Review: 'Paul McCartney: Man on the Run - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack'

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The soundtrack album for director Morgan Neville's new Wings-era doc, "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run," is a skimpy affair.

It runs just under 50 minutes and features only three previously unissued tracks: "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance," from the 1973 "James Paul McCartney" TV special; "Live and Let Die," from the "Rock Show" film, and a rough mix of "Arrow Through Me." The rest of the short track list features a mix of deep tracks ("Big Barn Bed," "Long-Haired Lady") and big hits ("Band on the Run," "Coming Up" and "Mull of Kintyre.")

I couldn't explain why Macca released this album rather than just pointing people to the recent Wings compilation, but at least this single disk isn't a complete overlap of that 2-CD set, so there's at least some value for the money for newer fans or older ones who dumped their vinyl collections and now regret it. 

As a listening experience, and as an overview of Paul's early, post-Beatles career, this "Motion Picture Soundtrack" is pretty random and incomplete, however. And, even with the three rare tracks included, it's not terribly necessary.

Man on the Run - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, Tracklisting:

  1. Wings - Silly Love Songs (Demo)
  2. Paul McCartney - That Would Be Something (2011 Remaster)
  3. Paul and Linda McCartney - Long Haired Lady (2012 Remaster)
  4. Paul and Linda McCartney - Too Many People (2012 Remaster)
  5. Paul McCartney and Wings - Big Barn Bed (2018 Remaster)
  6. Paul McCartney - Gotta Sing Gotta Dance 
  7. Wings - Live and Let Die (Rockshow)
  8. Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run (2010 Remaster)
  9. Wings - Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)  
  10. Wings - Mull of Kintyre (2016 Remaster)
  11. Paul McCartney - Coming Up (2011 Remaster)
  12. Paul McCartney and Wings - Let Me Roll It  (2010 Remaster)


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