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16.03.09 # Soundtrack # 15 Comments
Ever listened to Eva Abraham and The Nat Franklin Trio singing ‘Santa Please (Come Early This Christmas)’ whilst being eyeballed by a muscle-bound sociopath? Not until you’ve bought the Bronson soundtrack you haven’t.
The first thing you notice about leading man Tom Hardy (last seen in Rocknrolla, Guy Ritchie’s most recent abomination) is that he looks nothing like Charles Bronson. That’s because it’s not a film about Charles Bronson, it’s a film about Charles Bronson. Not the actor Charles Bronson, the sociopath Charles Bronson. Got that?
This is basically the life story of a man known as “the hardest prisoner in Britain”. I know what you’re thinking – sounds like a TV special co-hosted by Vinnie Jones and Danny Dyer. Turns out it’s a feature by Nicolas Winding Refn, a Danish director who seems to have quite the thing for hard men (having previously given us the excellent Pusher series and Fear X, the latter being a rare and quite brilliant leading role for John Turturro), which is only made acceptable by the fact that he’s also really rather good. He could very easily be Michael Winner. Thank Christ he’s not.
For a film about a terrifying hulk of a man who enjoys doing serious and lasting damage to other men, the Bronson soundtrack is an unexpected mix of classical music and electro pop. So you have for instance New Order’s ‘Your Silent Face’ sitting next to the Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala Milan playing ‘Attila: Chi Dona Luce Al Cor? (Verdi)’. Which is, frankly, great – an atmospheric treat working as a tonal counterpoint to the bloody thrills of the film, with a hint of the Kubricks to it. The film in fact has been compared to A Clockwork Orange, rather fancifully – violence and an orchestra do not a masterpiece make – but you can’t doubt that this is a real treat of an OST.
Although, you can’t help wondering what Mr Bronson himself makes of it. I doubt when he embarked on his lifetime of violence he imagined it would end up being soundtracked by The Pet Shop Boys singing ‘It’s a Sin’. Does Charlie really look back upon his life forever with a sense of shame? We can but wonder.
Makes a cracking little CD though. Just don’t share a cell with the man, because he will cut you.
In the UK you can buy it on cd here
In the US get it on cd here
Bronson Soundtrack – Track Listing
1. The Electrician - The Walker Brothers
2. Va pensiero
3. Götterdämmerung
4. Santa Please (Come Early This Christmas) – Eva Abraham And The Nat Franklin Trio
5. It’s A Sin – Pet Shop Boys
6. Meet Mister Callaghan – Ray Martin
7. Your Silent Face – New Order
8. Attila: Chi dona luce al cor?.. (Atto II)
9. Digital Versicolor – Glass Candy
10. La forza del destino
11. Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
12. Eine Alpensinfonie Op. 64
13. Symphony No. 4 in E flat ‘Romantic’ (ed. Nowak)
14. Lakmé (Act I) : Flower Duet
15. Madama Butterfly , Act 2, First Part: Coro a bocca chiusa/Humming Chorus
So many British pop culture references, so little time.
Awesome review, I can’t wait to see this movie.
I’ve never listened to the Pet Shop Boys, though I regularly see references to them, usually when they’re being mocked.
The Pet Shop Boys were amazing. Domino Dancing, Heart, It’s A Sin, the list goes on. The lead singer (talker?) was a music journalist who one day decided “I can do better than these people”, and did. So if history repeats itself, expect to see Chris Neilan in a pair of shades standing behind a keyboard before too long.
judging by the previews, it looks like Tom Hardy does an awesome job as Bronson
I agree it is a very interesting soundtrack, but the film itself is, in my opinion, pretty awful! Starts off well, then gradually beneath the glitter and style you realise the film, and the man himself, have nothing of interest to say. By the final third I was getting bored, and when it drags to an inconclusive end I was wondering how my 90 minutes may have been better spent!
Essentially, Bronson likes a fight, enjoys prison life, and, well, he likes a fight…
Comparisons to Clockwork Orange are not too be taken too seriously methinks!
who did the track at the end of the film during the credits and what was it called?very haunting!thanks
Great film, one minute you’re laughing the next thinking fxxx me, what a bastard. One of those films I will be watching more then once – great sound track too.
An Exellent Film. Great sooundtrack. And john blonde There can not be a film like Clockwork orange the film it self is a legend but if there is something that comes close it would be Bronson. But Think Bronson Is a Real man And it is a true story when CLockwork orange is a fictional film.
And god Tom Hardy plays an exellent Bronson.
bronson is a badass movie the soudtrack is killer goes great with the film, charlie bronson is CHINGON
eceptional. the one thing people have to realise is, that the film wasnt made to entertain them, it was made to:1.answer main questions of his life. 2.to give an insight of what his prison life has all been like. 3. to show people of the mistakes he has made. charlie bronson is an alias and an alter-ego, he has reformed many things about him and is to this day appealing for release thanks H.U.M.M.I.N.G.B.I.R.D.
To george: The song playing over the ending credits is called “Digital Versicolor” by Glass Candy.
I love the humour portrait of Mr Bronson aka Mr Peterson. Just love it… I laughed my but off… I can relate to him on some level! So nice, to see a visual simulation of my personality, from my younger years. Although, I have decided to live a life of spirituality, I do love solid entertainment.
Great movie, very true, I know this because someone v close to me was right there! plus I think it was v clockwork orange, cause that’s what popped into my head when I was watching it! Also love the soundtrack, especially the end credit music by glass candy, awesome, and Tom hardy, omfg, googled him after watching the movie (don’t watch movies much) and found out he is the really hottt as f*ck guy that is sitting crying, in the Kleenex ad! He’s cute as fook like x
I loved the style of this film and the soundtrack BUT felt there was no real story there. Just a violent criminal who got banged up and fought loads while inside. Sure it’s interesting, especially if you’ve not done any time, but I think it’s more the stuff of a documentary and not a movie. The movie didn’t even touch on his brief conversion to Islam or his renunciation of violence. Shame cos I reckon that would’ve made it more interesting. Tom Hardy was awesome – I hope he gets more great leads out of this.
All you people talking bou the film Bronson having an awful plot, storyline, or theme, are trippin on the wrong things,open your eyes or ears maybe, and rent the film, check out the real Charles Bronson’s monologues regarding his current state and feeling towards the making of the film, he sort of supervised his character and not only did he complete his life goal which I’m sure many lose sight of in this life, it became an an effing movie,the guys interesting and fking wise
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