Shaft: Music From the Soundtrack

I didn’t think soundtracks were allowed on the list, but here we are I guess. This is funky and smooth. I feel like I should watch the movie because Shaft seems like a bad mother (Shut your mouth). Favorite songs were Theme From Shaft, Cafe Regio’s, and No Name Bar.

The song Shaft is a stone cold classic. The rest of the album is pretty funky, but never quite lives up to the bar that is set with that first track.

Why is this here and not other soundtracks? Who cares, this shit goes hard.

Nothing here really grabbed me, but it wasn't bad. 3/5

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During my big Isaac Hayes phase I somehow never got to this. What a daftie.

This really needs the film with it. Or something else ;) - would have been higher if it had either.

It can be much, much better accompanied by the movie, but I can see some perks here and there. It deserves a listening session, even knowing that Hayes has other much better albums.

I’ve heard of Shaft as a blaxploitation film from the 1970s, however at this point I haven’t seen the film yet. Thus, it feels weird to me that Issac Hayes’s soundtrack is on this list, given its ties to a piece of visual media. Still, there seems to be a lot of appraisal for the soundtrack, historically signified as one of the first to incorporate a more funk/soul driven sound for a film. The question is, does it hold up on its own without seeing Shaft the film? The answer for me at least is somewhat.

Obviously, the “Theme from Shaft” is the standout moment right from the get-go, and it gets a nice callback with “The End Theme.” Other notable tracks in between include “Ellie’s Love Theme” which oozes this sense of mystique around what sounds like catchy xylophone motifs, “Cafe Regio’s” with its epic guitar soloing alongside the horn accompaniment, “Be Yourself” with horn riffs for days, “Soulsville” as another finely sung piece from Isaac, and the 19-minute “Do Your Thing” that comes off as an extended jam session with tempo changes amidst guitar and electric piano solos.

But going back to what has been stated earlier, this is nevertheless a soundtrack for a film, and it shows in places. The rest of the album can be described as either light motifs that last no more than two minutes, or like with “Early Sunday Morning” best serves as background music for certain scenes.

Overall, Issac Hayes is a good composer in his own right, and I certainly look forward to catching Shaft the film sometime based on my enjoyment of the soundtrack. Perhaps Shaft is better served on a list of “films to watch before you die” to get both the audio and visual components together, as opposed to just the album separately.

This album is so cheesy Kraft Foods called - they want their Velveeta back.

1.5/5.0: Bad

Surprised how much I like this, though not really something I would want to listen to in my own time.

Een soundtrack is eigenlijk wat raar in de lijst. Maar vooruit. Het is één artiest en je zou deze prima kunnen luisteren zonder iets van de film gezien te hebben. En ik kan het weten. Want ik heb deze film nooit gezien en heb een prima uurtje gehad met dit album.

Shut your mouth!

HL: "Do Your Thing", the theme, "Walk From Regio's", "Soulville", "No Name Bar"

Not the 1st 70's double album with too much muchness I've heard this month, but there are enough bangers to make the listen worthwhile. I first heard "Do Your Thing" when I was 10 or something, but didn't know there were 14 more minutes of the song after the single version fades out! The blaxploitation In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

3.5
January 30, 2023

I understand this album is on the list due to its impact on popular culture and the landmark in time.

But, it's a soundtrack. And it sounds like one. Probably sounds well as background music for whatever is happening on screen.

But aside from the killer opening track and the 20 minute jam-session on Do Your Thing, without the visuals, this album is mostly just funky elevator music.

Right on.

The main Theme Song is absolutely amazing...the rest I could leave alone. Too much movie soundtrack. 1.5/5

theme song is the best song

I haven't seen the movie but I really ought to. This soundtrack really works on its own though. Fantastic, experimental soul.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfLKiYIfL4

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