Rat Race

Rat Race

Rat Race

Track Listings
 
1. Good Ol' Rock And Roll
2. Day After Night
3. My Bottle
4. Rat Race
5. Wind
6. Evicted
7. Knock Me Out
8. Girl Like You
9. Capricorn/Bang Bang
10. Pay Your Dues
11. Damned If I Do
12. When Hell Freezes Over

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Rat Race: Original Motion Picture Score
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Comedy scoring at its best!
  • One of Powell's Best . . . .
  • Great Choir and Orchestral use.
  • Loved the Movie...
  • Rat Race Score Rules
 Rat Race: Original Motion Picture Score

Manufacturer: Beyond Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005O55O
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Let's Meet Our Contestants
  2. A Very Special Reception
  3. I'll Take The Stairs
  4. The Chase Begins
  5. Flights Cancelled
  6. Roswell, New Mexico?
  7. The Cabbie Dumps Owen
  8. The Squirrel Lady
  9. Helicopter Dance
  10. Switch Keys And Should Have Bought A Squirrel
  11. Pollini Wakes And Owen Gets Some Clothes
  12. Wanna See A Heart?
  13. Stealing Some Gas
  14. Chase To The Balloons
  15. I Lost My Heart To A Dog
  16. Bike Dyke Attack
  17. All Alone In The World
  18. From A Rocket Car To A Nut Bus
  19. A Family On Drugs!
  20. The Lucys Chase Owen And Third Reich In The Parking Lot
  21. Arrival At Silver City
  22. Grisham Runs Off With The Hooker
  23. Tour Bus Crash
  24. All The Little Children
  25. La Habanera Loca
  26. Before We Were Russian

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Comedy scoring at its best!.......2006-02-08

Without a doubt, this is my favorite John Powell score! I paid $50 for this and don't regret a penny. I'll explain why.

When I first saw the movie, the music stood out. It was one of those fast paced, funny scores that would put a smile on your face when you're down or lazy.

"Let's Meet Our Contestants" is a funny track played by a clarinet then a violin then tuba (?). Very different shifts in instruments each playing the same solo piece.

"The Chase Begins" is the best track. It starts off with racing strings and trombone then slows to another funny theme played by a clarinet before becoming tense and accelerating back into full gear. The latter part of the song is joined by the choir then the presence of the "Rat Race Theme" as the orchestra goes crazy. Very enjoyable!

"Flights Cancelled" is the second part of the song as the contestants discover alternative means of traveling to Sliver City, New Mexico to get the cash. ("Rat Race Theme" present.)

"Helicopter Dance" is another good song involving the main theme being played in a "Flying Dutchman" style. The female chorus is most present in this track making it another one of my favorites.

The rest of the album is fun too. New themes are introduced in "Wanna See a Heart", "Stealing Some Gas" and "The Squirrel Lady". The "Rat Race Theme" makes its last and longest appearance in "Arrival at Silver City."

This is a great orchestral/choral, slap-stick humorous score and is a must-have for all music lovers. Truly one of John Powell's greatest scores. Some say Evolution the Soundtrack is another good one. I haven't heard it myself but check it if you want.

5 out of 5 stars One of Powell's Best . . . ........2003-12-14

As a big fan of Powell's work and a collector with almost all his scores, I have to admit I like the score to Rat Race the best. Its funny, its catchy, and its chaotic. The chior is used uniquely throughout the score witch gives it that edge of chaoticness. The slow and almost classical sections with the woodwinds is a nice way to slow the CD down sometimes from the madness of, well "The Race". This CD is highly recommened and all of John Powell's other works as well. Especially, Chicken Run!!!

5 out of 5 stars Great Choir and Orchestral use........2003-03-12

With a slight twist to his usual heroic, bouncy and often catchy themes, John Powell incorporates the wonderful use of choir to make this another stand out score. Ratrace carries along the comedy and fun right through to the music. If its the main theme in "The Chase begins" or variations like in "all the little children" or the wonderful almost tropical closing cue "before we were russian", this score will keep you glued, and entertained. A big recomendation, especialy if you like Powell's other works.

