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“Those who enjoyed Howard Shore's recent work for
THE SCORE or Christopher Young's work for THE HURRICANE or IN TOO
DEEP, may well want to check out DAVID ARNOLD'S BABY BOY”
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Return to South
Central
Review by Christopher
Coleman
Composed by David
Arnold
Orchestrated and
Conducted by Nicholas
Dodd
Produced by David
Arnold
Executive Producer:
Robert Townson
John Singleton's
returns to South
Central Los Angeles
ten years after his
groundbreaking film,
BOYZ IN THE HOOD. For
Boyz N the Hood,
Singleton selected
jazz bassist, Stanley
Clark, to create the
musical backdrop.
Singleton's choice for
BABY BOY, features a
very intriguing and
unexpected choice of
composers - DAVID
ARNOLD. Known for his
action-packed scores
for the likes of Stargate, Independence
Day, and most
recently, The
Musketeer, Baby Boy is
quite a departure for
Arnold.
As might be
anticipated, due to
the subject matter,
BABY BOY is an
strongly
urban-influenced
score. Utilizing
various synthesizer
leads (popularized in
recent years by Tom
Newman), relaxed
rhythms, an occasional
black-spiritual-edge,
and an undergirding of
restrained orchestral
accompaniment, David
Arnold's a-typical
score for BABY BOY is
a subdued, but
pleasurable listen.
Only on rare occasion
does one get the
slightest hint of the
more familiar
dramatic-Arnold;
specifically in "Jody's
Nightmare" (3) and
"Drive By" (16). Even
though this release is
only 41 minutes, by
the end of the CD, the
sound becomes a bit
redundant and unless
your attention is on
something else, you
might find yourself
popping this CD out
early.
David Arnold fans who
are in search of more
of his more
adventurous side
should look at The
Musketeer instead.
Those who enjoyed
Howard Shore's recent
work for THE SCORE or
Christopher Young's
work for THE HURRICANE
or IN TOO DEEP, may
well want to check
David Arnold's BABY
BOY.
Rating:
5/10
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Track |
Track Title |
Track Time |
Rating |
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1 |
Waiting... |
1:09 |
*** |
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2 |
Meet Melvin |
2:01 |
*** |
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3 |
Jody's
Nightmare |
1:19 |
*** |
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4 |
Taking
Commerce |
1:05 |
*** |
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5 |
Juanita |
0:55 |
** |
| 6 |
Home Truths |
1:21 |
*** |
| 7 |
Guns and Butter |
1:21 |
** |
| 8 |
I Hate You |
2:18 |
*** |
| 9 |
SweetPea's Yard |
2:40 |
*** |
| 10 |
I Wanna Be Saved |
3:26 |
*** |
| 11 |
Nasty Girl |
2:57 |
** |
| 12 |
Jody and Yvette |
3:13 |
*** |
| 13 |
Let Us Pray |
2:23 |
*** |
| 14 |
Jumped |
3:51 |
** |
| 15 |
Rodney Takes the Car |
1:09 |
*** |
| 16 |
Drive By |
2:12 |
*** |
| 17 |
Finish It |
2:35 |
** |
| 18 |
Melvin Takes the Gun |
2:40 |
** |
| 19 |
Family |
1:16 |
*** |
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Total Running Time (approx) |
41 minutes |
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