As others mentioned the leaving out of the Stones could quirk some...but who does not already have it...and my take is it was a royalty/label issue.. generally the songs do fit well with the film..so good. But the repeatedly replaying of the dork band the Dropkick Murphey's REALY got on my nerves. Now dont get me wrong, I come from the late 70's punk scene and attend shows often and do play in some well known bands. Okay enough said about me..but dang that Dropkick song needed to be well - dropped and kicked...it was WAY too overbearing and sorry (even being a UK'r myself) I can't stand most "Celtic-punk"..call it what ya will but I call it ANNOYING. Give me Rudimentary Peni, The Undertones etc anyday over this..The Dropkickers can, well drop dead...ok rag is off.. The film rocked, and the majority of the S/T is good.

This CD has all the popular tunes from the movie, The Departed. The music is played in it's full recording not mixed or just half of a song. I was very impressed with the quality of the sound.

As soon as this film had finished I ordered the sound track and was telling all my friends about it. It has great music and it's my traveling music in the car. I just lent it to my daughter. I would recommend this sound track, it has a great variety of music on it.

The music on this CD is great. The "yawn" music in the film is boring and has been done over and over in other films. Oh listen a Rolling Stones song in a Scorsese film! Oh boy! The live version of Comfortably numb during a love scene is sooo awful. Only expecation would be Drop Kick Murpheys song in the film. All the rest are just a bunch of classic rock thrown on top of Scorsese's films.

The Departed finally won Martin Scorsese the long overdue Oscar he has so very much deserved over the years. Like Goodfellas and Casino before it, The Departed utilized a soundtrack of previously available songs to set the mood and capture the feel of the film, and this soundtrack succeeds on just about all counts. The blistering live rendition of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" by Roger Waters, Van Morrison, and The Band starts the disc off, and is followed by classic tracks from the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers Band, and Patsy Cline. Sandwiched in between these older acts and the two score tracks contributed from composer Howard Shore, is the instantly catchy "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" from punk favorites the Dropkick Murphys, which you'll no doubt remember nodding your head to when watching the film. There may not be anything featured here that you haven't heard before or seen somewhere else, but the soundtrack for The Departed is a blast regardless and wonderfully captures the feel of the film. In those regards alone, the soundtrack, much like the film itself, is a pleasently wonderful treat.

I loved the movie and I love the soundtrack. I play it all the time.

I really enjoy the Departed soundtrack it is a great mix of varying songs from all eras, and of course it came from a great movie.

The soundtrack for the movie was so wonderful I knew I wanted it for my collection. Although the CD does not contain all the songs in the film, there are enough to make this one of a kind collection worth having.

I loved the variety of music on the "Departed" soundtrack. From Roy Buchnanan to Patsy Cline's version of "Sweet Dreams", Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers, and The Stones! As a musician, I can confidently state that this soundtrack is about good music.

A simple review that can be summed up as "buy this cd". Loved it from start to finish. You won't be disappointed.

Note to Amazon Editorial Reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli: "Sail On Sailor" is a lot of things, and "obscure" isn't one of them. It's widely regarded as the final burst of brilliance (within the Beach Boys framework) from Brian Wilson, the final "classic" song from the lineup including Carl and Dennis Wilson, Brian as a composer, Al Jardine and Mike Love. It was sung by Blondie Chaplin, who...along with Ricky Fataar...was with the band for three albums (Carl & The Passions So Tough, Holland, In Concert). Explain to me how a Beach Boys song that is not sung by Brian constitutes a "slight twist?"

Although the soundtrack has most of the songs from the movie, not all of them are on there. Little disappointed. Arrived prompt and in excellent condition.

Soundtrack is very good !!! But should not have left out -"Gimme Shelter"-Rolling Stones. Too bad. But otherwise worth playing!!!

Lots of low profile classics and a few big names as well. There's a leaning to some great and unique guitar work in much of it. Its the track to the movie so there's no comment about some of the selections but you wont be disappointed.

Great Movie soundtrack. We listen to it over & over again. Insturmental of "sweet Dreams" is "The Bomb". Should have ordered 2 CDs so my wife wouldn't keep borrowing mine!

Aloha/Mahalo

Woodrow Jones

While watching the originally preview, I dug the Irish Dropkick Murphy's tune, and loved the version of Comfortably Numb. I was excited when I saw that the soundtrack contained these newer versions of the songs, which in my opinion were better than the original (although Roger Waters original Comfortably Numb is the best). The other songs are good, too, including the last track by Howard Shore.

The Soundtrack is great but some of the good songs from the movie arent on it. Overall it is a good product

This is the SCORE from the film, by Howard Shore. There is a SECOND album containing the SONGS from the film, and two cuts of the score. That album has the Stones, Beach Boys, Dropkick Murphys, Roger Waters, and several other bands.
Both albums are superb. However, we're hear to talk about the score.
It is a terrific score, unlike any previous work from Howard Shore. Wonderful tango, heartfelt music....one of the better scores from 06'. Just listen to the first track sample. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Loved it. The songs are crisp and clear, and fun. Played it for people who had not seen the movie, and they loved it. Very, very pleased. Love the Irish music, so typical of Boston.

There is so much music in this film, they shouldve made two soundtracks! well well well was perfect in the movie and its not on the album!:(

Missing some very important music. 1st, The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter. 2nd, John Lennon. Especially since Jack Nicholson directly quotes John Lennon in the film.

I was a bit disappointed with this soundtrack. The movie is much better than the music. However, it does have a few good songs by some classic artists so the purchase is worth considering.

In the movie the song, forget the title, by the Rolling Stones was not included in the CD. Needless to say this happend to be one of the songs I enjoyed most in the movie.

The strongest song of the whole film, without a doubt, is the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter". Of course, the soundtrack doesn't include it.

The soundtrack to "The Departed" is brilliant! This is a brilliant soundtrack to the year's best film.

Track Listing
1. Comfortably Numb - Roger Waters, Van Morrison, The Band
2. Sail On, Sailor - The Beach Boys
3. Let It Loose - The Rolling Stones
4. Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan
5. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
6. Baby Blue - Badfinger
7. I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys
8. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz
9. Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker
10. Sweet Dreams (Of You) - Patsy Cline
11. The Departed Tango - Howard Shore Featuring Marc Ribot (dobro) and Larry Saltzman (Guitar)
12. Beacon Hill - Howard Shore Performed by Sharon Isbin