After many many years, Hollywood finally decided to make a new version of The Untouchables, the story of Elliot Ness and his band of treasury agents who waged war on Al Capone and his organization. Here to take us on the musical journey back to that time is Ennio Morricone, who turns in one of his best compositions with this soundtrack. Not entirely a period piece and not exactly a modern style composition, the soundtrack to The Untouchables is a fitting compliment to the movie. Starting off with it's powerful main title theme The Strength of The Righteous and finishing up with the end title theme The Untouchables, the soundtrack is a combination of heroic music and intrigue.
Al Capone is a very good example of what I mean. It is old in style but modern in the way it's performed. It immeadiately conjures up images of tommy guns and pin stripe suits. In Waiting at the Border, the tension is slow to build but eventually reaches it's peak and stopping just before the action begins. The Strength of the Righteous is reprised again in On The Rooftops where it is presented with a bit more pace. Four Friends on the other hand is a softer theme representing Elliot Ness and his three partners. One of the more unusual pieces is Machine Gun Lullaby heard during the gunfight at the train station. There is no way for me to describe it but if you've seen the movie, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. I guess you could say that it's music from a baby's mobile that slowly turns tense and vile. One of Morricone's best and highly recommended.
Total time: 39:42
1: The Untouchables (End Title) (3:10)
2: Al Capone (2:55)
3: Waiting at the Border (3:46)
4: Death Theme (2:41)
5: On The Rooftops (2:33)
6: Victorious (2:09)
7: The Man With The Matches (2:46)
8: The Strength of The Righteous (Main Title) (2:26)
9: Ness and His Family (2:45)
10: False Alarm (1:12)
11: The Untouchables (3:04)
12: Four Friends (2:51)
13: Machine Gun Lullaby (7:02)