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Plunkett and Macleane - Score
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Track Listing
- Hymn
- Unseen
- Ruby
- Rebecca
- Rochester
- Robbery
- Ball
- Chance
- Business
- Business
- Business
- Revelations
- Duel
- Love Declared
- Little Bit More
- Never Gonna Give You Up
- Disaster
- Hanging
- Escape
- Resolutions
- Houses In Motion
- Childhood
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10449 in Music
- Released on: 1999-04-05
- Number of discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.com
Electronica artists are increasingly in demand as film scorers. Overall this is good news, and this heavily instrumental music fits especially well with action or sci-fi movies (cf. Pi). Since Plunkett & Macleane is set in the 18th century, choosing Massive Attack associate Craig Armstrong was a bit of an odd choice-one that's mostly paid off. Here Armstrong mixes up Carl Orff-style pomp, string-laden trip-hop, and a somber ambience reminiscent of late 1980s Goth. And despite Lewis Parker's inept (and incongruous) rapping, a cover of Talking Heads' "Houses in Motion" provides a soulful break from the heavy-duty atmospherics that make up most of this CD. We're not talking Miklós Rósza here, but this definitely is an encouraging piece of work. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Customer Reviews
Superb, but not worthy of five stars...
...For the reason that the funky songs aren't included. I was looking forward to hearing The Tiger Lillies song 'Hell', but the soundtrack only includes the score from Craig Armstrong. However, even without the songs, this soundtrack is incredible. The mix of opera, classical and dance in one piece of music is expertly done. The best tracks include 'Ball' which mixes classical with a funky modern dance beat, 'Business parts 1-3' sounds fun and sexy, but the real gems are the tremendous 'Hanging' and 'Escape' which makes the entire album.
Craig Armstrong - Plunkett and Macleane
You may be forgiven for thinking you have never heard any of these tracks, but you have! 'Escape' is commonly used in TV programmes for anything from car reviews to football reports!
Craig Armstrong is a master composer and this soundtrack is the perfect accompaniment to the film, and just like the film, grossly underrated!
The emotional rollacoaster you are taken on with this soundtack is fantastic and it has never been out of my car CD selection ever!
As an introduction to soundtrack CDs, you can't make a better choice! And please see the film too - well worth a thousand viewings!
Most disappointed...
Saw this film some time ago and my partner and I fell in love with the music. We made a few enquiries about a soundtrack but couldn't find anything. Imagine my excitement a few weeks ago when I found it for sale on Amazon! Ordered it right away and gave it as a surprise gift... What an utter let down!
Where are all the funky songs?
Where's the life?
I'm so sorry I bothered. It's drab, dowdy, and terribly disappointing. This cd is nothing like I thought it would be. There's not one track we like.
If you want the music from the film - don't buy this!
