Various Artists - The Scorpion King OST

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking? Well, I can, it’s an album full of cock-rock and radio anthems. If you “stand alone”, this is the soundtrack for you. I haven’t seen The Scorpion King, nor do I really ever plan to see the movie… unless it comes out on video and a friend rents… ah, never mind. So, the artist list for the soundtrack is about as appealing as the movie, but it’s definitely a fitting soundtrack. Among the list of heavy-hitters, you get new music from Godsmack, P.O.D., System Of A Down, Injected, Coal Chamber, and Sevendust, among many, many other modern rock heroes. The only real complaint I have about the soundtrack is that they put some pretty weak songs on there; sure, the Scorpion King has his sensitive side, but I would expect the soundtrack to carry more of the “I’ve come for the woman and your head” mentality. Some of the stand-outs are the sappy, rock ballad from Creed, “To Whom It May Concern”, and the not-so-heavy metal of Hoobastank’s “Losing My Grip” and 12 Stones’ “My Life”. These songs just don't pump enough testosterone to hang with the rest of the opposition on this soundtrack, which includes System of a Down’s “Streamline”, “Breathless” from Lifer, “Corrected” by Sevendust, and Coal Chamber’s “Glow”. Needless to say, it’s a very radio friendly mixture. Since I need to give a constructive score, I’ll base my count on the idea that a soundtrack should relate to its respective motion picture counterpart. Thusly, I give The Scorpion King soundtrack 2.5 manstyle points; in my opinion, it’s half good and half bad. [www.scorpionkingmusic.com]