Ocean's Thirteen [SOUNDTRACK]

David Holmes

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Original Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000PFU9Y2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,035 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
With his sensational score to the third Ocean's movie, David Holmes sends the cool-o-meter into the red zone--if the film itself matched his explosive cues, it'd be the most stylish, kinetic thing Hollywood had produced in eons. (You, the viewer, will be the judge of that.) Though Holmes did good work on the previous two Ocean's entries, he's outdone himself this time around. Never mind that the action is set in Vegas: The vibe here is Swinging London seen through psychedelia-tinted lenses, and augmented with wacked-out Ennio Morricone touches and late '60s/early '70s va-va-voom funk. Every track brims with finger-snapping details, like the great bass line on "Zippo," the cool bongos-and-horns combo on "Earthquake," or the aggressive battle royale between electric guitar and synthesizer on "Fender Roads." Holmes takes a break for a couple of numbers in the middle: Puccio Roelens' insane cover of "Caravan" and Isao Tomita's switched-on early-'70s interpretation of Debussy on the Moog synthesizer. Tucked at the end is the CD's token nod to Vegas, Frank Sinatra's take on Lee Hazlewood's "This Town." Just listen to the horns on this baby: They explode out of the speakers. It'd be easy to say that they just don't make music like this anymore, but actually David Holmes just did. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Product Description
Ocean's Thirteen is the third actioncomedy-thriller in the blockbuster series that began with 2001's Ocean's Eleven, which grossed nearly $200 million in the U.S. alone, and continued with 2004's Ocean's Twelve, which racked up more than $125 million at the U.S. box office. The critically acclaimed soundtrack albums for both movies won BMI Film Music Awards for inventive techno-funk composer David Holmes. Both on screen and on album, Ocean's Thirteen epitomizes the cinema of cool.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slick, fun and fabulous, June 18, 2007

By	Melissa Niksic (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

All of the "Ocean's" movies have incredible music, and "Ocean's Thirteen" is no exception. The music is so unique: jazz, funk and techno all rolled into one. My biggest complaint is that most of the tracks are incredibly short (under two minutes in length), but that's the case with most movie soundtracks. The best tracks on this album are "Not Their Fight," which is a variation of the theme music used in all the "Ocean's" movies; "Snake Eyes," which is the music that plays in the film during the ingenious three-minute heist scene; and Frank Sinatra's utterly fantastic rendition of "This Town." The "Ocean's" movie soundtracks are always as slick as the films themselves. I'll listen to this CD again and again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars should be called "sound bites" instead of "sound track", November 19, 2007

By	Chad Reznicek (Las Vegas, NM) - See all my reviews

It seems that all the other reviewers are incredibly charitable or perhaps I expected too much. I very much like the music on this album and unfortunately that becomes part of the problem. I can accept soundtracks having a few very short tracks such as dialogue from the movies or some brief piece of music but on this album that seems to be the norm rather than the exception with 13 of the 20 tracks being under 2 and a half minutes. A 20 track disc that has a total running time of under 45 minutes cant help but be fragmented. Again the music is good but about the time you start to really get into the beat or melody its over and another song starts up. After a few listens this frustrating trend only amplifies, the songs end up sounding like random samplings of tunes with no real discernable begining middle or end. In all fairness I do not own any of the other Ocean's soundtracks but I would certainly check the lengths of tracks prior to buying. In my mind the whole appeal of this type of electro lounge style of music is to set a mood and provide a sustained groove that carries the listener along. Most of these tracks can start the process but dump you off right as it gets going. At the risk of being overly harsh, I think this album would appeal to those with the attention span of a howler monkey on amphetamines or strip club patrons who have become conditioned to enjoy paying to be teased. As for me, I will better research future purchases or stick with actual albums that are intended to sound like a cohesive whole like Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister or St. Germaine if I want sophisticated sound that can actually carry a listener.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make your ears happy, June 11, 2007

By	J. White "Mos Jef" (Loveland, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The only thing good about Ocean's Twelve was the soundtrack. I haven't seen Ocean's Thirteen yet, but the soundtrack continues the same incredible instrumental sound. It's the kind of music you can listen to just about any time--relaxing, working, playing games, etc. The compositions are complex and widely varied--some kind of a funky jazz feel that's difficult to put into words. I applaud David Holmes for giving us more tunes that will make our ears happy.