The Hurricane: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

the hurricane: music from and inspired by the motion picture [soundtrack]

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In 1966, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was working towards a middleweight boxing title when he was arrested for three murders and sentenced to three life sentences. Twenty years later, Carter was released from prison after a Brooklyn teenager and three Canadian activists proved his innocence. Carter's story initially inspired Bob Dylan to pen "Hurricane" back in 1975. Today, director Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night, A Soldier's Story) has cast Denzel Washington as Hurricane on the big screen. The soundtrack is as schizophrenic as they come, featuring Dylan's tune plus a modern interpretation by Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, the Roots, and others that is virtually unrecognizable. Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, and Etta James represent the old guard with classic soul. Gil Scott-Heron's classic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a tenet of urban protest. The one bum note is provided by writer-for-hire Dianne Warren, who contributes "One More Mountain (Free Again)" for K-Ci & JoJo, complete with lite-FM piano and the kind of inspirational junk you'd hope "Hurricane" Carter would bypass. --Rob O'Connor

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The Hurricane: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

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This CD brings out the warrior in all of us
forever in my cd player
Clark Anderson is So Amazing....
A Disc of Two Halves
Overall a great CD

The Hurricane: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Hurricane

ASIN: B00003XAC0
Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

Hurricane - Black Thought/Common/Mos Def
Little Brother - Black Star
Love Sets You Free - Kelly Price And Aaron Hall
Don't Know - The Jazzyfatnastees
Isolation - Me'Shell Ndegeocello
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron
One More Mountain (Free Again) - K-Ci & Jojo
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Hard Times No One Knows Ray Charles
In The Basement - Etta James
Still I Rise - Melky Sedeck
I Don't Know - Ruth Brown
So Amazing - Clark Anderson
The Suite - Christopher Young

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In 1966, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was working towards a middleweight boxing title when he was arrested for three murders and sentenced to three life sentences. Twenty years later, Carter was released from prison after a Brooklyn teenager and three Canadian activists proved his innocence. Carter's story initially inspired Bob Dylan to pen "Hurricane" back in 1975. Today, director Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night, A Soldier's Story) has cast Denzel Washington as Hurricane on the big screen. The soundtrack is as schizophrenic as they come, featuring Dylan's tune plus a modern interpretation by Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, the Roots, and others that is virtually unrecognizable. Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, and Etta James represent the old guard with classic soul. Gil Scott-Heron's classic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a tenet of urban protest. The one bum note is provided by writer-for-hire Dianne Warren, who contributes "One More Mountain (Free Again)" for K-Ci & JoJo, complete with lite-FM piano and the kind of inspirational junk you'd hope "Hurricane" Carter would bypass. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

This CD brings out the warrior in all of us.......2001-07-26

The Hurricane soundtrack (not to be confused with the instrumental score also available) can bring out the warrior in all of us. If you listen to the CD from beginning to end don't be surprised if you experience a visceral journey of survival and transcendence of your own. It happens to me every time I listen to this CD. The collection boasts powerfully poignant rap songs that took me a few listens before I got hooked. They tell the Hurricane story from various angles, and stretch your thinking about the human condition. Groove tunes by Ruth Brown and Etta James are also excellent. The most moving track for me is #13 So Amazing. The song takes themes of loss and hope and remoulds them in powerful and beautiful music. Whether I'm at a high or low point in my life, this CD always transports me to what's important. I end up unconsciously singing and rapping to every track, a reminder of how great it is to live--through darkness, light and all if you love yourself, and others. This sounds cheesy, but trust me--this CD is the opposite of cheese. It's the real deal.

forever in my cd player.......2000-10-13

I can't stop listening to this CD. When I wake up, as I clean house, even as I fall asleep. The best song is by far,"Still I rise". I have never heard of most of the artist before, but have fallen in love with all the songs. I admit, I bought it for the Bob Dylan tune, but now I don't even listen to that track as much as the others. At any rate, if you like folk, or gospel type music, you'll love this CD.

Clark Anderson is So Amazing...........2000-08-29

I love the Bob Dylan tune, of course, but the reason I bought this disc was for the Clark Anderson tune. I heard it somewhere on Napster and I had to own it. It is truly inspired. I want to know if he wrote it- the lyrics are perfect for the movie. You MUST hear this song!

A Disc of Two Halves.......2000-08-21

This is a CD of two halves. The first seven tracks are rap or whatever. Not at all to my liking, and in time I think they will be forgotten. Track 8 is the wonderful Bob Dylan tune. This tune is not included on his 4 disc bio, which is why I bought this CD. That is followed by a great Ray Charles tune, and so on. Buy this disc if you are willing to skip the first half.

Overall a great CD.......2000-05-08

I don't know why people are getting confused with Bob Dylan rapping. The list on the back of the CD (and the list here on Amazon), clearly says the first song on the track is by Black Thought, and that the 8th song is the one by Bob Dylan. Both are titled "Hurricane," which is the only cufusing part. Anyway, the single Bob Dylan song makes this CD a 4-star track alone (that one song is over 8 minutes), but the other songs are not bad either, so I give it 5 stars. Great track if you're seen the movie...

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