Soundtrack Review: Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

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By Sue Klasky Jul 7, 2008, 15:45 GMT

Pot-smoking duo Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kai Penn) are back in the sequel to "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle." They star in "Harold and Kumar: Escape to Guantanamo Bay."

This time they are try to evade police who think they are terrorists when they try to get a bong on an airplane going to Amsterdam. Composer George S. Clinton has been scoring films since 1983. He composed this instrumental score for "Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay" for an orchestra. Clinton focuses on lots of bombastic horns, high-pitched strings, harp and drums for his score. I know film composers must have a musical theme that appears through their pieces, but here they sound similar and just flow together. The first tune, "Ron Fox/Interrogation/Gitmo" sets the musical theme featuring those loud horns, drums and violins. The music starts off loud, then gets quiet with a harp, and turns ominous with horns and loud strings. This theme winds its way throughout the score. In "Dead Bambi/Cell Phone/Doors/Cyrus" the music starts off in a country vein with a banjo, then bam, back to that dark early thread with violins shrieking. "Unicorn Mushroom" features a sitar, adding a Middle Eastern flavor. I didn't really like "kkkp/Escape The KKK" with the high pitched violins. I liked the beginning of "Branded" with a bluesy harmonica, but, then the loud horns and drums come in again with the musical thread. I liked "Hewitt Texas/Broken Heel/The Airport" with its western feel and cool drums. And "Free Fall" has an earnest, fast-paced, action feel to it. "Kumar's Poem" features a peaceful piano solo. The musical production is excellent and I liked the various drums. I'm sure the score was appropriate for the scenes in the movie. Yet, it didn't hold my interest since the pieces sounded so similar.

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mehdiJul 18th, 2008 - 08:26:26

i love that song at party in harold and kumar's friend home

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TollieJul 22nd, 2008 - 09:29:40

Yeah it's great! The songs name is My Dick - Mickey Avalon

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aazzsseeJul 23rd, 2008 - 20:03:25

No,that song is 'Toca me lo' by mike cruz

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joeJul 30th, 2008 - 17:50:39

What is the song that comes out when Harold and Kumar and Maria next to the photographer inside the store in Amsterdam at DVD time 1:33:29?

Thanks

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jimAug 2nd, 2008 - 01:46:43

Joe that song is 'I love my sex' by Benny Benassi.

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LanceAug 2nd, 2008 - 03:40:22

does anyone know the metal song that comes on at the kkk bonfire?

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SJAug 2nd, 2008 - 06:24:10

Does anyone know what is song is playing before they hit the water-hydrant?

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PutrosAug 4th, 2008 - 02:21:58

hey whats that song thats like the end basically...when they go back to amsterdam on the bike ride and all ..

Some words in it

' Smoke some weed, every night and day..' something lkike that:P

Thanks!

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Bizarre - Gospel Weed SongAug 5th, 2008 - 19:33:12

Bizarre - Gospel Weed Song, is the song when the riding bike and stuf

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sorry my bad !!Aug 5th, 2008 - 21:40:20

the song is K'naan - in the beginning :)

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