Track Listing

1. Dialogue Clip: People Ask The Question - Various Artists
2. I'm A Man - Black Strobe
3. Have Love Will Travel - The Sonics
4. Dialogue Clip: No School Like The Old School - Various Artists
5. Bank Robber - The Clash
6. The Trip - Kim Fowley
7. Dialogue Clip: Slap Him! - Various Artists
8. Ruskies - Steve Isles
9. Outlaw - War
10. Waiting For A Train - Flash And The Pan
11. Dialogue Clip: Junkies - Various Artists
12. Rock & Roll Queen - The Subways
13. The Gun - Lou Reed
14. The Stomp - The Hives
15. We Had Love - The Scientists
16. Dialogue Clip: Sausage & Beans - Various Artists
17. Mirror In The Bathroom - The Beat
18. Funnel Of Love - Wanda Jackson
19. Such A Fool - 22-20s
20. Dopilsya - EX SEKTOR GAZA
21. Negra Leono - Miguelito Valdes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8401 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Explicit Lyrics, Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 54 minutes

Customer Reviews

Good soundtrack
The Rocknrolla soundtrack does what all good soundtracks should. It reminds you of the best parts of the movie. Starting off with Black Strobe's "I'm a Man" which is my personal favourite track this album then moves along like the "Lock Stock" and "Snatch" soundtracks. Full of cool forgotten tunes, a few new ones and also a sprinkling of the movie dialogue it's a great listen. Rock and Roll Queen by the Subways and The Gun by Lou Reed are other personal faves.

Top notch
Watching the film, Rocknrolla, I was struck by how well chosen the music on the soundtrack was; this cd also stands up on its own merits as a solid collection of some of the best "buzz" music you're likely to hear.

The inclusion of some of the memorable bits of dialogue is an interesting touch & one that will constantly reinforce the link between the music & the film.

Rock & Roll Queen by the Subways is one of the stand out tracks & the inclusion of Waiting For A Train by Flash & The Pan is a master stroke.

Fab.

Back on Track
Funny thing about getting older is it becomes hard to tell whether a music CD is rubbish, or you're just losing your musical faculties. I was listening to a number of albums in the car (e.g. 'Mutations' by Beck & 'Hot Fuzz') & couldn't get the killer hook.

Then I played this CD. OH MY GOD is it good! Even though I haven't (yet) seen the film, I got into this instantly.

From the first dialogue track ('Ppl ask the question'), the Gangster Rock ethos floods out of the stereo, with awesome tracks such as 'I'm a Man' & 'Rock & Roll Queen'. Highlights also include 'The Gun' by Lou Reed and 'Such a Fool', although every track is the sort of raw, gritty heart-pounding brilliance that one would expect from the title, but which few could deliver...

Like all truly excellent soundtracks, this one has a load of tracks you probably haven't heard or (if you have) you can't place (e.g. 'Bank Robber' by the Clash).
Furthermore, the dialogue is an excellent selection AND (unlike 'Hot Fuzz') is separated from the music, so it can be sampled by aspiring DJ's.

Truth be known, musical appreciation does not fade with age but rather becomes more astute. Not only is this shown by the fact that compilations such as these can be filtered from the usual dross, but also by the fact that Guy Ritchie can still make soundtracks as good as his zenith of Lock, Stock & Snatch. Here's hoping the film is as good...