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1. The Italian Job

2. Something's Cookin'

3. Hello Mrs. Beckerman!

4. Britannia And Mr Bridger, if you please

5. Trouble For Charlie

6. On Days Like These

7. It's Caper Time

8. Meanwhile Back In The Mafia

9. Smell The Gold!

10. Greensleeves And All The Jazz

11. On Days Like These (Reprise)

12. Getta Bloomin' Move On!

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last one of the most sought after vinyl soundtracks on CD, 4 Jan 2002

By	G. S. Dawson "Gaz" (Aldershot, Hampshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With good condition vinyl original copies of this changing hands for big money this CD must've been eagerly awaited. The artwork on the sleeve bears no resemblence to the original but the tracks are the same. The anthemic "Self Preservation Society" recently re-awakened by adverts and english footie fans is the real gem. If you love the film, this is a must, and if you own a Mini Cooper like me, fit a CD player and you'll be in seventh heaven. Turn it up and "blow the bloody doors off"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Drop your plates of meat / right upon the seat, 22 Feb 2004

By	Jack Yan (Wellington, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Down in the antipodes, decent OSTs like this are about as rare as Cockneys themselves. I had to travel to London on a regular jaunt to find this gem and do not regret it one moment (especially after paying under �10); later I bumped into a friend of the CD producer, who apparently went to work for MCA and asked for the soundtrack on CD, to be told that it didn't exist (in the days when decent vinyls were going for �75). His mission from that point: to re-create one of his favourites on CD-God bless his decision and persistence!

Quincy Jones's original compositions are marvellous, recalling the moments in the film-and despite the relative brevity of the entire CD, it all seems more substantial. His jazz background serves the score well, including his rearrangements of traditional tunes, which work well independently of the movie. No other Matt Munro-performed song touches 'On Days Like These', while the instrumental (present here, thankfully) is as elegant.

As an earlier reviewer said, the quality of the remastering is excellent, while the liner notes are a useful complement (while presenting little new information for fans, souvenirs such as an image of the original poster are worthwhile). I can't wait for my next drive around Italy with this soundtrack in the CD player. While remembering that in that country, 'They drive on the wrong side of the road!'

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3.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately only for the Fan, 18 Jun 2004

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1st things 1st, I am a HUGE fan of the film, I own it on most available formats and even though I own it, I still watch it when it comes on the TV. Also I am grateful for the fact that this album is now available to the masses on CD, something I thought would never happen, but this soundtrack falls short for mainly two reasons.

1. Only if you have watched the film and studied it very closely will all of the music on this soundtrack album make sense, other wise most of the material will sound like average 60's bar jazz. It is only the fantastic 'get a blommin move on' and it's variants, and the versions of 'on days like these' which save this album.
2. Like a previous reviewer, instead of just a straight re-issue, I think putting some of the classic dialogue in between the tracks i.e. 'shorten the sleeves would you love I'm not a gorilla' would have not been too much to ask as other re-issue soundtracks i own have done this. This would have taken advantage of the CD format with the extra time available compared to an LP.

It would be too easy to get carried away and simply say this soundtrack is great by it's association with the film, but to my mind a soundtrack is supposed to capture the essence of the film, and without any of the fantastic and utterly classic dialogue included, it fails to that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars mini jinx
Brilliant classic in every way, we have recently bought a classic mini and my young children insisted we bought the music for their favorite film, the genuine article, my kids can... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Ms. Ruth Galloway

1.0 out of 5 stars Would make a good bird scare
Don't even think about it unless you're an Italian Job anorak. If there's any stock left they should put it the back of a van and "blow the bloody doors off". Read more

Published 19 months ago by Ian Lamb

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SOUNDTRACK FOR GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great soundtrack...i especially like the intro music to the movie which kicks some serious arse.....possibly the greatest movie of all time ,.....across the world....awesome

Published on 11 Jun 2004 by Vince T

5.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is
After reading some of the reviews that were negative, my response is what do you expect. This is the musical sections off the film, not dialogue or directors cuts, just the music... Read more

Published on 27 Nov 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT The original soundtrack
If you have seen the film you should realise this has been "digitally Remastered" to sound like a poor imitation of the film. Read more

Published on 12 Sep 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars The soundtrack to england's best film of all time!
The soundtrack to my fav film of all time- british or otherwise. The highlight is the final track, the Self Preservation Society, although the rest, particularly Matt Monro's... Read more

Published on 13 Jun 2002 by railroader44

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I thought this was rather disappointing; a mixture of cheesy 60s MOR and bland instrumentals. The best-known track (Self-Preservation Society) appears in 2 versions; an... Read more

Published on 11 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The soundtrack to the best film ever. Worth every penny!
Many people have said it's a pity that this soundtrack lacks quotes from the film. Whilst I can see where they're coming from, it is a soundtrack, and if you want quotes, you buy... Read more

Published on 14 Mar 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars You're only supposed to blow the bloody dust off yer needle.
A truly great soundtrack that brought flooding back the fact I dragged my poor mother to the flicks over 10 times to see this film at the age of 8! Read more

Published on 3 Mar 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Cockney rhyming slang is back in fashion...
Qiuncy Jones has created one of the greatest soundtracks for any British film ever, with many a tune to drive to (Although Matt Monro's "On Days Like These"/Crashing... Read more

Published on 5 Feb 2001

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