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Inside Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Terence Blanchard, A.R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh
Inside Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks
 
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From the first seconds of the film Inside Man, a compelling mood is set via the powerful music that accompanies the opening scene. The song, "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" is an adapted, hip-hop-inflected tune (featurin...  more »

     
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All Artists: Terence Blanchard, A.R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awastha, Punjabi MC
Title: Inside Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Varese Sarabande
Original Release Date: 3/24/2006
Re-Release Date: 3/21/2006
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 030206672220, 4005939672225

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From the first seconds of the film Inside Man, a compelling mood is set via the powerful music that accompanies the opening scene. The song, "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" is an adapted, hip-hop-inflected tune (featuring Punjabi MC) from India's most famous soundtrack creator, A.R. Rahman. Those hoping for a full-on South Asian exploration should note that this is the only Bollywood number on the disc; the rest of the film is scored by Spike Lee regular Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, 25th Hour,Bamboozled.) Blanchard--a former member of both Lionel Hampton's band and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers--has created moments of quiet beauty in the soundtrack; "Press Here To Play" is a pensive piano and trumpet journey that ends (too soon) at 90 seconds, while "Nazis Pay Too Well" is another highlight, a masterfully-mournful orchestral piece well worth further expansion. Those pieces aside, the lion's share of the soundtrack is a variation on one of two separate musical themes, both of which set an appropriate tone throughout the film. On their own, however, they are almost too soundtracky to play even as background music over dinner. For personal use, Blanchard's non-film, jazz recordings may be the way to go. --Denise Sheppard

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Colonel S. (ColonelStech) from GLENN DALE, MD
Reviewed on 3/9/2021...
The first-class Spike Lee thriller, "Inside Man," mixes R&R and original music in the soundtrack. This CD is an excellent collection and has all the good stuff from the film.

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Liked the movie but LOVE the soundtrack!
Kelly | Beltsville, MD USA | 03/26/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw Spike Lee's "Inside Man" Friday night with a friend and we both enjoyed the movie a lot. The very unexpected payoff was that we enjoyed the song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (enhanced with rap/hip-hop and even a tinge of Lord-of-the-Dance colors) so much that we were the last to leave the theater just so we could hear the very last note of that long remix. The song made me want to get up and bellydance even though I wouldn't know how. I told my friend he simply got to pick up that CD pronto--and he did first thing Saturday so that by the time he picked me up for our Saturday evening date we could listen to that CD in his car.



According to what I found online, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" is from the Bollywood movie "Dil Se," released in 1998. That particular song became a hit not only in India but also in England and elsewhere. The "Chaiyya Chaiyya" music video was also very popular because it featured people dancing on top of a moving train, including the director himself.



The other cuts on the soundtrack are also top quality and very enjoyable. I haven't wanted to purchase or listen to a movie soundtrack since Hannibal (2001) and so this Inside Man soundtrack really hit me as a very pleasant surprise. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys good music of any genre.



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Good Spike Lee movie
J. Shaffer | Northern Calif, United States | 03/27/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Enjoyed seeing 'Inside Man' by Spike. I was energized with the opening title soundtrack 'Chaiyya Chaiyya', so much so that I searched till I found a copy of it from the movie 'Dil Se'. The rhythm was excellent. Went looking for more music like this to no avail. Will keep searching... very enjoyable!"