Oscar-winning composer
Hans Zimmer delivers an effervescent drink of a score for the Warner Bros. heist flick Matchstick Men. Taking a cue from Amelie scribe
Yann Tiersen,
Zimmer gives the melody to the accordion, creating a playful sense of place for
Nicholas Cage's obsessive-compulsive con man to twitch and fidget in. The main theme sounds like a lounge version of
Ennio Morricone's Once Upon a Time in the West score, replete with whistling and odd percussion, and the frantic "Tuna Fish and Cigarettes pulses with techno wizardry.
Zimmer completes his portion of the work with the lush "Banker's Waltz," a gorgeous old-style Hollywood orchestral piece that shimmers with Tinsel Town excess. Also included are choice selections from
Bobby Darin,
George Formby,
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, and garage sale vinyl king
Mantovani & His Orchestra. ~ James Christopher Monger