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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dark, chill, and catchy - matches the film's mood, January 16, 2002
If you're buying this to get songs like "Walkin' On Sunshine", "Hip to Be Square", and "Simply Irresistable", then go buy an 80s Compilation.However, if you want that sonically matches the mind of Patrick Bateman (AP's main character), then this is it. You get the darkness ("Something in the Air", "Watching Me Fall"), the blank hopefulness of a late 80s dance club ("True Faith", "What's On Your Mind", "Pump up the Volume"), the urban hip-ness ("Paid in Full"), and the twisted agression ("You Spin Me Round", the re-make of "Paid in Full") that makes up the persona of Bateman. All the songs fit his mood well and also, more importantly, sound good. The Bateman monologues are all classic and worthy of memorization and recital at random moments [...]. Probably my favorite soundtrack ever. Then again, it IS based on a film and book which are my respective favorites of each, so perhaps my opinion is a bit skewed...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
They forgot many many songs in the movie, June 18, 2007
I love the movie hands down of course. But the soundtrack, what in the heck were they thinking? Yes some songs that were in the movie are included in the movie soundtrack but they should of included all of the songs in the movie!
If I had to redo the soundtrack over again, here is what I would include:
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dope
Monologue 1 - John Cale
Walking on Sunshine: Katrina and the Waves
Something In The Air (American Psycho remix)- David Bowie
Lady in red; Chris DeBurgh
Watching Me Fall (Underdog remix)- The Cure
John Cale's Dialogue to bartender during New order song
New Order-True Faith
Addicted to Love-Robert Palmer
The christmas carol played at evelyn's christmas party
Monologue 2 - John Cale
Trouble - Daniel Ash
John Cale's dialogue during hip to be square
Hip to be square-Huey Lewis and the News
Genesis-In too deep
John Cale dialogue when Sussudio is playing
Sussudio-Phil Collins
Paid In Full (Coldcut remix) - Eric B. & Rakim
Who Feelin' It (Philip's Psycho mix) - Tom Tom Club
Monologue 3 - John Cale (during information society song)
What's On Your Mind - Information Society (Pure Energy mix)
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
Whitney Houston dialogue by John Cale (There were would be no need to skip over to track 98)
The greatest love of all (movie instrumental)
Paid In Full - The Racket (remix)
Chainsaw noise &"christie" screaming--from the movie
Track 98--The Closing dialogue from the movie
But still including stuff from the 80's and a remake of phil collins "in the air.." and dead or alive's "you spin me around.." earns the soundtrack a 4 in my book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Killer soundtrack., June 23, 2003
Like any cd ever released, this could have been better, plus or minus a few songs. What's missing most are the "Phil Collins", and especially "Huey Lewis" songs. "Hip to be Square" was THE song of the movie. However, what's included is all good stuff, be it 80's tunes, or more modern rock. You can't go wrong with "The Cure", "David Bowie", or "Daniel Ash" (from "Love&Rockets"). The tracks from "Eric B. & Rakim" and "Tom Tom Club" are fun, and the "Information Society" song, well that's pure energy of course. Probably what makes this soundtrack a "cut" above the rest, are the monologue's from Patrick Bateman himself. He covers everything you need to know about diet and exercise, emotions, and "Whitney Houston". Bloody good movie too.
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