1 |
Put
On Your Sunday Clothes Performed by Michael Crawford
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2 |
2815 A.D. |
3 |
Wall-E |
4 |
The
Spaceship |
5 |
EVE |
6 |
Thrust |
| 7 |
Bubble Wrap |
8 |
La
Vie En Rose Performed by Louis Armstrong |
9 |
Eye Surgery |
10 |
Worry
Wait |
11 |
First
Date |
12 |
Eve
Retrieve |
13 |
The
Axiom |
14 |
BNL |
15 |
Foreign
Contaminant |
16 |
Repair
Ward |
17 |
72
Degrees and Sunny |
18 |
Typing
Bot |
19 |
Septuacentennial
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20 |
Gopher
|
21 |
Wall-E's
Pod Adventure |
22 |
Define
Dancing |
23 |
No
Splashing No Diving |
24 |
All
That Love's About |
25 |
M-O
|
26 |
Directive
A-113 |
27 |
Mutiny!
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28 |
Fixing
Wall-E |
29 |
Rogue
Robots |
30 |
March
of the Gels |
31 |
Tilt
|
32 |
The
Holo-Detector |
33 |
Hyperjump
|
34 |
Desperate
Eve |
35 |
Static
|
36 |
It
Only Takes a Moment Performed by Michael Crawford |
37 |
Down
to Earth Performed by Peter Gabriel |
38 |
Horizon
12.2 Composed by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
You’d want to own this delightful soundtrack album as
much as you’d crave to own an actual Waste Allocation
Load Lifter-Earth-Class (that’s “WALL•E”
for all you unknowing readers) robot. Like Disney/ Pixar’s
latest cosmic comedy about a lonely robot cleaning up Earth’s
trash, the 62 enchanting minutes of enchanting music on this
disc work like a charmer. It features a some retro tunes (“Put
On Your Sunday Clothes”, “La Vie En Rose”,
“It Only Takes a Moment”), an obligatory Oscar
bait end credits song (“Down to Earth”), and a
whole lot of enthralling original score material composed
by Oscar nominee Thomas Newman.
After
Michael “I’m the Phantom of the Opera” Crawford’s
jolly opening tune, we get into a mysterious and ominous mood
“2815 A.D.”, where a plucking harp creates a picture
of a less than cheerful state of things 700 years from now.
The atmosphere is changed with the comical track “WALL•E”,
where quirkiness and fun takes over. This is also when you
realize Newman’s talent for composing eclectic music
like this.
Those
familiar with the California born composer will be able to
recognize his signature style of creating a creatively imaginative
soundscape. The pleasant texture of his music (previously
heard in the Oscar nominated scores for Finding Nemo and Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) is again evident
here – just check out the crowd pleasers “Eve”
(romantic!), “First Date” (1960s guilty pleasure!)
and “72 Degrees and Sunny” (upbeat!). The highlight
of the album has to be the fantastically wonderful “Define
Dancing” – it makes us want to go out there, grab
a partner and twirl around the cosmic galaxy in glee.
Some
listeners may not be used to the very brief cues (most of
them running at a minute or less) or a lack of definitive
main theme. Also, the album may take repeated listens to enjoy.
But this is where you’ll need to discover the ingenuity
of Newman’s work, to discover the magical moments he
can create with this soundtrack, and above all, enter a world
where imagination knows no boundaries.
ALBUM
RATING:
 
Recommended Track: (22) Define Dancing
Review
by John Li
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