David Holmes: Track 5 and Track 6
From Ocean’s 12 Oscar Consideration Promo CD
David Holmes: Track 12 and Track 13
From Ocean’s 11 Oscar Consideration Promo CD
So forget that the story didn’t make any sense and the caper was kind of wack; Ocean’s 12 was pretty rad. I know people who get all into Lord of the Rings and wish they could fly away on a dragon and live in Middle Earth. Fuck that, I want to get lost in a high society jewel heist world. It’s all snakeskin, $400 bottles of wine, Riviera terraces, and my girl Catherine Zeta. And all the music is by David Holmes.
In the comments section a couple posts back some people expressed frustration at the commercial releases of the Holmes soundtracks to the Steven Soderbergh movies. Cosigned; that shit sucks. I don’t need to hear dialogue over the music because I saw the damn movies, and the soundtrack was the best part. What’s more, some of the hottest tracks didn’t make the cut, even though they play in the movies multiple times.
Faced with this predicament, I turned to the internet, where eventually I found out that the Academy promos for Best Original Score feature all the original music, and none of the extraneous crap. The prices get kinda ridiculous, but I figured, “what would Elliot Gould do?” and I plonked down the dough, fuggetabout it.
Seriously, the shit is incredible. David Holmes takes all my favorite elements of 60s and 70s scores and exaggerates them, without making a parody. The music straight knocks, and you can almost feel the silk suits. Here are a couple of my favorite bits from Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 12. Rock them the next time you’re playing baccarat, and I guarantee the French girls will wink at you.
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thanks. this post is quality
what up, d-holmes! proactivity!!!
Great post. Where can I get a copy of this?
were the osts ever released on vinyl? i heard they were only given away as promo copies
yeah, there were promos, but they were just of a couple tracks. The Ocean's 11 one has Gritty Shaker, 69 Police, $160 Million Chinese Man, and Booby Trapping. I sometimes play 160 million at b-boy battles, cuz, you know, it's real like that.
that track 6 from oceans 12 is insane. I didn't really think modern soundtracks got down like that.
so i take it there are no official titles for these songs other than the track numbers. just wondering for labeling's sake. thanks though
Absolutely stomping, i like it, i like it a lot.
Worth every penny you paid for it dstill.
hi there, actually ocean's 12 dope track 6 is on the soundtrack-the one i found online anyway… but i guess the oscar versions are different edits. it's probably the soundtrack of the year. the ocean's films are just what they're meant to be, Bmovies with style and that's why they're so good
let's hope for an ocean's 13
Just saw Oceans 12 a few days ago. Awesome film and I loved the soundtrack throughout. Haven't seen it on vinyl anywhere alas.