So I’m sitting here listening to the Do The Right Thing Soundtrack. It is the answer to the perpetually difficult question–what’s the last album you actually bought. I actually bought this on half.com a couple of weeks ago. Why? Because I couldn’t find two of my favorite songs on here–Keith John’s “Why Don’t We Try” and Take 6’s “Don’t Shoot Me”–on download.
Now, I’m getting all nostalgic and things. Is it just me, or have there been a paltry amount of good soundtracks lately? The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Soundtrack bangs, even though I’ve only listened to it once. Beyond that, I cannot think of another soundtrack this millennium that I purchased. Not a one. I may pick up that Garden State, though.
Am I missing something? There was a time when hip hop soundtracks were that fire. The early to mid-nineties were a gold era for that stuff. The two that immediately come to mind are Menace II Society and Who’s the Man? For the lovers in the house there were classics from Boomerang and Love Jones.
Where’s the heat, movie people? What you got for us?
And am I missing something?
Here’s why this is important to me–the dope soundtrack can pull together so many good things from so many good people, making for a dynamite compilation. Or, you can have something like Menace, which was used to showcase the sound of both a label and a region (Jive and the West Coast, respectively, though the best song on that record was “Pocket Full of Stones” by UGK).
But after a banner year of records (which I definitely will say 2005 was, the first great year for albums since I got out of college), it’s time to bring the soundtrack back. Or maybe just a good movie. Or something.
Before I go, I have to report that Sneaky Pete has torn ligaments in his ankle, rendering him unable to play for a couple of weeks. Send flowers or something.