‘Bone’ Soundtrack Is A Real Knockout

Mon., May 1, 2000

Kathy Bula East Valley

Soundtrack “Play It To the Bone”

In the grand tradition of movie soundtrack albums that contain little to none of the composer’s original score comes “Play it to the Bone.”

Composer Alex Wurman gets only one cut on the album, a spacey, ethereal piece called “On the Road.” The rest of the CD is filled with a diverse batch of songs from a variety of artists who have only one thing in common — none of them are in the pop mainstream.

The disc starts with a Fishbone cover of The Temptations’ 1975 hit “Shakey Ground.” Next is Kirk Franklin’s “Gonna Be a Lovely Day,” which features his trademark blend of rap and gospel, and is irresistible, even if you don’t like rap.

Linda Jackson’s “I Must Tell Jesus” is a more straightforward gospel number, with the slight twist of using an instrument that sounds like a calliope (that thing that plays the music for merry-go-rounds) to accompany the vocals.

Three blues songs are present on the CD, including John Lee Hooker’s classic “Boom Boom.”

There are also two real-deal Latin cuts, one by Los Lobos and one by Gipsyland.

This very diverse album may not be right for those who like their music right down the middle stylistically. But if you’re an adventurous spirit, this is definitely one to pick up.

Grade: A

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