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MUSIC AND LYRICS

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Label: Atlantic Records
Release Date: September 26 2007
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TRACK LISTING
1
POP! GOES MY HEART
2
BUDDHA'S DELIGHT
3
MEANINGLESS KISS
4
ENTERING BOOTYTOWN
5
WAY BACK INTO LOVE (Demo Version)
6
TONY THE BEAT
7
DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT
8
SLAM
9
DON'T WRITE ME OFF
10
WAY BACK INTO LOVE
11
DIFFERENT SOUND (Featuring Malte)
12
LOVE AUTOPSY

REVIEW

Music and Lyrics, the latest offering from the golden couple of rom-com, Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant, owes a huge debt to the musical creations (and appropriately inane lyrics) from Fountain of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger for carrying the heart of the movie. For a film based on the aping of ‘80s new wave pop and the post-contemporary Shakira-Britney complex, this compilation of tracks is surprisingly earnest and first-rate audiokitsch.

The real bonus though, stems from the thoroughly professional performances by Hugh Grant and newcomer Haley Bennett. Many of us take Hugh for granted in rom-coms, but who would have thought the power of Pro-tools would make Hugh a Wham!-Elton John crossover? Hugh Grant is responsible for no less then five tracks in the album, including the inspired “Pop! Goes my Heart”, “Don’t Write Me Off” and “Way Back into Love”, ‘80s revival tracks that received extended playtime in the movie. My vote, however, goes to the earthy synthesized beats in “Dance with Me Tonight”.

Haley Bennett, a scene-stealer in the movie, steals the show in this soundtrack as well with three of my favourite tracks in the album: “Buddha’s Delight”, “Entering Bootytown” and “Slam”. Though these tracks are obvious parodies of Britney hits, they are still a hoot to listen to. Pity though, the compilation did not include the karmic orgasm remix of “Way Back into Love”.

This is one of those soundtracks that outshine the movie itself. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti!

SOUNDTRACK RATING:

Review by Lim Mun Pong

 

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