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  • Artist: Original Soundtrack II
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2002
  • UPC: 044001696725
  • Item Number: UNI169672
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • 1. Set Me Free
  • 2. As the Years Go Passing By
  • 3. That's How It Feels
  • 4. Sleeper
  • 5. Papa
  • 6. Set Me Free
  • 7. Adagio
  • 8. That's What You Always Do
  • 9. Ceremony
  • 10. Black Attack
  • 11. Sanni Kegniba
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Ali [Original Soundtrack II] by Original Soundtrack II on CD


This second volume of music from Ali, released to coincide with the Academy Award nominations, which were generous to the film, contains some of the original score by former Dead Can Dance member Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, whose previous movie work includes The Insider, also directed by Michael Mann, and Gladiator with Hans Zimmer; a couple of blues and soul numbers; and a couple of tracks by Salif Keita. The nearly 15 minutes of scoring is in an ambient style for the most part, with sustained, repetitive musical patterns and largely wordless vocals. Martin Tillman's instrumental "Ceremony" is in the same somber style, though it uses more acoustic instrumentation. "As the Years Go Passing By" is an excellent blues tune from 1974 performed by Mighty Joe Young, while "That's How It Feels" is a real find, the 1968 B-side of the Top 40 R&B single "Soul Meeting" by the Soul Clan, which was an all-star summit of male soul singers consisting of Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. King, and Joe Tex. Keita's two tracks, reflecting the African setting of Mohammed Ali's 1974 reclamation of the world heavyweight crown in Zaire, are affecting performances in the moody style of the entire record. The music, from various sources, holds together, but really only makes sense in the context of the film. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
  • Artist: Original Soundtrack II
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2002
  • UPC: 044001696725
  • Item Number: UNI169672
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • Label: Universal Distribution
  • Genre: Soundtrack
  • Style: Soundtracks
  • Album Time: 40:10
  • Album Type: Soundtrack
  • SPARS Code: DDD

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  • Ali Original Soundtrack II CD
Ali Original Soundtrack II CD

Editorial Reviews

Always a technician at the top of his craft, Michael Mann proves it again with his visually alive take on the boxing life of Muhammad Ali, starring Will Smith in the role naysayers doubted he could play, and featuring all manner of virtuoso work inside the ring. While both director and star were generally praised, the film itself failed to appear on year-end ten-best lists, due to what might be described as an impenetrable emotional distance from its subject. Even with Smith silencing his critics through an effective combination of impersonation and nuance, his Ali is an unexplored curiosity, seen mostly through a handful of his most famous fights. Still, the visual achievements, including the precise performances, are undeniable. Mann's handheld camera and off-center compositions again give that palpable p.o.v sense of a life spied upon, teleporting viewers into the detailed world he creates. Mann is king of setting the scene without expository overkill, letting the soundtrack or a telling image speak louder than the dialogue. This approach is particularly noteworthy with the character of Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver), Ali's trainer, a key recurring figure whom the ever-judicious Mann blends into the narrative without having to rely on a big speech or other device to distinguish him. Jamie Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, and Jon Voight are also terrific in supporting roles, particularly Voight's scene-stealer as the appropriately plastic-looking Howard Cosell. Ali may float like the most technically accomplished butterfly out there, but because it fails to sting like a bee, thematically, it can't keep pace with Mann's best work. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide