I for one really enjoyed Plunkett & Macleane although from what I understand it did very little business in movie theaters and disappeared quickly to DVD. Thank goodness however that at least a CD was released for this underrated film. If you have heard any of Armstrong's other works such as The Bone Collector or more recently The Incredible Hulk. The album begins with some heavenly choral music similar to the brilliant finale from The Bone Collector. The track "Ball" wonderfully combines "classical" and "pop" sounds and simply put it really works. If you have never seen the movie or heard the album I would be ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those soundtracks that seems to get forgotten, much like the film despite one of the tracks being one of the most recognisable as it features on many film trailers and Top Gear has used it rather a lot too - the track is 'Escape' and it's easy to see why it is used to death these days. It's a real epic track and a highlight of the soundtrack, though I feel it always has more of a punch when heard directly after 'Hanging'. One of my biggest bugbears when it comes to soundtracks are that often the track listing is choc full of spoilers. 'Hanging' could be seen as a spoiler but it's not as bad as 'death of so and so' which I have spotted on some ...  Read the complete review