Amazon.com: 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - One purchase, One CD, One Song
If you're looking for the CD that has "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" on it from A. R. Rahman, then you found it. It's an addictive song. However, I should've paid more attention to the description of ... Read More
Rating: - One trick album
I only bought this album for the track "Chaiya Chaiya" (which was used for the closing credits). The rest of the album is plain boring and if I could have bought the one track somewhere I would have.
Rating: - Thoroughly likable soundtrack
If you enjoy the movie, you should like the soundtrack, unless of course you just aren't a soundtrack person. There is a good mix of different music on the album, and the ending track (played at the beginning ... Read More
Rating: - Recycled music from "When the Levees Broke"
Some of this music is from the 2005 documentary "When The Levees Broke", a Spike Lee documentary about New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. I was disappointed to find this music recycled for a movie. It takes ... Read More
Rating: - Inside Man CD
Disappointing! We bought the sound track of Inside Man for the specific cut, "Chaiya Chaiya". After hearing the droning theme for 26 cuts, we finally heard Chaiya Chaiya...not the pure version that starts out the ... Read More
- One purchase, One CD, One Song
- One trick album