Murder Is My Beat: Classic Film Noir Themes And Scenes - Motion Picture Soundtrack Collection [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - Film Scores

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 24, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033TL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #185,755 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Film Noir music fan from Sydney, September 29, 1999

By A Customer

I was disappointed in this CD. I expected more music and less dialogue. If I wanted to hear the dialogue I would have rented the video. As an example, I've heard an extended version of the music from The Letter but barely 2 mins is played on this CD. A pity as the concept is good.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but could've been much better, October 26, 2004

By	Dave (Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Being a film noir fanatic I decided to buy this. Most of the themes on this cd are hard to find & the music is very good. As other reviewers have already pointed out, there is too much dialogue & not enough music. I'd have no problem with the dialogue if it was memorable lines but for the most part the dialogue is forgettable, except for Cody Jarret's (James Cagney) memorable "Made it Ma, top of the world" line from 1949's "White Heat". I loved the haunting music of "Laura" & "The Postman Always Rings Twice", but the music selections from each film are unfortunately brief on this cd. And shame on TCM for not including "Double Indemnity" (among others), one of the landmark films of the genre. Overall, I'd say this cd is enjoyable enough to buy if you're a film noir fanatic like me. Otherwise, I recommend waiting until a better collection of film noir themes is available.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For NOIR lovers who can't get enough......, May 2, 2001

By	John David Felter (New York (Ripper)) - See all my reviews

Great score/dialogue disc for the hard-boiled NOIR buff who needs an occasional fix when not enjoying a NOIR film. Throw this on when you're hanging around the house, and enjoy selections from the overwrought scores to a number of classic NOIRs as well as choice samples of hard-boiled dialogue. I had hoped that better NOIRS would be featured,('DETOUR', 'D.O.A.','OUT OF THE PAST') but hey, maybe they'll be a part two.