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There's a distinct flavor of mystery and intrigue woven through the hip-hop and rap found on the
Bad Company soundtrack.
Tricky's charcoal-hued rasp intones menace over a kaleidoscope of piano, background vocals, and factory-like noises, while the
Dub Pistols' song contains a melancholy guitar riff snaking through its moody textures, like the gloomier moments from
Moby's
Play filtered through street-weary lyrics.
Gorillaz,
D12, and ex-
Specials' member Terry Hall creep and stomp in a haunted house of beats and samples, while trip-hopping of the sinister (
Jahei featuring Duganz) and longingly crooning (Rama Duke) varieties continue the emotive atmospheres. Save for
Next's classic slice of soul singing, songs that deviate from the ominous ambience fare worse--Pretty Willie's repetitive "Na Na" and
Jagged Edge's watery remake of
Air Supply's "All Out of Love" especially misstep, marring an otherwise excellent soundtrack.
--Annie Zaleski