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Danny Elfman, Dino Perren, Frederick J. Fekaris, Will Sparks, Mark Feemster, Ron Bennett, Len Smith, Pete Anthony, Robert Palmer, Will Smith - Men in Black II (MIIB): Music from the Motion Picture

Danny Elfman, Dino Perren, Frederick J. Fekaris, Will Sparks, Mark Feemster, Ron Bennett, Len Smith, Pete Anthony, Robert Palmer, Will Smith - Men in Black II (MIIB): Music from the Motion Picture

Band: Danny Elfman, Dino Perren, Frederick J. Fekaris, Will Sparks, Mark Feemster, Ron Bennett, Len Smith, Pete Anthony, Robert Palmer, Will Smith Title: Men in Black II (MIIB): Music from the Motion Picture Rating: Release Date: 02 July, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Worm Lounge #1 (Worms In Black) - Danny Elfman 2: Logo - Danny Elfman 3: Titles - Danny Elfman 4: Big Jeff - Danny Elfman 5: Headquarters - Danny Elfman 6: Chop-Chop - Danny Elfman 7: Heart Thump - Danny Elfman 8: Customs - Danny Elfman 9: Hunting for K - Danny Elfman 10: J Nabbed / K's Back - Danny Elfman 11: The Real Story - Danny Elfman 12: Sleuthing - Danny Elfman 13: The Defense Begins - Danny Elfman 14: The Chase - Danny Elfman 15: The Light - Danny Elfman 16: The Finale - Danny Elfman 17: Worm Lounge #2 - Danny Elfman 18: Titles Revisited - Danny Elfman 19: I Will Survive - Tim Blaney 20: Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) - Will Smith

Editoral Review Composer Danny Elfman keeps the original MIB creative team intact, weighing in with a typically energetic orchestral score that dutifully ratchets up the suspense and punctuates the action. Given the massive box-office success of the original Men in Black, the only real surprise was that it took Hollywood five years to crank out the loopy, CGI-laden sequel. But it's a largely connect-the-dots exercise; aside from the deliciously loungy pair of Austin Powers-savvy bossa novas that bookend his work here ("Worm Lounge #1 (Worms in Black)," "Worm Lounge #2"), there's a sometimes uncomfortable lack of originality (let alone melodicism) in much of what remains. The tense, workmanlike efficiency works fine with the film, but longtime fans may find this a decidedly McElfman listening experience. Still, the soundtrack ends on an a pair of appropriately goofy/cheesy notes: Tim Blaney's gravel-voiced Frank the Pug crooning "I Will Survive" with grating canine fervor and the duet of Will Smith and Tra-Knox gettin' jiggy with the hip-hop/Bond music hybrid "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head). " --Jerry McCulley .. You can see a complete list of all Danny Elfman, Dino Perren, Frederick J. Fekaris, Will Sparks, Mark Feemster, Ron Bennett, Len Smith, Pete Anthony, Robert Palmer, Will Smith discography, or go back to the Danny Elfman, Dino Perren, Frederick J. Fekaris, Will Sparks, Mark Feemster, Ron Bennett, Len Smith, Pete Anthony, Robert Palmer, Will Smith tabs