City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Marc Shaiman
" Shaiman's score to the second film is the stronger effort of the two "Written by Justin Boggan - Review of the regular release
Shaiman returns for the sequel to the series comedy film that was a fair hit with movie goers. He brings back the main theme from the previous film and a score that has the orchestration of the first, providing a sort of continuity. Once again he provides a wacky, out there main title cue, by the way.
Stand out tracks include: "Found: One Smile" with it's happy spirited bouncing; "Oh! Brother" which plays the secondary theme (also from the first film) in soft passages on various woodwinds; "Let's Get That Gold" with it's bass line, beats, harmonica, fiddle and fun western/swing style; "Come and Get Me" which offers some pleasant renditions of the main themes, with a passage offering some action; and while "Jackpot!" doesn't have a tight structure, the last minute is big and builds to a grand finale that closes the CD out very nicely.
In the end Shaiman's score to the second film is the stronger effort of the two, and this CD offers more score than the first film's score CD release.
Tracklisting
1. Mitch's Dream (2.34)
2. Main Title (2.49)
3. Found: One Smile (1.13)
4. Discovering the Map (1.50)
5. Oh! Brother (1.23)
6. Gold Diggers of 1994 (0.46)
7. The Map is Real ..., And on Fire (1.28)
8. On the Trail (0.47)
9. Real Men (0.47)
10. Let's Get That Gold! (1.48)
11. Duke Saves the Day (2.44)
12. Come and Get Me! (2.20)
13. The Stampede (7.19)
14. Look Who's Bonding Too (1.57)
15. Over the Buffalo's Back, Under the Frozen People (2.24)
16. To the Bat Cave (2.44)
17. There's Gold in Them Thar Hills (4.56)
18. A Box Full of Lead (5.36)
19. Jackpot! (3.39)
Total Length: 49.39
Stand out tracks include: "Found: One Smile" with it's happy spirited bouncing; "Oh! Brother" which plays the secondary theme (also from the first film) in soft passages on various woodwinds; "Let's Get That Gold" with it's bass line, beats, harmonica, fiddle and fun western/swing style; "Come and Get Me" which offers some pleasant renditions of the main themes, with a passage offering some action; and while "Jackpot!" doesn't have a tight structure, the last minute is big and builds to a grand finale that closes the CD out very nicely.
In the end Shaiman's score to the second film is the stronger effort of the two, and this CD offers more score than the first film's score CD release.
Tracklisting
1. Mitch's Dream (2.34)
2. Main Title (2.49)
3. Found: One Smile (1.13)
4. Discovering the Map (1.50)
5. Oh! Brother (1.23)
6. Gold Diggers of 1994 (0.46)
7. The Map is Real ..., And on Fire (1.28)
8. On the Trail (0.47)
9. Real Men (0.47)
10. Let's Get That Gold! (1.48)
11. Duke Saves the Day (2.44)
12. Come and Get Me! (2.20)
13. The Stampede (7.19)
14. Look Who's Bonding Too (1.57)
15. Over the Buffalo's Back, Under the Frozen People (2.24)
16. To the Bat Cave (2.44)
17. There's Gold in Them Thar Hills (4.56)
18. A Box Full of Lead (5.36)
19. Jackpot! (3.39)
Total Length: 49.39