Driven [SOUNDTRACK]

BT (Composer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Original Release Date: April 27, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Curb Special Markets
• ASIN: B00005BC4N
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #97,517 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Horror strikes with a first glance at the cover of this soundtrack album from Sylvester Stallone's race-car drama Driven: could the likes of Stallone, Burt Reynolds, and Kip Pardue (who?) actually be performing these tunes? Fortunately, the presence of movie-star names up front only denotes misguided art direction or an ego trip on the part of "co-executive soundtrack producer" Stallone. The disc instead proves to hold a smorgasbord of overdramatic tracks chosen for maximum multidemographic penetration. In addition to over-the-top pop-country from Curb artists LeAnn Rimes, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, there's a misbegotten Matchbox 20/Chili Peppers fusion by Tantric, the Brit-dance-pop of Rob Dougan, and, what's this, an actual worthwhile cut by Hank Williams III that's more country-punk than anything on his excellent debut. Schlocky songwriter Diane Warren's spirit is the guiding one, but her "Soon" (by Rimes) and "I Wanna Get Back with You" (Mary Griffin) are totally outcheesed by awful covers of "For the Love of Money" and "Break On Through" by respective no-names Rare Blend and Steve Holy tacked onto the CD's end. They make the prospect of a Gina Gershon vocal seem not such a bad idea after all. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Driving in the slow lane., September 20, 2001

By A Customer

This is a movie about racecar driving. So, why does the soundtrack include LeAnn Rimes but not the movie's hard-hitting Chemical Brother's "Out of Control"? Where's all the cool beats I heard in this... movie? Where's the Dub Pistols? Soul Hooligan? Filter? They were all in the movie. After all, the music was the only thing that kept me staring at Burt Reynold's bad face-lift, listening to Stallone's bumbling lines or even caring anything about the characters that the story never adequately developed. Sure, the driving scenes were good. But some screenwriter (Stallone) got lazy. And didn't even bother to make up for it with a great soundtrack.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing two songs that I've driven to for many, many months., May 3, 2001

By	Shawn Lane (Wamego, KS USA) - See all my reviews

There are two songs in the movie but not on the soundtrack that I have been driving to for many, many months. The two songs that are in the movie and that I drive to are "Out of Control" by The Chemical Brothers and "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy Slim. Both of these songs have been in TV commercials. The soundtrack would have been perfect if these two songs would have been included. I'd also recommend The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim. "Out of Control" is on the Surrender album and "Right Here, Right Now" is on You've Come A Long Way, Baby. Despite the less than special effects in the movie these two songs made up for quite a bit.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Missing songs..., May 8, 2001

By	Martin R. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

It needs the songs it's missing to be good IMO:

Chemical Brothers - Outta Control Crystal Method - High Roller

Without those, meh.