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There are some classic electronic and hip-hop songs for which the best (or only) mixes are on soundtracks. I'm thinking of The Matrix, Blade, etc.
If you had to think of a top ten list of soundtracks with modern hip-hop, trip-hop, instrumental beat based electronic music, what would that list look like? For example, the Colors soundtrack - some great songs on there but nowhere else, including the Decadent Dub Team song, "Six Gun (44 Mag Mix)." I don't think they ever had an album.
I know most of us are orchestral fans with maybe some electronic interest, and this probably goes outside the zone of a lot of us, but I know some of you reach farther than that. Wondering what your recommendations would be.
Oh, and don't hold back if you think they are obvious. Sometimes we pass on the obvious ones when we shouldn't have.
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Jul 17, 2019 - 2:17 PM
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Jim Phelps
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City of Industry (1997) has a fine selection of such music.
While Electronica is generally not my kind of music, I do enjoy the smoother, quieter sounds of its Ambient/Trip Hop sub genre. The City of Industry soundtrack is mostly the latter, and not only do the songs complement the onscreen imagery, they also succeed at creating a great late night-early morning mellow out vibe.
Here's how the fellow on YouTube described the soundtrack to City of Industry:
"Think about Harvey Keitel. Think about what kinds of songs you'd pick to put in his movie. The result is, most assuredly, everything included on the City of Industry soundtrack. As a trip-hopped compilation, the album is without fault. As an indicator of just how far "underground" dance music had seeped into the mainstream by 1997, it's massive. And as a mirror of the darkness that percolated through the film, City of Industry is perfect. It's a rare success, concocting a blend of tracks that not only reflect the action onscreen, but also work together out of the cinema and long after the fact. This set does both with ease.
"The artists included read like a Who's Who of the late-'90s dance industry: Massive Attack, Bomb the Bass, and Tricky represent trip-hop's holy trinity with "Three," "Bug Powder Dust," and "Overcome," respectively.
"But that's just the beginning. What made this particular soundtrack so vital at the time of its release was that many of the tracks culled for the disc were new to ears in the U.S. Lush's "Last Night" could initially only be heard as a promo B-side; both "Walking on Water" (Palm Skin Productions) and "Rocco Sings for a Drink" (Death in Vegas) were import-only; and Mr. Jones' "Red" was a vinyl compilation track -- great if you were one of the few people who still owned a record player in 1997, but infuriating for the rest. Butter 08's "Degobrah," meanwhile, was remixed specially for the OST.
"This is a timeless collection; it grooves, it rocks, and it's creepy to boot. The songs get under your skin; the sounds are ethereal and sweet, raucous and menacing. And it's never once watered down for those not in the know."
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Mr. Phelps, you do not disappoint. This is great stuff. Anyone else?
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Ah, yes, of course. I like The RZA.
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When they're not eating one another alive over the number of jewel cases in a CD box set or ruining the memory of "From the Earth to the Moon" with their psychological hangups, the Olde FSM Boarde is a veritable "rave" gathering of Electronic, Hip-hop, Trip-hop, and Dub" lovers.
My Friday morning smile-over-coffee is often courtesy of That Neil Guy and his semi-weekly newsletter, but you, sir, have that honour today. Thank you!
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COOL WORLD
THE BEACH
THE SAINT
STRANGE DAYS
MIAMI VICE MOVIE
WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!
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My Friday morning smile-over-coffee is often courtesy of That Neil Guy and his semi-weekly newsletter, but you, sir, have that honour today. Thank you!
I am going to use that quote in any future advertising. Thank you!
(And if anyone else wants to sign up *cough* http://bit.ly/thatneilguy)
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This thread's most interesting aspect (to me) is the question of whether or not these soundtracks feature tracks exclusive to said soundtrack. City of Industry most certainly does, but do the others listed also do this?
This is the main reason I haven't contributed here. I don't know that I've thought of anything that quite fits the category. I was thinking of Danny Saber's main titles for Blade II on the Beltrami score album. I never got the song album so don't know what if anything might apply there.
I was leaning more towards things like John Powell's Italian Job, and the collaboration between Orbital and Kamen on Event Horizon, but didn't think they were quite in this territory, since their not really isolated songs so much as the score overall. (Though The Italian Job plays almost like a commercial orhestral electronica album, very little repetition of themes until the end.)
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