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Movies Soundtracks Men In Black II (Columbia) 
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| Men In Black II (Columbia) |
| By Gavin Hilzbrich | |
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Monday, 17 May 2004 The lure of hefty wage packets following the box office success of the first Men In Black film was obviously impossible to resist for Smith and Jones (Will and Tommy Lee, not Mel and Griff), and so we have been treated to a second installment of the alien arse-kicking antics of agents Jay and Kay. Whilst the movie itself is already showing signs of raking in as much cash as the original and picking up favourable reviews, the actual soundtrack is somewhat under par. There are 20 tracks in total, with 18 of them being instrumentals. The two exceptions are Tim Blaney’s (Frank The Pug) ‘I Will Survive’, which is quite entertaining at first but would become extremely annoying after repeated plays and obligatory, money-spinning Will Smith single ‘Black Suits Comin’ (Nod Ya Head)’. As is the case with many instrumental-heavy soundtracks MIIB will mean very little to anyone who has not actually seen the film. The instrumentals are all basically different variations of the main theme tune (which most people will remember from the original) and by track three you’ll be pretty unimpressed by the whole thing. ’Black Suits Comin’ (Nod Ya Head)’ by the former Fresh Prince himself is the one and only redeeming feature of this entire soundtrack but you have to wait until the very end of the album to hear it. (Note to the producers: Most CD players have a skip track button, so putting the best song at the end doesn’t necessarily mean that people will contentedly sit through the rest of it first.) It’s a shame that there aren’t a few more proper songs here as that would have made all the difference, but with Will’s new solo album released a week before it’s understandable that he didn’t record a whole load of extras for this one. At the end of the day it does serve its purpose of being the right kind of incidental music for the film it was intended for, but it’s just not the kind of album you’re likely to ever want to sit down and listen to. It might work for Star Wars, but it doesn’t for this and if it’s the Will Smith song that you like, then save your hard-earned cash and opt for the single instead. (1/5) Release Date: 17 May 2004
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