Swordfish Soundtrack CD

Trance master Paul Oakenfold takes a stab at film composing with the soundtrack to this John Travolta cyber-espionage thriller. In creating music (and remixing other artists) for a film about computer hacking and international intrigue, Oakenfold keeps the tempo for SWORDFISH moving along at a fairly quick pace. The best remixes here include the slamming beats and undulating house vibe permeating Jan Johnston's "Unafraid" and the swooshing synths and jackhammer beats that find the British-born DJ exposing his inner Giorgio Moroder on Muse's "New Born." Elsewhere, the Kraftwerk samples found in Afrika Bambaataa's classic "Planet Rock" get beefed up and Oakenfold's dalliance with hip-hop extends to the Outkast-flavored remix of "Lapdance," featuring Nerd, Lee Harvey and Vita. Other highlights include the fusion of ambient swaths of sound and breakneck beats on the Planet Perfecto team-up "Get Out Of My Life Now" and the hard-driving Christopher Young collaboration "On Your Mind" featuring dialogue snippets of Travolta and Halle Berry from the film.

Original score composed by Paul Oakenfeld.

Paul Oakenfold Mixes Dido, Nerds,Orbital,Darude,Madonna

Personnel: Andy Gray (programming).

Audio Mixers: Lemon Jelly; Andy Gray ; Paul Oakenfold ; Salt Tank.

Audio Remixers: Andy Gray ; PMT; Paul Oakenfold .Rolling Stone (8/16/01, p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Hypnotic, shadowy soundscapes....electronic epics that thunder along with bullet-train momentum..."
Q (9/01, p.125) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Oakenfold mixes up his own material with tracks by chill-out newcomers Lemon Jelly, N.E.R.D., and Afrika Bambaataa..."
Mixmag (8/01, p.182) - 5 out of 5 - "...One of the best compilations of the year....Each track is a cracker....Let's hope the film is as good."