1 |
Hush
- Deep Purple |
2 |
Witness
(1 Hope) - Roots Manuva |
3 |
Tomorrow
Never Knows - Junior Parker |
4 |
Sleepy
Shores - Michael Price |
5 |
The
Court Of The Crimson King edit - King Crimson |
6 |
Backward
- Kode9 And The Spaceape |
| 7 |
Wait
- The Kills |
8 |
There
Is An Ocean - Donovan |
9 |
Ruby
Tuesday - Franco Battiato |
10 |
Money
Honey - Pressure Feat. Warrior Queen |
11 |
Arbeit
Macht Frei - The Liberties |
12 |
Indian
Stomp - Cyrus (Random Trio) |
13 |
Bring
On The Lucie (Freda Peeple) - John Lennon |
14 |
Running
The World - Jarvis Cocker |
REVIEW
While
we are anticipating this Alfonso Cuaron-directed thriller
about a futuristic world where humans face a dire possibility
where we can no longer have offspring, here comes a song compilation
album featuring some sounds which reflects this possible scenario.
The
soundtrack to the movie contains 55 minutes of music which
will please fans who detest bubblegum pop.
Opening the disc is popular 1960s heavy metal band Deep Purple’s
“Hush”. As we turned up the volume after listening
to about 10 seconds of what sounded like wolf howls, the forceful
strumming of guitar strings gave us a shock. The psychedelic
melody of this tune makes it a very apt track to introduce
the moods of the music on this album, if you ask us.
Other
cutting edge tunes featured on this album are the ultra hip-hop
“Witness (1 Hope)” performed by English rapper
Roots Manuva, the cover of Johnny Pearson’s hypnotizing
“Sleepy Shores” as re-arranged by Michael Price,
and the elevating “Arbeit Macht Frei” recorded
by the short-lived punk rock band The Libertines.
We
have no idea what the quartet is singing, but it was a rejuvenating
listening experience by our standards.
Elsewhere,
there are exotic tracks like Cyrus (Random Trio)’s “Indian
Stomp”, which made us scratch our heads in wonderment.
Also, there is the peace-loving and retro-sounding “Bring
on the Lucie (Freda People) sung by iconic rock-and-roll artiste
John Lennon.
Do
not worry if more than half the names on this soundtrack do
not ring a bell to you. We are not in-the-know when it comes
to Brit music too, but give the album a few repeated spins
in your player, and they’d grow on you gradually, as
they did on us.
Brit
music is always somehow more appealing than American pop,
and this soundtrack will prove that point.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
Review
by John Li
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