3 out of 5 stars Loved the Movie..........2001-09-29

The theatrical release RAT RACE was in my dictionary, the FUNNIEST movie ever made. The music was great, but they only had to make ONE soundtrack. I have the other one which has: Baha Men, Smash Mouth, Colony, Four Tops, and Hot Chocolate. I reccomend you buy the VARIOUS ARTISITS one because it has a much more wide selection. Plus it has many songs from this CD too (or at least the good ones.) So if you liked the music from the movie, buy the other one. PS- YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Rat Race Score Rules.......2001-09-29

Now I have not visally listened to this soundtrack but from the movie(which I saw 4 times)the music was one of the greatest music pieces I have ever heard.By this.I am right away.
Rat Race
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Bomb!!
  • It's fun!
  • It's fun!
  • Rat Race Rocks
  • Fun, light pop in a small package
 Rat Race
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Beyond Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NBV2
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Tracks:

  1. Rat Race - Baha Men
  2. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
  3. Happy - Colony
  4. Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
  5. Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men
  6. I Do - Better Than Ezra
  7. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honeybunch) - The Four Tops
  8. All Star - Smash Mouth
  9. Rat Race Score Suite - John Powell
  10. Rat Race (Choir Version) - Baha Men
  11. America Rocks - The Hatch-Perry Band (Bonus Track)

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Jerry Zucker's remake of the 1963 Cinerama lunacyfest It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World has a fast-paced loopiness that's hard to resist. Given that ethos, Rat Race's sunny collection of recent hit-makers (Baha Men, Smash Mouth) and pop warhorses (Aretha Franklin, Hot Chocolate, the Four Tops) seems a good, if not exactly groundbreaking, fit. And if the Baha Men's title track (also represented in a decidedly silly mix with full choir) only reinforces their reputation as one-hit wonders, that hit (the by-now ubiquitous "Who Let the Dogs Out") also makes its first film appearance since its legendary debut in The Rugrats in Paris. Smash Mouth's good-natured modern poke at stardom, "All Star," gets treated to a more rhythmically complex remake, while Colony and Better Than Ezra join the relative weightlessness with the inviting "Happy" and "I Do," respectively. John Powell's colorful, humorous score is also represented in a brief suite. - Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Bomb!!.......2002-12-02

I have listened to all the songs on this. It rules! I love the songs Rat Race, Sexy Thing, and I Feel Cool. (Or wutever it's called.) Anyways, those have become my favorite songs now. The only song I don't like is Chang Chang. I think it's BORING! But I LOVE all of the other songs! You have to buy this. Oh yeah! I love the song All Star, too! Buy this cd soon or now!

3 out of 5 stars It's fun!.......2002-04-30

Here's a fun little CD! Enjoyed both versions of the title song "Rat Race", as well as "Who Let the Dogs Out?" [those filthy flea-infested mongrels]. Yep, there's an unannounced 11th track though, "America Rocks", which in the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001 seems to this licensed pilot to be rather a downer to be included with the rest of this goofy, fun compilation.

3 out of 5 stars It's fun!.......2002-04-30

Here's a fun little CD! Enjoyed both versions of the title song "Rat Race", as well as "Who Let the Dogs Out?" [those filthy flea-infested mongrels]. Yep, there's an unannounced 11th track though, "America Rocks", which in the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001 seems to this licensed pilot to be rather a downer to be included with the rest of this goofy, fun compilation.

5 out of 5 stars Rat Race Rocks.......2002-02-14

The rat race soundtrack is great nad you never get tired after listening and listening to it. You should get it. It is awesome!!

