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List Price: $17.98 | | Label: Tvt
Salesrank: 74134
Released: March 1, 2005 |
| Our Price: $3.94 |
| Used Price: $2.00 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Be Cool Track Listing:
1. Fantasy -- Earth, Wind, & Fire
2. Hollywood Swinging - Kool & the Gang
3. Be Thankful for What You Got - William DeVaughn
4. Roda - Elis Regina
5. Sexy - Black Eyed Peas
6. Suga Suga (Reggae Remix) - Baby Bash
7. The Boss - James Brown
8. Ain't No Reason - Christina Milian
9. Believer - Christina Milian
10. Brand New Old Skool - 777
11. G's & Soldiers - Planet Asia featuring Kurupt
12. Cool Chill (Motion Picture Score) -- John Powell
13. A Cowboy's Work is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
14. You Ain't Woman Enough - The Rock
Editorial Review:
Be Cool is the sequel to the hit Get Shorty. Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Danny Devito, Andre 3000 from Outkast, Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, Cedric The Entertainer, Debi Mazar, and more. Directed by F. Gary Gray
Description of Be Cool:
This belated sequel to Get Shorty finds loan shark-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer (John Travolta) burned out on Hollywood and ready to tackle a new showbiz challenge: music. Thus inspired, its soundtrack bounds between a wobbly mix of Me Decade neo-classics, sparing doses of contemporary hip-hop, and modern R&B. Anchored by '70s stalwarts Earth, Wind & Fire ("Fantasy"), an early Kool & the Gang funk-fest ("Hollywood Swinging"), and William DeVaughn's soulful "Be Thankful For What You Got," it goes on to embrace everything from the energetic 60's Brazilian pop of Elis Regina's "Roda" to the Black Eyed Peas' standout "Sexy" and a pair of heated R&B tracks from Christina Milian. But despite the hip-hop-tinged story line, the tracks by 777 and Kurupt shortchange the genre a bit, while John Powell's jazz-funky suite of underscore cues effectively channels the slinky vibe Us3 and John Lurie created for the '95 original. The score's kitsch/loopy quotient is filled by Sonny & Cher's "A Cowboys Work is Never Done" and The Rock's lovably fey send-up of "You Ain't Woman Enough."--Jerry McCulley
Be Cool Reviews:
Disappointing Purchase 
2008-07-28 - I was very disappointed with my purchase. The CD was scratched and therefore relatively unusable. And though the CD did not cost very much, one would hope it was still worth purchasing. It was not worth the cost of reshipping and therefore I'll mark this purchase as a loss.
Where's the best song in the film?! 
2006-02-01 - Gutted that "Cryin'" the duet between Christina and Steven wasn't on the album. I have had to put up with downloading the just aerosmith version which is great but the duet was faaabolous!! Otherwise a good album if you enjoyed the film.
Buy it for The Rock's solo, if nothing else 
2005-12-15 - If you need a little pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you can't miss with The Rock's rendition of "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man". It was worth the price of the whole CD just to hear that hilarious send-up, complete with the Rock's ad libs. Add to this the fact that you've got a FABULOUS collaboration between the Black-Eyed Peas and Sergio Mendes, and it's money well spent. Those two songs alone make it worth the money.
Be Cool and Don't Buy This Soundtrack
2005-07-26 - Out of the 14 songs on the soundtrack, there are only 4 that are excellent to listen to:
Fantasy- Earth, Wind, & Fire
Hollywood Swinging- Kool & the Gang
Be Thankful for What You Got- William DeVaughn
The Boss- James Brown
These four songs are REAL R&B music and regardless of what 777 says, there is NO "brand new old skool." Not with the crap that I've been hearing on the radio these last 8 years. Anyway, this soundtrack is the weakest soundtrack that I have ever heard. Christina Milian has to be one of lamest singers out there and I'm glad no more of her songs were put on this soundtrack. For the record, she is NOT an R&B/soul singer- she is as pop as a Coca Cola about to lose it's fizz. I really don't care to much about the Black Eyed Peas and their music, especially since they've gone pop and added that floozy to the group. Listen to me, okay? Do not waste your hard earned money on this soundtrack. Dowload if you have to, but don't buy it.
Where's Steven and Christina?
2005-07-24 - Verrrrrry dissapointed that "Cryin" feat. Christina Milian wasn't on the cd.
