But if you are just passively buying soundtracks, you could probably live with any of the many other western scores out on the market - except that they probably weren't composed by Alex North. The groups year 2000 debut album, Thunderdome, was flagrantly steeped in 80s-flavored hard rock, and their belated 2009 sophomore effort, Bite the Bullet, also follows suit, with a strong selection of songs featuring equal measures of hard riffing tenacity and hook-laden choruses - arguably catchy enough for radio, yet quirky enough in a. Released by Prometheus Records as part of their Limited Edition series of soundtracks, this is one that you might be inclined to get merely because of it's scarceness. Additionally, the tracks were recorded to be mixed in mono, and this album presents them in a simulated stereo, which works well for the most part but might sound a bit odd at time (especially when listening to the album through headphones)! On a technical side, this album was remastered from the original sources, and there are varying amounts of tape-hiss present, depending on the cue. Truly a nice addition to an already well-done album. From the Mexican music to the different marches found in the film - they're all here. ![]() (Let's just say that it ain't no Magnificent Seven!) But this is still a rather enjoyable North score, and is nice that it was finally released.Īlso included on the album is almost 15 minutes of additional source music. While the main theme is rather enjoyable, and fits the mold of the "western", it doesn't really stand out too much from the countless other western themes that permeate the film industry. Many of the cues vary from fun western pomp and circumstance ("Fun Ride"), quiet reflective guitar pieces ("Night Pause"), to tense "jazzy" moments ("Carbo & Luke"). Towards the end of the cue, it becomes more of a fun comedic romp than a western theme, but most of the themes in the film are appropriately referenced in this "Overture". ![]() The score starts off with a very rousing main theme that is entirely in the "western" vein. Composer Alex North was tapped to score this film, and he brought his previous experience scoring westerns as well as his unique brand of percussion and jazz rhythms to the film. ![]() The film explored the relationships between the nine competitors, and how they all came to respect one another. Bite The Bullet was a western where, at the turn of the century, a newspaper organized a 600-mile race.
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