4 out of 5 stars Fun, light pop in a small package.......2001-09-14

A great soundtrack for an entertaining movie. Rat Race features the title track from Baha Men (including an amusing choral version), plus "Who Let The Dogs Out?", the inevitably overplayed but still excellent "All Star" by Smashmouth, and a nice clip from the John Powell score. Some of the tracks are mild duds, such as Colony's kinda fun but ultimately wan "Happy", but these only somewhat dull moments are offset by otherwise excellent stuff like Hot Chocolate's lecherously fun "You Sexy Thing". Watch for "America Rocks" by the Hatch-Penny Band as unbilled track 11!
Sam Butera And The Witnesses Play Music From The Rat Race
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Swingin' Sam ! ! !
 Sam Butera And The Witnesses Play Music From The Rat Race
Sam Butera & The Witnesses
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
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ASIN: B00001ZWJO
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Hot Lips
  2. Theme From 'The Rat Race' (Part Two)
  3. At Sundown
  4. Lover
  5. Out Of Nowhere
  6. Two Sleepy People
  7. Ja-Da
  8. Lullaby Of Birdland
  9. That Old Black Magic
  10. Wang Wang Blues
  11. Manhattan
  12. Theme From 'The Rat Race' (Part One)
  13. Night Train
  14. Swingin' Sam
  15. Sam's Boogie
  16. One Mint Julep
  17. Sam's Blues

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Swingin' Sam ! ! !.......2003-01-16

If you hear this album, you're listening to it, and you ain't movin'- - odds are you're suffering from a bit of rigger-mortus... and maybe hard of hearing to boot.

Sam is wailing out throughout the whole album... He's in the film too... never saw it... now I want. - - Man, early rock and roll - - R & B, jumpin' Jazz... It jumps... the arrangements are great... Standards become house blowing rock and roll as Sammy tweeks out. - - The party kicker has to be the bonus track SWINGIN' SAM (with its wild Honky Tonk style call and response with the horns.) - - But everything on the CD is great... Now if only those boring snob bebopper Jammers at your local "in" Jam session knew how to play LOVER like THAT... To quote Emerald Lagossi, "bam !"
The Rat Race Blues
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Super album
  • Outstanding jazz from an undersung legend
  • No such thing
  • A Slightly Obscure Gem
 The Rat Race Blues
Gigi Gryce
Manufacturer: Ojc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000Y4Y
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. The Rat Race Blues
  2. Strange Feelin'
  3. Boxer's Blue
  4. Blues In Bloom
  5. Monday Through Sunday

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Super album.......2006-11-28

This was Gigi Gryce's third and last album recorded for Prestige, all of them done in 1960, and my favorite of the three. The front line on all three albums remained the same (Richard Williams on trumpet and Richard Wyands on piano), and this one has the rhythm section of Julian Euell (b) and Mickey Roker (d). The tunes, which are all originals, are fantastic, especially the title track and BOXER'S BLUES; BOXER is a slow 24-bar blues that is absolutely compelling - it's hard to get the tune out of your head after hearing it. RAT RACE is at the other end of the spectrum - an up-tempo, 12-bar blues that cooks as well as seethes. Everyone plays brilliantly throughout. This CD has gotten repeated playing since I bought it years ago; it's Gigi Gryce at his best. Well worth getting.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding jazz from an undersung legend.......2003-03-12

Gigi Gryce is one of the best jazz musicians that too few people have ever heard of, and this blues-steeped album contains some of his best work. Though his career barely spanned a decade before he quit the jazz life to become a respected schoolteacher, Gryce was beloved as a performer, writer, and human being by the musicians he worked with. This disc makes a nice companion to the same-titled book, by Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald.

5 out of 5 stars No such thing.......2002-12-31

There is no such thing as a bad Gigi Gryce performance or composition. Espousing that mantra, I picked this recording up. Strange Feelin' and Boxer's Blues are the standouts, but every song is a gem.

4 out of 5 stars A Slightly Obscure Gem.......2000-07-14

Gigi Gryce is best known as a writer and arranger, but this recording proves him to be a fine player as well. As the title suggests, the five tracks on this CD are all based on blues. There is some great work as well by the seldom-heard Richard Williams on trumpet; my favorite passages are those where the two horns engage in spirited interplay.

