Whereas the first two Austin Powers soundtracks concentrated on swinging-'60s mod, soul, and rock shagadelica, Goldmember shakes its '70s funk and disco groove thing. Angie Stone turns in a silky cover of "Groove Me," while Beyoncé Knowles belts "Work It Out" in fierce diva style over rickety but slinky beats. Soul Hooligan add cheesy vocoded vocals and synths to their version of Electric Light Orchestra's "Evil Woman"; Paul Oakenfold mashes up "A Fifth of Beethoven" with a dark, Mission Impossible-like melody; and the Rolling Stones' disco excursion "Miss You" is imbued with an intoxicating step-beat and throbbing strings by Dr. Dre. Even Mike Myers gets into the groove action, drolly spoofing Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life" as Dr. Evil, to hilarious effect. But like the hedonistic '70s, there's not much substance underneath the songs. While understandable--Austin Powers isn't meant to be brain surgery--glitzy dance tracks by Foxxy Cleopatra, Britney Spears, and Oakenfold especially drag and become clunky. --Annie Zaleski
Product Identifiers
Producer Jeff Turzo, Austin Reynolds, Susanna Hoffs, Damon Elliott, Matthew Sweet, Brad Wood, Greg Hilfman, John Houlihan, Pharrell Williams, Paul Oakenfold, Beyonce, Bryce Wilson, Mike Elizondo, Danny Bramson, Chad Hugo, The Neptunes, Angie Stone, Dr. Dre, Smash Mouth
Record Label Maverick
UPC 0093624831020
Product Key Features
Release Year 2002
Genre Dance & Electronica, R&B & Soul
Additional Product Features
Format CD
Style Dance
Distributor Wea (Distributor)
Recording Mode Stereo
Release Date 20020716
Duration 40min.
Artist Original Soundtrack
Spar CODE N/A
Recording Type Studio
