Wings - Brokeback Mountain Theme Remixes [Single]

Gustavo Santaolalla | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: December 16, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B000F1HF48
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,059 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wings [Gabriel & Dresden's Organized Nature Remix]

2. The Wings [The Manny Lehman, Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Collaboration Mix]

3. The Wings [Manny Lehman Remix]

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll want this, April 12, 2006

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This review is from: Wings - Brokeback Mountain Theme Remixes (Audio CD)

The most exciting thing for fans of Brokeback Mountain is that not only is the movie one of the greatest films in perhaps.. forever, the related goodies are just as good (soundtrack, book, story-to-screenplay, etc). Whether you bought the actual soundtrack or not, you are surely aware of this film's fantastic score by Gustavo Santaolalla, in particular "Wings." The song has emotion far beyond any piece of music I have ever heard. Surprisingly, once given Dance Remixes, the score still shines through and still makes you cry.

The track is remixed by three of the decades best DJs Tony Moran, Manny Lehman, and Gabriel Dresden. Their remixes are hot enough to make you dance, but never seem to lose anything that makes Wings so special. Tony Moran's mix seems to be the most popular of the three, and for good reason. "Wings" is given swishy ambient waves behind a killer dance beat. In perhaps my favorite mix by Manny Lehman amazing club sounds bang between choruses, and the Gabriel Dresden remix focuses most on the beauty of the original song as it builds up to a dramatic pause where "Wings" plays without a drum beat for a few moments, and is then taken back to the sweeping bass and guitar.

It's remixes like these that prove a good song will be good anywhere it goes, to the clubs, on a movie screen, or in your CD player.

Whether you are just a huge fan of the movie and want to collect everything Brokeback, like dance music, or just want something different in your music collection, it's impossible to deny that this collection of remixes will blow you away.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I wish I knew how to quit this remix CD?!, June 15, 2006

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G. Mitchell "greggmitch" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wings - Brokeback Mountain Theme Remixes (Audio CD)

BROKEBACK is one of the BEST movies and soundtracks EVER, no contest - but sadly, this remix CD project simply bastardizes a brilliant, haunting original score to make it...er...danceable...no...palatable...nah...to circuit queens high on meth or Tina. In theory, it's a semi-interesting conceit - in reality, it's one long, flat, tribal drone that goes on ad nauseum long after what little interest there was has already peaked. Do yourself a favor and support the film by buying the DVD and the original score/soundtrack, but take a pass on this - this MIGHT have worked with a cooler DOWNTEMPO remix - maybe HERBERT or JOAKIM or PORTISHEAD...anyone...but these hacks!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much of a good thing..., April 25, 2006

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Scotington (Dorchester, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wings - Brokeback Mountain Theme Remixes (Audio CD)

Great to have the full length remixes, but I think they missed the mark:

Track 1: Organized Nature Remix - 10:04
Track 2: Collaboration Remix - 9:17
Track 3: Manny Lehman Remix - 11:12

I like my long club versions just as much as the next guy, and I'm thankful they released each remix on this disc. Well, at least the Collaboration and Nature remixes anyway!

But can SOMEONE say "edit"? Where are the mid length 5-6 minute versions for those of us who don't mix our music live? Each version on this disc is available as an edited version from a popular music download service. So WHY aren't they on this disc? (I felt ripped off after learning this).

It's really a shame, I think the sales for this disc, and many other remix CD singles would increase if the labels would think to include both the long club versions and somewhat shorter versions to suit people with either preference. It would have been smart to include the original version from the soundtrack, some people might consider purchasing the soundtrack upon hearing it.