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(500) DAYS OF SUMMER

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Artistes: Various
Label:
Sire/WEA
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Links:
www.warnerbrosrecords.com




 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
A Story Of Boy Meets Girl - [500] Days Of Summer - Music From The Motion Picture
2
Us - Regina Spektor
3
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
4
Bad Kids - The Black Lips
5
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (2007 Remastered Version) - The Smiths
6
There Goes The Fear - The Doves
7
You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
8
Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
9
Quelqu'un M'a Dit - Carla Bruni
10
Mushaboom - Feist
11
Hero - Regina Spektor
12
Bookends - Simon And Garfunkel
13
Vagabond - Wolfmother
14
She's Got You High - Mumm-ra
15
Here Comes Your Man - Meaghan Smith
16
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Album Version) - She & Him

SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:

From the instant we heard the first track on this album, we knew we are going to like this soundtrack. “A Story of Boy Meets Girl” is made lovely by Richard McGonagle’s charming narration over Mychael Danna and Rob Simonsen’s composition – it emphasizes to us how “this is a story boy meets girl, and you should know upfront, this is not a love story.” How intriguing.

In any case, Soviet born American singer songwriter sets the mood with the next track “Us”. The bouncy tune will perk up your mood, and leave you impressed with the young musician’s exquisite vocals. Skeptor also fascinates with “Hero”, a unique composition which has “indie” spelt all over it. Her voice is nicely complemented by the charismatic piano playing in the background.

Other gems in this album include English rock band The Smiths’ creatively enjoyable “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” and “Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” (check out lead actress Zooey Deschanel fronted indie folk band She & Him’s version at the end of the album), Georgian “flower punk” band Black Lips’ cheekily enjoyable “Bad Kids” and British indie rock band Doves’ pleasingly enjoyable “There Goes the Fear”. These contemporary sounds will please audiophiles and new listeners alike.

While the movie is a quirky mix of emotions, this soundtrack complements it with a wide range of music to reflect the characters’ moods. Melbourne based band The Temper Trap’s spellbinding “Sweet Disposition” is marked by magnificent guitars set to energetic rhythms. Italian born Carla Bruni (trivia: she is the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy) performs the classy “Quelqu’un M’a Dit” and the renowned Simon & Garfunkel’s plays the guitars for the calming “Bookends”, each adding its own flavour to the assorted and eclectic mix of sounds.

If we were told that this is not a love story, we really wonder what the music on the album represents. An array of emotions that make up love? A mixed bag of kisses, hugs, tempers and annoyance that makes up love? Or an hodgepodge of songs that makes up what we commonly perceive as love? We remain intrigued.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: : (2) Us – Regina Skeptor

Review by John Li


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