Smokin' Aces [Original Soundtrack]

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
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• Release Date: February 06, 2007
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

It's no big secret that director Joe Carnahan's gonzo crime caper Smokin' Aces was inspired by Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, but the shadow of Tarantino also hangs over the film's soundtrack, a disparate collection of hip, genre-defying adrenaline that's as redundant as it is diverse. From the dance-punk hammering of the Prodigy to the wistful Anglo-pop of John Cale, Carnahan obviously wrote much of the film around the songs, and it's an awfully good collection as far as soundtracks go. The Stooges appear with "Down on the Street" Lemmy and the gang deal out the "Ace of Spades" and even the very obscure Skull Snaps throw down with "Trespassing ," but by the time Ennio Morricone delivers the "Morte di un Soldat" from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, it begins to feel a little derivative. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
First Warning	Liam Howlett	The Prodigy	(4:21)
Big White Cloud	John Cale	John Cale	(4:05)
Ace of Spades	"Fast" Eddie Clarke, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor	Motörhead	(2:48)
Down on the Street	Scott Ashton, James Osterberg	The Stooges	(3:45)
Play Your Cards Right	Godoy Colbert, Karriem Riggins, James Conwell	Common, Bilal	(3:09)
Trespassing	Dutch Robinson	Skull Snaps	(4:00)
Segura o Sambura		Nilton Castro	(2:55)
Touch Me Again		Bernard "Pretty" Purdie	(4:23)
Under the Street Lamp	Godoy Colbert, James Conwell	Joe Bataan	(2:51)
I Gotcha' Back	Robert Diggs, Gary Grice	GZA, The Genius	(5:00)
I Love You	Paul Butler, Aaron Fletcher	The Bees	(4:33)
More di un Soldato	Ennio Morricone	Ennio Morricone	(3:12)
Save Yourself	Steve Gamboa, Ian Svenonius, Michelle Mae, James Canty	The Make-Up	(3:22)
Like Light to the Flies	Jason Suecof, Matthew K. Heafy	Trivium	(5:43)
FBI	Clint Mansell	Clint Mansell	(3:00)
Shell Shock	Clint Mansell	Clint Mansell	(3:09)

Credits

John Cale (Guitar), John Cale (Arranger), John Cale (Keyboards), John Cale (Vocals), John Cale (Vocals (Background)), John Cale (Producer), Sid Page (Violin), Richard Todd (Horn), Robert Becker (Viola), Mari Tsumura (Violin), Darius Campo (Violin), Louis Conte (Latin Percussion), Larry Corbett (Cello), George Doering (Guitar), Stephen Erdody (Cello), Kirstin Fife (Violin), Armen Garabedian (Violin), Gary Grant (Trumpet), Alexander Iles (Trombone), Michael Jerome (Drums), Michael Jerome (Vocals (Background)), Patricia Johnson (Violin), Dennis Karmazyn (Cello), Peter Kent (Violin), Randy Kerber (Keyboards), Scott Kinsey (Keyboards), Miran Kojian (Violin), Armen Ksadjikian (Cello), Janet Lakatos (Viola), Michael Landau (Guitar), Charles Loper (Trombone), Yvonne S. Moriarty (Horn), Adam Moseley (Engineer), Adam Moseley (Mixing), Gary Novak (Drums), Barbara Porter (Violin), Phil Teele (Trombone), Josephina Vergara (Violin), Brad Warnaar (Horn), Daniel Kelley (Horn), Drew Dembowski (Bass), Susan Ranney (Bass), Joseph Karnes (Bass), Joseph Karnes (Vocals (Background)), Clint Mansell (Producer), Kathy Nelson (Executive Producer), Kathy Nelson (Executive in Charge of Music), Carolyn Osborn (Violin), Joe Chavez (Layout Design), Nico Carmine Abondolo (Bass), Shawn Mann (Viola), Darrin McCann (Viola), Dustin Boyer (Guitar), Dustin Boyer (Vocals (Background)), Armen Anassian (Violin), Al Hershberger (Violin), Roberto Cani (Violin), Skip Williamson (Executive Soundtrack Producer), Michael Valerio (Bass), Fred W. Greene (Tuba), Jim Johnson (Bass), Sarah Thornblade (Violin), James Freebarin-Smith (Cello), Jim Schultz (Executive Producer), David Buntz (A&R), Nick Angel (Executive Producer), Sungil Lee (Violin), Gregory Butler (Mastering), Andrew Duckles (Viola), Neel Hammond (Violin), Jen Kuhn (Cello), Belinda Broughton (Concert Master), Songa Lee Kitto (Violin), Steve Richards (Cello), Brian McNelis (Executive Soundtrack Producer), Mike Laza (Digital Editing), Andrew Lynch (Assistant Engineer), Eric Craig (A&R), Malcolm McNab (Trumpet), Han Oh (Viola), Stephanie Mente (Art Direction), Karen Elaine (Viola), Rebecca Burnnell (Violin), Pamela Jacobson (Viola), Alyssa Pittaluga (Assistant Engineer)