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Various Artists - Inglourious Basterds OST
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Quentin Tarantino generally sets his movies in the here and now. His characters, on the other hand, are typically some place else, defined at they are by their numerous and often anachronistic affectations, foremost among them an affinity for 1950s rock, 1970s soul, and AM pop. It's those songs that have thus far composed the bulk of Tarantino's classic soundtracks and provided his films many of their most indelible moments. Think Michael Madsen slicing ears to Stealers Wheel, Uma Thurman OD-ing to Dusty Springfield, or Robert Forster cruising around listening to the Delfonics. Tarantino's approach changed, slightly, with his two Kill Bill installments, which featured RZA rubbing shoulders with recycled Ennio Morricone, but by Death Proof he was mostly back to his usual crate digging ways. Yet even a filmmaker as audacious as Tarantino probably couldn't get away with pairing his first period flick, Inglourious Basterds, with another snap, crackle, and pop soundtrack. Needless to say, Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" just doesn't jibe with WWII Nazi hunting. But that's not to say Tarantino hews strictly to the straight and narrow, either. Tarantino again shuns an original score, but this time he picks and chooses the film's music selections specifically from a rolodex of forgotten B-movie cues or clever cinematic in-jokes, a smart complement to a film concerned with movie making and its particular powers....full text |
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Tarantino is back on form with this hilarious, brilliant and brutal re-write of history. This film is controversial and incredible, as with some of his previous releases, such as Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Inglourious Basterds is split into sections, four parts where various characters are introduced, with no connection, who meet along the duration of the film, not dis-similar to Pulp Fiction. The cast is absolutley brilliant. Stand out members include the obvious ones, for example, Bradd Pitt as the leader of an American, Jewish secret service regiment, infamous for not taking prisoners. Pitt manages to portray a gratuitously violent, yet hilarious character incredibly well. I was surprised to see Melanie Laurent playing such a prominent role. A prominent role, which is played brilliantly. Also Eli Roth surprised me with his large role....full text |
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He blends together seemingly disparate artists and genres of music and creates pure aural gold for his films. Each one of his soundtracks not only helps bring the stories to life, but they also become classic albums in their own right. How can you forget the Pulp Fiction soundtrack's pairing of Dick Dale and Al Green? "Stuck In the Middle With You" was NEVER the same after Reservoir Dogs either. Inglourious Basterds continues that tradition. The film stands out as Tarantino's most simultaneously epic and personal work, and the soundtrack [Available August 18] remains the perfect complement to the director's WWII masterpiece. Nick Perdito's "The Green Leaves of Summer" sets the mood with its lush accordion and slowly strummed strings in the backdrop. The track functions as this fantasy's gateway and sets the tone. Ennio Morricone's "The Verdict" blends a classical piano line with Spanish guitar licks for pure Spaghetti Western bombast. The shock-n-awe distortion at the beginning of Billy Preston's funk-I-fied "Slaughter" feels ominous, but then the song explodes into a downright danceable hook. Morricone's "The Surrender" is equally badass, but in a completely different way. Lillian Harvey and Willy Fritsch's "Ich Wollt Ich Waer Ein Huhn" bubbles with whimsy, breaking up the tension and adding levity to this pastiche....full text |
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