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Release Date:
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February 29th, 2000
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Availability:
Regular U.S. release.
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Filmtracks Editorial Review:
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The Whole Nine Yards: (Randy Edelman) Call this a Bruce Willis score, of
sorts. If you have ever witnessed Willis performing at a Planet Hollywood,
you'll have deja vu when listening to the score for The Whole Nine Yards.
Dominated by a snazzy jazz style popularized over a few decades now, Randy
Edelman produces a title theme for Jimmy the Tulip that extends from the Willis
persona. The album features roughly half an hour of Edelman's score, with
numerous genre songs sprinkled throughout. And in the end, for the average
listener, the songs may present a more appealing aspect of the album.
Edelman is no novice at creating budget-restrained comedy scores --the more
sensitive moments (if they may be called that, given their all too short
lifespans) are a reach back to the piano melodies of Kindergarten Cop.
Though with a jumpy, sinister twist lingering around every corner, the score's
defining elements are the loungy bass, synthesizer, and jazz sequences, as well
as the plucking of electronic strings to mimic horror cues of times past. The
"Tulip" theme is snazzy enough to retain your attention for one listen, perhaps,
but I became tired of it quickly. More interesting was Edelman's "conspiracy"
related theme that makes strong appearances in tracks twenty-three and
twenty-four. As you might expect, the Edelman endeavor is almost entirely
electronic, leaving the creativity of jazz to compensate for the lack of ambient
depth.
For a loungy comedy jazz score, The Whole Nine Yards is average at best.
Even with all the personality it attempts to construct, the score still manages
to come out rather flat. Already low budget to begin with, the themes are hokey
and simplistic. The album is presented in a no less strange configuration. With
score tracks alternating with much lengthier songs for the first dozen or so
tracks, neither is allowed to establish a consistent motif. Compounding the
problem is the short nature of every score cue --with most of them not much
longer than a minute. Harboring little enthusiasm beyond the sax performances of
the title theme, The Whole Nine Yards falls a yard short on album. *
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Viewer Ratings and Comments:
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• 1. Jimmy the Tulip (1:15)
• 2. I Don't Worry About a Thing - Mose Allison (2:19)
• 3. A New Neighbor (1:24)
• 4. Moanin' - Charles Mingus (8:01)
• 5. Did You Say Divorce? (1:06)
• 6. Tenth Avenue Tango - Bruce Willis (4:05)
• 7. The Gogolak Mansion (1:12)
• 8. Every Time I Hear that Mellow Saxophone - The Up Top Orchestra (2:02)
• 9. Cynthia with a "C" (1:03)
• 10. Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes) - Charlie Biddle Trio/Stephanie Biddle (3:48)
• 11. Yanni on a String (1:10)
• 12. Frankie Figs (1:46)
• 13. The Gang Arrives in Montreal (1:45)
• 14. A Swingin' Barbeque (1:24)
• 15. Oz Gets a Surprise (1:59)
• 16. Say I Do (1:26)
• 17. I Think We'll be Fine (1:16)
• 18. Phone Tag (1:59)
• 19. Frantic (1:57)
• 20. Sensuous Lady (1:56)
• 21. Scheming on the Boat (1:21)
• 22. Taking a Stand (1:10)
• 23. Discovering the Evidence (1:08)
• 24. The Games' Afoot (1:52)
• 25. Sophie Cons Jimmy (0:54)
• 26. The Scientific Method (1:57)
• 27. The Tulip Reprise (1:41)
• 28. They All Laughed - Charlie Biddle Trio/Stephanie Biddle (3:34)
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