The Hurricane: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1999

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 11, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00003XAC0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,761 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
In 1966, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was working towards a middleweight boxing title when he was arrested for three murders and sentenced to three life sentences. Twenty years later, Carter was released from prison after a Brooklyn teenager and three Canadian activists proved his innocence. Carter's story initially inspired Bob Dylan to pen "Hurricane" back in 1975. Today, director Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night, A Soldier's Story) has cast Denzel Washington as Hurricane on the big screen. The soundtrack is as schizophrenic as they come, featuring Dylan's tune plus a modern interpretation by Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, the Roots, and others that is virtually unrecognizable. Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, and Etta James represent the old guard with classic soul. Gil Scott-Heron's classic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a tenet of urban protest. The one bum note is provided by writer-for-hire Dianne Warren, who contributes "One More Mountain (Free Again)" for K-Ci & JoJo, complete with lite-FM piano and the kind of inspirational junk you'd hope "Hurricane" Carter would bypass. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this CD!, January 14, 2000

By A Customer

What the Amazon reviewer mistakes for "schizophrenic" is actually the strength of this disk...it's diversity. This isn't your little brother's soundtrack CD full of poppy little tunes or rap or hard rock that all sounds the same. I'm not ususally a fan of R&B performers like Kelly Price or K-Ci and Jo Jo but the songs they perform as well as the smooth hip-hop artistry of Black Star and Gil Heron Scotts classic "The Revolution will not be Televised" speak to the heart of the man and the movie. Each track reflects a different part of Hurrican's life. This one is a keeper...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great!, January 27, 2000

By	pregs "7 months Preggers" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

Well, the only reason why I had bought the CD was obviously for the Bob Dylan song. What I found was that the other songs were incredibly well put together. Yes there is hip hop and rap, but it isn't hardcore rap. A lot of the songs are incredibly chill and inspiring. It is a great mix of old and new. I especially love the JazzyFatnastees' I don't know and Etta James' In the Basement. This CD is a must buy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars forever in my cd player, October 13, 2000

By	Cheryl Howard (Inuyama, Aichi-ken Japan) - See all my reviews

I can't stop listening to this CD. When I wake up, as I clean house, even as I fall asleep. The best song is by far,"Still I rise". I have never heard of most of the artist before, but have fallen in love with all the songs. I admit, I bought it for the Bob Dylan tune, but now I don't even listen to that track as much as the others. At any rate, if you like folk, or gospel type music, you'll love this CD.