A Knight's Tale [Soundtrack]

a knight's tale [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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Writer-director Brian Helgeland dared to use rock music--mostly anthems from the '70s--to accompany his rousing tale of a medieval jousting champion, and this anachronistic strategy pays off handsomely by giving the film a joyful exuberance that it might otherwise have lacked. Divorced from the movie, this hot sampling of hits is just another corporate song package intended to boost the movie's profit margin, but it's still a blast to listen to. For anyone who grew up with this music--by Queen, War, David Bowie, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Heart, Thin Lizzy, and others--the lineup of favorites plays like an hour from the golden years of album-oriented-rock radio. Younger listeners can hear what they missed--the music was so much better than it was given credit for at the time--and an update of Queen's "We Are the Champions," with Robbie Williams interpreting the irreplaceable Freddie Mercury, turns out to be not half bad (especially since Brian May's guitar licks are still fantastic). "One of Our Own" is the only track to sample Carter Burwell's lush film score with a dialogue clip included, and three tracks (including "Eye Conqueror" by Third Eye Blind) are passable nonmovie songs exclusive to this CD. Cynics might argue that this music has no place in a medieval knight's tale, and that this soundtrack is entirely perfunctory. Those opinions could be justified, but it's a whole lot easier--and a lot more fun--to press "play" and groove on this energetic celebration of heroic rock & roll. --Jeff Shannon

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A Knight's Tale [Soundtrack]
A Knight's Tale
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent CD
  • less robbie williams it would have been 5!
  • 70's music didn't always suck..
  • This is a must have for your collection!
  • A rarity today - Mighty fine movie. Mighty fine soundtrack.
 A Knight's Tale
Various Artists - Soundtracks
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005EBIL
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. We Will Rock You - Queen
  2. Low Rider - War
  3. Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
  4. Golden Years - David Bowie
  5. Crazy On You - Heart
  6. Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton
  7. Get Ready - Rare Earth
  8. I Want To Take you Higher - Sly & The Family Stone
  9. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
  10. One Of Your Own - Carter Burwell
  11. We Are The Champions - Robbie Williams & Queen
  12. Pieces - Dan Powell
  13. Eye Conqueror - Third Eye Blind

Amazon.com

Writer-director Brian Helgeland dared to use rock music--mostly anthems from the '70s--to accompany his rousing tale of a medieval jousting champion, and this anachronistic strategy pays off handsomely by giving the film a joyful exuberance that it might otherwise have lacked. Divorced from the movie, this hot sampling of hits is just another corporate song package intended to boost the movie's profit margin, but it's still a blast to listen to. For anyone who grew up with this music--by Queen, War, David Bowie, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Heart, Thin Lizzy, and others--the lineup of favorites plays like an hour from the golden years of album-oriented-rock radio. Younger listeners can hear what they missed--the music was so much better than it was given credit for at the time--and an update of Queen's "We Are the Champions," with Robbie Williams interpreting the irreplaceable Freddie Mercury, turns out to be not half bad (especially since Brian May's guitar licks are still fantastic). "One of Our Own" is the only track to sample Carter Burwell's lush film score with a dialogue clip included, and three tracks (including "Eye Conqueror" by Third Eye Blind) are passable nonmovie songs exclusive to this CD. Cynics might argue that this music has no place in a medieval knight's tale, and that this soundtrack is entirely perfunctory. Those opinions could be justified, but it's a whole lot easier--and a lot more fun--to press "play" and groove on this energetic celebration of heroic rock & roll. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent CD.......2007-01-04

I bought two of these CDs at Christmas, one for me and one for my son-in-law. The music is great & I crank it up to my housework. Believe it or not, I'm a country music fan.

4 out of 5 stars less robbie williams it would have been 5!.......2005-12-15

yup another great soundtrack for a great film. As I said up there I'm a huge Queen fan and so when ANYONE does a copy of their songs whether they're backed by Queen or not, I think its a crime ! sorry ! but it is! You should only copy songs if you are going to make them better, and I dont think thats possible with Queen I really dont. So yes the soundtrack is great but you can scrap Robbie Williams and put the original on thankyou very much!

4 out of 5 stars 70's music didn't always suck.........2005-06-24

Very good compulation. Heart's Crazy on You is a great bonus track but I don't understand the other two bonus tracks, especially Third I Blind; who was that thrown in for? Otherwise, a highly recommended CD!

5 out of 5 stars This is a must have for your collection!.......2004-09-28

This is a fantastic movie. An excellent plot, lots of action, and a villian worthy of the name, a love interest that fits the theme of the movie, and a supporting crew of castabouts that come together for a rousing good story! A delightful twist on the rags to riches story. This is an excellent addition to any one's collection. I highly recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars A rarity today - Mighty fine movie. Mighty fine soundtrack........2004-03-15

First I bought the movie, then I bought this album which features 9 classic rock tracks, 3 new rock recordings and one song by Carter Burwell who composed the soundtrack to the film. Three songs featured on the soundtrack including two of the new ones weren't even in the film, but included here.

This soundtrack does what any good soundtrack should do; remind you of scenes of the movie AND stand on its own. The first component it does in spades as the songs put into motion key moments of this fun, romantic, action movie.

