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THE DARJEELING LIMITED

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composers: Satyajit Ray, Shankar Jaikishan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ali Akbar Khan
Label:
Abkco
Release Date: September 25, 2007
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TRACK LISTING
1
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt
2
Title Music From Satyajit Ray's Film Jalshagar - Ustad Vilayat Khan
3
This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
4
Title Music From Satyajit Ray's Film Teen Kanya - Satyajit Ray
5
Title Music From Merchant-Ivory's Film The Householder - Ali Akbar Khan
6
'Ruku's Room' From Satyajit Ray's Film Joi Baba Felunath - Satyajit Ray
7
'Charu's Theme' From Satyajit Ray's Film Joi Baba Felunath - Satyajit Ray
8
Title Music From Merchant Ivory's Film Bombay Talkie - Shankar/Jaikishan
9
'Montage' From Nityananda Datta's Film Baksa Badal - Satyajit Ray
10
Prayer - Jodphur Sikh Temple Congregation
11
'Farewell To Earnest' From Merchant-Ivory's Film The Householder - Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
12
'The Deserted Ballroom' From Merchant-Ivory's Film Shakespeare Wallah - Satyajit Ray
13
Suite Bergamasque: 3. 'Clair De Lune' - Alexis Weissenberg
14
'Typewriter Tip, Tip, Tip' From Merchant-Ivory's Film Bombay Talkie - Shankar/Jaikishan
15
Memorial - Narlai Village Troubador
16
Strangers - The Kinks
17
Praise Him - Udaipur Convent School Nuns and Students
18
Symphony No.7 In A (Op.92) Allegro Con Brio - Fritz Reiner
19
Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones
20
'Arrival In Benaras' From Merchant-Ivory's Film The Guru - Ustad Vilayat Khan

SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:

This reviewer remembers the outrage he caused when he brought his friends to watch Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), without warning them how quirkily non-mainstream it was. While he himself loves Anderson’s unique indie filmmaking signature style, he also loves the choice of soundtrack music in his films – they always have a folksy rock feel to them.

In his latest film that is partly a dedication to legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, Anderson has selected an eclectic and interesting mix of music to bring his stylistic to another dynamic dimension.

Opening the 56-minute soundtrack album is Peter Sarstedt’s “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)”, a gentle ballad that is soothing to listen to. Then the disc takes a strange turn in Ustad Vilayat Khan’s “Title Music From Satyajit Ray's Film Jalshagar”. The Indian music may not be everyone’s cup of tea (it’s not the catchy Bollywood tune we are very familiar these days), but its dated feel does stir a nice sense of nostalgia. After the two-minute cue, The Kinks’ “This Time Tomorrow”, comes on, steering the album in another direction. The English pop rock group brings on a relaxing mood with its laidback energy.

The rest of the album features more varied styles of music, ranging from The Rolling Stones’ psychedelic “Play With Fire” and the classical favorite “Symphony No.7 In A (Op.92) Allegro Con Brio” to the bare but holy “Praise Him” and the melancholic French tune “Les Champs-Elysees”.

The mix of genres does blend well together in this album without anything sticking out like a sore thumb. One moment, you’d get wistful with the many Indian music tracks (after all, the film is a dramedy about three brothers making a journey across India) like “Ruku's Room From Satyajit Ray's Film Joi Baba Felunath” and ”The Deserted Ballroom' From Merchant-Ivory's Film Shakespeare Wallah”, while getting all emotional from the American soft rock tracks like “Strangers” and “Powerman” a while later.

You’d never expect what to get from this peculiar filmmaker’s soundtracks.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (16) Strangers - The Kinks

Review by John Li


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