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October 05, 2007
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What's the best score I've heard this year? Alexandre Desplat's work for Lust, Caution is, for me, the best I've heard so far.
The best soundtrack album? The good folks at CBS were kind enough to send a link to a new downloading system for critics and the like... quite clever. They send an e-mail, put you on their list, and when you go onto this site, you have access to whatever has been authorized. You can downloiad to your computer, even in iPod format if you like.
34 songs... only 1 performed by Bob Dylan. 28 other artists covering Dylan, from the Once duo of Hansard & Iglova to Willie Nelson to Richie Havens (who appears in the film) to John Doe to Sonic Youth to Los Lobos to Roger McGuinn to Yo La Tengo to Eddie Vedder to Cat Power and more... amazing.
If you haven't made the guess yet, it's I'm Not There... and I expect to spend many hours with this soundtrack in the next weeks. The first purchase I'll be making because of the album is to buy a few Antony and the Johnsons albums after listening to their amazing version of Knocking On Heaven's Door.
(Update: Complete Track Listing After The Jump...)
Posted by poland at October 5, 2007 01:23 AM
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Antony & Johnsons is a worthy purchase. I didn't fall head-over-heels for it, but he certainly has a fantastic voice. He sings a duet with Bjork on her most recent album, Volta.
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at October 5, 2007 07:34 AM
Question: Does the soundtrack have the song that the band was singing in the gazebo during the Billy the Kid section? That was magical, unfortunately i can't remember the title.
Posted by: Kambei at October 5, 2007 07:39 AM
Kamber... I added the complete track list after the jump...
Posted by: David Poland at October 5, 2007 11:28 AM
34 songs? That's a hell of a soundtrack. Do you have a street date on this Heat? EDITED TO ADD WHILE ACTUALLY TYPING THIS POST: October 30th. That's right: I answered my own damn question. WOOOO TO THE HOO!
Posted by: IOIOIOI at October 5, 2007 11:59 AM
Antony's cover of "If It Be Your Will" on the I'm Your Man soundtrack is just transcendent. It's funny, I love Leonard Cohen songs more when they're covered by someone else. That voice just doesn't suit me, I guess.
Posted by: Alan Cerny at October 5, 2007 06:07 PM
Antony is one of the most beautiful and gifted performers to emerge in the last ten years. The first performance I ever saw of him was performing "You Are My Sister" on Dave Letterman's show and I actually shed a few tears at the end. Other than his albums, his work with Bjork and his Leonard Cohen song he did a fantastic job with Yoko Ono's "Toyboat" on her Yes, I Am a Witch compilation. Amazing.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at October 5, 2007 10:52 PM
Best score so far for me was in Atonement. I have seen the film twice now and the score is spot on; lush, suspenseful and heartbreaking
Posted by: GayAsXmas at October 7, 2007 06:15 AM
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