Death Race [SOUNDTRACK]

Paul Haslinger (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Intrada
• ASIN: B001DWGBYI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,567 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Hard Sport for a Hard Age 1:48

2. Grim The Reaper 1:39

3. Death Race Main Titles 3:01

4. Riot 1:12

5. Prison Arrival 2:28

6. Meet The Monster 1:51

7. Punch it! 3:42

8. Frank Walk 2:08

9. Hennessey 0:11

10. Say What? 1:58

11. Man on a Rampage 2:35

12. You Are Not Fit for Society 3:05

13. Lose Him or Kill Him 1:40

14. Solitary 0:43

15. The Final Race 4:18

16. Good Luck Joe 2:08

17. Frank Surrenders 0:58

18. Terminal 1:19

19. A Chance for Something Else 4:16

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The world s hunger for extreme sports and reality competitions has grown into reality TV bloodlust. Now, the most extreme racing competition has emerged and its contestants are murderous prisoners. Tricked-out cars, caged thugs and smoking-hot navigators combine to create a juggernaut series with bigger ratings than the Super Bowl. The rules of the Death Race are simple: Win five events, and you re set free. Lose and you re road kill splashed across the Internet. International action star Jason Statham leads the action-thriller s cast as three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames, an ex-con framed for a gruesome murder. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein, a Death Race crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill, Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island s ruthless Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen): Suit up and drive or never see his little girl again. Director Paul W.S. Anderson had a singular vision for Death Race, wanting a tough, gritty look for his film. Composer Paul Haslinger's challenge was to come up with something just as uncompromisingly hardcore musically -- a score that would "reek of dirt and sweat, rust and blood" as Anderson put it. Haslinger responded with a rough, hard-edged inventive score -- exactly as the director ordered. It sounds like no other score this summer. Intrada will release the CD to Death Race on August 19. Warning: Put your helmet on before listening to this album.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome tunes... does what it says on the tin, October 19, 2008

By	J. J. Blueman "JJ_Enchanted" (Leeds, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I saw this film today and would highly recommend the soundtrack and the film. Don't expect high brow wit, deep or complex plot or cutting edge character development; this is all about pure adrenaline-fuelled, high-octane action, and the music is just right for the job! On the heavy side, the score weighs in with enough threatening menace, rap, meaty guitar riffs and charisma to keep your playlist feeling 'too cool for school' for a while yet :D

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Soundtrack (Without a Dull Moment), March 31, 2009

By	Jeffrey A. Lunt - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The movie was laughable, but the soundtrack is a jolt of energy.

Here's a story:

My buddy and I wanted to see this movie and "Righteous Kill" with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; so we saw both in one afternoon. Which movie did we prefer? Well..."Death Race" of course!

"Death Race" is loud and violent--and we enjoyed every stupid minute. Jason Statham is your typical, bulging, brainless action hero. He enters the Death Race...so he can save his daughter. Uh...okay Beavis...whatever you say.

The movie's musical score (if you can call it that) is very much like the movie: loud and violent--but the music cannot be labeled as "stupid." The music is actually very smart.

Each track will take you back to the Death Race. Each track is a lot of fun. Some tracks include snippets of film monologue; this is distracting, but fun nonetheless. Paul Haslinger is brilliant...or maybe just gutsy. Keep it up Paul!

Peace

One last thought: Don't listen to this in the car--if you're not centered or in tune with the cosmos, you'll most likely wanna shoot or smash into somebody.