CHILDREN OF MEN (Various)

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK


Label:
Hip-O Records
Year Release: December 12 2006
Links:

www.childrenofmen.net


www.hip-o.com/

 

 



TRACK LISTING
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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