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Christopher Young, a veteran of big-budget orchestral scores for movies as varied as "Species," "Hurricane," and "The Shipping News," creates a Schifrin-esque jazz world of smoky tunes for back-room card players and
tricky numbers for heisters and sheisters. The film's releasing company dropped the original score in favor of other music, but Intrada rescues it for release in their "Intrada Signature Editions" series.
1. Shade 3:27
2. Wisdom in Pain 3:42
3. Twin Turban Testimony 2:58
4. I Could have Jumped 2:48
5. The Booze Buzz 5:43
6. Incapable of Choosing 2:24
7. Slippery When Wet 2:27
8. Dancing With a Wet Handkerchief On Your Mother's Grave 4:02
9. Dizzy Miss Mizzy 2:09
10. I Regret 2:21
11. Salamander Schmorgesborg 3:14
12. The Parlor of Prestidigitation 2:29
13. The Dean's with the Professor 2:36
14. Sniffing Play dough 2:15
15. Yachumflatz 2:49
16. Shades of Grey 3:33
"Shade," the first feature film from real-life card shark Damian Nieman, who wrote and directed the picture, stars Gabriel Byrne and Thandie Newton as a duo of con artists looking to beat the "Dean" (Sylvester Stallone), a legendary card shark, in a high-stakes poker game. Their first step is hiring two fellow tricksters - Jamie Foxx and Stuart Townsend - to provide the smooth talking and to procure the necessary funds. Unfortunately, Larry (Foxx) blows his hand and finds himself with 85,000 dollars worth of debt owed to a local crime boss. "Shade" premiered at the 2003 CineVegas film festival and also features Dina Merrill and Melanie Griffith.