are mostly the longer tracts, providing enough space for sufficient melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic statement and development. As one might expect, the shorter pieces are almost pure evocation--often quite interesting and certainly atmospheric, but seldom completely satisfying.

Not essential, but certainly worth a listen. 4 and 1/2 stars.