Maybe obscure is unfair, but I've only run across a few people who seem to know this recording. Not a absolutely essential release, but well worth picking up for insight to a sometimes under-appreciated performer.
Rat Race Vacation
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • good stuff...one of the best albums of the year
  • A Must Have
  • Listerine for your cerebellum
  • the cheapest and most rewarding vaction you'll eva take
 Rat Race Vacation
Regenerated Headpiece
Manufacturer: Globalhiphop
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UJ6W
Release Date: 2001-12-15

Tracks:

  1. War Cry
  2. Rhythmically Rhyming
  3. Obese
  4. Lip Bomb
  5. Connect the Dots
  6. Spectacular Vernacular
  7. Tired
  8. Get Your Head On
  9. Talkin' About Stuff
  10. Elements
  11. Writers Block Party Ciphers
  12. Give It To 'Em

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good stuff...one of the best albums of the year.......2003-06-01

This is hiphop taken back to its roots and brought to the front at the same time, much better than most of the top 40 'poser wannabe gangsta' garbage (getting alot like 80's rock, men dressing all fruity and acting all stupid) on the radio and playing on MTV. solid beats, catchy loops, this is what its all about, just good music the way hiphop was meant to be. no shilling corporate sodas or any things like that, just good songs from start to finish - also - check out the new disc "Dogfight" pushing the envelope even further. These guys are due to get some crazy respect, enjoy now while the enjoyin' is good!

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have.......2002-11-15

If you are tired of the bling-bling in rap music, prepare to be enlightened lyrically through the sounds of RHP. Welcome to their world of noise! I garauntee that you have never heard hip-hop taken to this level before!

5 out of 5 stars Listerine for your cerebellum.......2002-01-11

Music fans like to complain about a lot of things. Almost mediocre talents selling millions of albums, poseurs crashing an undiscovered scene and stealing all the hot ordeurves, and that unforgivable sin: selling out. But the truth is, everyone is looking for the next great band that creates soundtracks for their lives. Your life is the hard part; but luckily for you, your soundtrack is right here at Amazon. "Rat Race Vacation" is a simple point and click away

And what a soundtrack it is! Trip-hop jazz at two in the morning? "Rhythmically Rhyming" has got you covered. Dive bar blues with the boys and a round of extra spicy buffalo wings on a Friday night? "Obese" is a click away. Need to get the party moving like Booger in "Revenge of the Nerds"? Save the blunts for later; pump "Get Your Head On" to eleven. Funky Swamp Rap that could whip Madonna's leather chaps right off her...you know. Take two swigs of "Talkin' About Stuff" and call me in the morning.

Influences abound: I count at least two dozen, not including Beastie Boys, Afrika Bambaataa, Devo, and Run-DMC in their prime. But the issue is far more important that who or what these guys sound like. Hip-Hop is in a state of crisis. Aren't you tired of listening to glam-rock hip-hoppers who are more interested in selling clothes and soap detergent than disseminating a positive message and dropping mind-altering beats? Remember, it was an unknown three piece that changed the world in 1991 with just a single album. Isn't it about time the same thing happened to hip-hop? You can make that happen. Be early to the party for once instead of jumping on the bandwagon.

5 out of 5 stars the cheapest and most rewarding vaction you'll eva take.......2002-01-03

Absorb RHP's CD and get ready to be inspired! In one of the best tracks on the album, OBESE, Shred Lexicon tells us "My rhymes are obese"- the album proves itself worthy and Obese is a perfect way to sum up Rat Race Vacation. Their outstanding lyrical style and creatively crafted beats crack open a most worthy sound delivering a tasty helping of what is sure to become a new standard for informed hip hop heads looking for an inspired musical experience. Regenerated Headpiece's inventive style has me listening to the album over and over--every time I discover new grooves and rhymes that wont quit.
Look Who's Dancing (Remixes) + Rat Race (Live) & Pains Of Life (5-track EP)
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    Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
    Manufacturer: Atlantic / WEA
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    THe Rat Race..Live Unelectrified
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      The Rat Race
      Manufacturer: Ring Of Four Records, Inc.
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      ASIN: B000K7OM66
      Pure Filth
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        Sonny Vincent and his Rat Race Choir
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        O Brother Here They Come
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          		O Brother Here They Come

          Manufacturer: Rat Race
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          Release Date: 2003-03-11
          Nothin' But a Rat Race
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            		Nothin' But a Rat Race
            Walker Ikard
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            ASIN: B000FT5VSM
            Release Date: 2006-01-10

            Tracks:

            1. Nothin' But a Rat Race
            2. I Still Get High on You
            3. Going to See My Baby
            4. Please Don't Say Good-Bye
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