Songs From Cool World [SOUNDTRACK]

Munich Symphony Orchestra, Various Artists - Soundtracks - Song Collections

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 1992)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002MF2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,759 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Real Cool World - David Bowie

2. Play With Me - Thompson Twins

3. Disappointed - Electronic

4. Papua New Guinea [7" Original] - The Future Sound of London

5. N.W.O. - Ministry

6. Witch - The Cult

7. Sex on Wheelz [Glamour Dyke Mix] - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

8. Ah-Ah [Mix 1] - Moby

9. Mindless - Mindless

10. Next Is the E [Long Arms Mix] - Moby

11. Do That Thang [Polite Mix] - Da Juice

12. Her Sassy Kiss - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

13. Greedy - Pure

14. Under - Brian Eno

15. Industry and Seduction - Tom Bailey

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection, July 31, 2007

By	VertigoXpress (USA) - See all my reviews

You can usually find this album for fairly little money, and it's well worth the purchase. I've never actually seen the film itself, but it does not have a good reputation, even as a cult film. Not so for this soundtrack, which plays a lot like somebody's personal mix tape of favorite songs. This is unusual, since I've noticed that a lot of soundtracks feature one or two good songs combined with a track list full of discarded songs from bands on the label's roster.

But not this one. Whoever compiled this for the film was really savvy, because there isn't much filler here at all. Some of the tracks are very radio friendly, like Electronic's "Disappointed" and Thrill Kill Kult's "Sex On Wheelz", which surpassed even Bowie's custom-composed title track and wound up being the music used to promote the film in trailers and TV spots. TKK kollectors should get this because they're on here twice, the second track being an otherwise unreleased track called "Her Sassy Kiss".

There are some interesting club cuts on here too, like Moby's "Next Is The E" and the rave classic "Papau New Guinea" by The Future Sound of London. One of the biggest surprises is the contribution from Thompson Twins, "Play With Me", which is a very solid club track. Twins member Tom Bailey also adds an atmospheric instrumental track called "Industry and Seduction", the only time he ever released a solo effort as such.

Even the tracks by artists that you might not recognize (like Pure's "Greedy", which doesn't even appear in the film) are worth a listen. Highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The CD that got me into Techno-Dance-Industrial Music, March 31, 1999

By	Timothy M. Dolan Jr. "Longwatcher" (Newport News, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I will always remember this CD as being THE CD that got me into Techno music. I still like it to this very day. The movie it came from was interesting, but not very good, but the soundtrack is fantastic. I tell anyone interested in finding out about Techno-Dance/Industrial music to get this CD early on. Various styles exist on this soundtrack, but all of the songs are all good in their own way. An excellent CD to find out what styles of Techno you like. My favorite songs are the Tompson Twins - Play With Me (Techno-Dance/pop), MLWTTKK - Sex on Wheels (Techno-Industrial), and F.S.O.L. - Papua New Guinea (Techno-Electronica). The closest other CD to this would be "The Crow" Soundtrack (More Industrial in flavor though). Highly Recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge this album by the audio available on this site.., August 28, 1998

By	Melissa Masters "Gamer Girl" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first four songs are the lamest of the whole CD - that is if you are into techno. Tracks by My My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Moby, Ministry and Tom Bailey are the true gems. Be ready for mood altering beats as your mind drifts where the Doodles are. Really, good stuff.