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| A Knight's Tale | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists - Soundtracks
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (57 reviews)
Sales Rank: 19787
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 85648
UPC: 696998564824
EAN: 0696998564824
ASIN: B00005EBIL
Release Date: May 8, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | We Will Rock You - Queen | | • | Low Rider - War | | • | Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive | | • | Golden Years - David Bowie | | • | Crazy On You - Heart | | • | Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton | | • | Get Ready - Rare Earth | | • | I Want To Take you Higher - Sly & The Family Stone | | • | The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy | | • | One Of Your Own - Carter Burwell | | • | We Are The Champions - Robbie Williams & Queen | | • | Pieces - Dan Powell | | • | Eye Conqueror - Third Eye Blind |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Writer-director Brian Helgeland dared to use rock music--mostly anthems from the '70s--to accompany his rousing tale of a medieval jousting champion, and this anachronistic strategy pays off handsomely by giving the film a joyful exuberance that it might otherwise have lacked. Divorced from the movie, this hot sampling of hits is just another corporate song package intended to boost the movie's profit margin, but it's still a blast to listen to. For anyone who grew up with this music--by Queen, War, David Bowie, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Heart, Thin Lizzy, and others--the lineup of favorites plays like an hour from the golden years of album-oriented-rock radio. Younger listeners can hear what they missed--the music was so much better than it was given credit for at the time--and an update of Queen's "We Are the Champions," with Robbie Williams interpreting the irreplaceable Freddie Mercury, turns out to be not half bad (especially since Brian May's guitar licks are still fantastic). "One of Our Own" is the only track to sample Carter Burwell's lush film score with a dialogue clip included, and three tracks (including "Eye Conqueror" by Third Eye Blind) are passable nonmovie songs exclusive to this CD. Cynics might argue that this music has no place in a medieval knight's tale, and that this soundtrack is entirely perfunctory. Those opinions could be justified, but it's a whole lot easier--and a lot more fun--to press "play" and groove on this energetic celebration of heroic rock & roll. --Jeff Shannon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 52 more reviews...
 Rock on June 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved the movie and the sound track is a lot of fun to play in the car with the top down.
Excellent CD January 4, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought two of these CDs at Christmas, one for me and one for my son-in-law. The music is great & I crank it up to my housework. Believe it or not, I'm a country music fan.
 less robbie williams it would have been 5! December 14, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
yup another great soundtrack for a great film. As I said up there I'm a huge Queen fan and so when ANYONE does a copy of their songs whether they're backed by Queen or not, I think its a crime ! sorry ! but it is! You should only copy songs if you are going to make them better, and I dont think thats possible with Queen I really dont. So yes the soundtrack is great but you can scrap Robbie Williams and put the original on thankyou very much!
70's music didn't always suck.. June 24, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very good compulation. Heart's Crazy on You is a great bonus track but I don't understand the other two bonus tracks, especially Third I Blind; who was that thrown in for? Otherwise, a highly recommended CD!
This is a must have for your collection! September 27, 2004
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic movie. An excellent plot, lots of action, and a villian worthy of the name, a love interest that fits the theme of the movie, and a supporting crew of castabouts that come together for a rousing good story! A delightful twist on the rags to riches story. This is an excellent addition to any one's collection. I highly recommend it!
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