The album as stand alone does quite well with the themed classic rock, with many tracks not seen on any compilation albums before. The Carter Burwell track doesn't fit with the rest, (but the soundtrack album to the picture, also available on Amazon.com, with the rest of Mr. Burwell's compositions is worth checking out if you're a fan of the soundtrack scoring genre) and Robbie Williams rendition of Queen's "We Are The Champions" is not up to the original. The new pieces by Dan Powell and Third Eye Blind might have made more sense if they had been included in the film. Here, they're just filler.

Overall the first nine tracks would be excellent fare for a high voltage party (or a jousting tournament) you may hold.
A Knight's Tale (Score)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Knight's Tale
  • Excellent Soundtrack Masterpiece
  • Rousing and beautiful
  • Perfect soundtrack.
  • "always a fresh approach with each score...Burwell!"
 A Knight's Tale (Score)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005M0KE
Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

  1. Nemesis
  2. Cooked Patents
  3. A New Worship
  4. Apprenticed
  5. A Lance Without Target
  6. St. Vitus' Dance (Smithy Mix)
  7. To Run Or Not To Run
  8. Modo Niger
  9. Dark Watch
  10. Guinevere Comes To Lancelot
  11. Cheapside Promenade
  12. Follow Your Feet
  13. Love Reflects
  14. The Showdown
  15. St. Vitus' Dance (Grog Mix)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Knight's Tale.......2006-12-30

This is such a fun CD. Mixes, jigs, electric guitar, choirs--what more could you ask for? Oh, and fanfares, of course.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Soundtrack Masterpiece.......2004-03-12

A knight's tale is one of the best movies ever made in history. It has everything from action to comedy to romance, all which I love in a movie. The soundtrack lives up to the movie. This is one of the best soundtracks ever composed. All the songs on here are excellently performed. My favorite song would be Track #7- To run or not to run. Excellent emotional song, good love theme also. I recommend to soundtrack to all soundtrack collectors. Do not pass this one by, for this soundtrack is already hard to come bye, so if you seen the movies and loved the score get the soundtrack, i guarantee you will not be disappointed.

4 out of 5 stars Rousing and beautiful.......2003-02-22

Carter Burwell, who provided the score for A Knight's Tale, had to come up with music that would carry the film through. After all, it is the score, not the rock music that is the heart and soul of a movie. With that in mind, he succeeds. The music is heroic and romantic with lots of great sounds in it. "Nemesis" kicks things off with dramatic, medieval music, which leads to an adventurous section with plenty of horns and driving percussion. "Cooked Patents" contains an electric guitar mixed with traditional instruments from medieval times. "A Lance Without Target" is another thrilling adventure track with the same music that existed in "Nemesis." "St. Vitus' Dance" is utilized in 2 different tracks with different mixes. The Smithy mix is much better than the Grog mix. The best theme in the score is the love theme, which is a mainly string oriented 10 note motif that is the heart and soul of the film. The best tracks that showcase this outstanding theme are "To Run Or Not To Run" and the best track, "Showdown", which reprises all the other themes into one almost 7 minute track. An added bonus to this score is dialogue from the film from Chaucer, played by Paul Bettany found in the last track, after the music dies down. The director of the film, Brian Helgeland, describes the music in this way: "Carter's music has got sixth sense. It goes a level deeper than it's supposed to. It doesn't play the emotion of the character, the emotion of the moment. It plays the psyche, the consciousness of the character. Carter's music psychoanalyzes the moment. But in our hearts as well as our heads." I couldn't have said it any better.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect soundtrack........2002-09-07

If you are checking for a wonderfull soundtract you must get this. I listen this and it was so great that i'm listennung this songs alll day in the car, in my house, in school, even in the bathroom! You must have this cd at your own home. 5 stars!

4 out of 5 stars "always a fresh approach with each score...Burwell!".......2001-09-05

A talent to be reckoned with ~ Carter Burwell...who has in such a short time given filmgoers a trip and a half through his music...reaching down in his big black bag on past achievements ~ "Raising Arizona" (1987), "Miller's Crossing" (1990), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992), "Rob Roy" (1995), "Fargo" (1996), "Conspiracy theory" (1997), "The Big Lebowski" (1998), "Being John Malkovich" (1999), "The Corruptor" (1999), "The Generals Daughter" (1999), "Book Of Shadows:Blair Witch 2" (2000), "Hamlet" (2000), "O Brother Where Art Thou" (2000)...I only mention a few from his over fifty scores composed since 1984.

There are stand outs ~ "ST. VITUS' DANCE (SMITHY MIX)", "ST. VITUS' DANCE (GROG MIX), "THE SHOWDOWN", bringing all the counterpoints and themes together, blending each with particular care...but the highlight has to be ~ "TO RUN OR NOT TO RUN", beautiful beyond all doubt, strings open with muted brass and the theme comes through like a ray of sunshine entering a group of trees, thundering percussion abounds giving each measure strength to behold, one of the best compositions I've heard from this composer who is rising to his place in the stars.

Entire album is a must have for any "film-score-buff", don't pass this up...you'll be missing an important part in the career of the composer extradinor' ~ CARTER BURWELL!

Total Time: 43:20 on 15 Tracks ~ Sony Music Soundtrax/Columbia CK-85947 ~ (2001)

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