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Isaac Hayes - Shaft: Music From The Soundtrack (1971/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV

Date: 13 Jan 2024 16:00:03

Isaac Hayes - Shaft: Music From The Soundtrack (1971/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

"Shaft" soundtrack that garnered worldwide praise for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Isaac Hayes remains one of the most successful soundtrack albums of all time. The well-crafted record composed and produced by Hayes spent over a year on Billboard’s pop album charts and earned Hayes a Grammy Award for “Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture”. The album features the critically acclaimed hit single “Theme From Shaft”. which reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and won Hayes an Oscar for “Best Original Song”. The funky soulful jazz score full of cinematic instrumentation is a testament to Hayes’ undeniable genius.

Of the many wonderful blaxpoitation soundtracks to emerge during the early '70s, Shaft certainly deserves mention as not only one of the most lasting but also one of the most successful. Isaac Hayes was undoubtedly one of the era's most accomplished soul artists, having helped elevate Stax to its esteemed status; therefore, his being chosen to score such a high-profile major-studio film shouldn't seem like a surprise. And with "Theme from Shaft," he delivered an anthem just as ambitious and revered as the film itself, a song that has only grown more treasured over the years, after having been an enormously popular hit at the time of its release. Besides this song, though, there aren't too many more radio-targeted moments here. "Soulsville" operates effectively as the sort of downtempo ballad Hayes was most known for, just as the almost 20-minute "Do Your Thing" showcased just how impressive the Bar-Kays had become, stretching the song to unseen limits with their inventive, funky jamming. For the most part, though, this double-LP features nothing but cinematic moments of instrumentation, composed and produced by Hayes while being performed by the Bar-Kays – some downtempo, others quite jazzy, nothing too funky, though. Even if it's not quite as enjoyable as Curtis Mayfield's Superfly due to its emphasis on instrumentals, Shaft still remains a powerful record; one of Hayes' pinnacle moments for sure.

Tracklist:

01 - Theme From Shaft
02 - Bumpy's Lament
03 - Walk From Regio's
04 - Ellie's Love Theme
05 - Shaft's Cab Ride
06 - Cafe Regio's
07 - Early Sunday Morning
08 - Be Yourself
09 - A Friend's Place
10 - Soulsville
11 - No Name Bar
12 - Bumpy's Blues
13 - Shaft Strikes Again
14 - Do Your Thing
15 - The End Theme
16 - Theme From Shaft [Remix 2009]

24-bit Remastering by Bob Fisher at Pacific Multimedia.

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Isaac Hayes / Shaft
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.48 dB -16.80 dB 4:39 01-Theme From Shaft
DR12 -3.18 dB -18.11 dB 1:52 02-Bumpy's Lament
DR12 -1.61 dB -17.27 dB 2:24 03-Walk From Regio's
DR13 -1.65 dB -18.39 dB 3:18 04-Ellie's Love Theme
DR12 -0.52 dB -16.59 dB 1:08 05-Shaft's Cab Ride
DR12 -1.05 dB -16.00 dB 6:10 06-Cafe Regio's
DR13 -1.94 dB -18.59 dB 3:49 07-Early Sunday Morning
DR13 -0.50 dB -14.85 dB 4:31 08-Be Yourself
DR12 -3.01 dB -20.54 dB 3:20 09-A Friend's Place
DR12 -0.85 dB -17.56 dB 3:48 10-Soulsville
DR13 -0.50 dB -15.94 dB 6:11 11-No Name Bar
DR13 -1.14 dB -16.78 dB 4:04 12-Bumpy's Blues
DR14 -0.86 dB -17.36 dB 3:04 13-Shaft Strikes Again
DR12 -0.67 dB -15.45 dB 19:28 14-Do Your Thing
DR13 -0.59 dB -17.38 dB 1:58 15-The End Theme
DR15 -0.55 dB -19.79 dB 4:39 16-Theme From Shaft
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4720 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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