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American
Empirical Pictures - Alexandre Desplat (0.44) |
2 |
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - The Wellingtons (1:40)
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3 |
Mr. Fox In The Fields - Alexandre Desplat (1:02)
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4 |
Heroes
And Villains - The Beach Boys (3:37)
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5 |
Fooba
Wooba John - Burl Ives (1:07)
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6 |
Boggis, Bunce And Bean - Alexandre Desplat (0:51)
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Jimmy
Squirrel And Co. - Alexandre Desplat (0:46)
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8 |
Love
- Nancy Adams (1:49)
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9 |
Buckeye
Jim - Burl Ives (1:19) |
10 |
High-Speed
French Train - Alexandre Desplat (1:26)
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11 |
Whack-Bat
Majorette - Alexandre Desplat (2:56)
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12 |
The
Grey Goose - Burl Ives (2:48) |
13 |
Bean's
Secret Cider Cellar - Alexandre Desplat (2:06) |
14 |
Une
Petite Ile - Georges Delerue (1:34) |
15 |
Street
Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones (3:14) |
16 |
Fantastic
Mr. Fox AKA Petey's Song - Jarvis Cocker (1:20) |
17 |
Night
And Day - Art Tatum (1:27) |
18 |
Kristofferson's
Theme - Alexandre Desplat (1:35) |
19 |
Just
Another Dead Rat In A Garbage Pail (Behind A Chinese Restaurant)
- Alexandre Desplat (2:33) |
20 |
Le
Grand Choral - Georges Delerue (2:22) |
21 |
Great
Harrowsford Square - Alexandre Desplat (3:20) |
22 |
Stunt
Expo 2004 - Alexandre Desplat (2:27) |
23 |
Canis
Lupus - Alexandre Desplat (1:15) |
24 |
Ol'
Man River - The Beach Boys (1:18) |
25 |
Let
Her Dance - The Bobby Fuller Four (2:35) |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
You’d think French composer
Alexandre Desplat was a master when it comes to emotional
music underscores, especially after his remarkable works for
critically acclaimed films like Lust, Caution (2007), The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Coco Before Chanel
(2009). But did you think that he was capable of coming up
with a fantastically wondrous score for Wes Anderson’s
latest comic caper that is the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s
beloved children classic?
You know you are in a fantastic ride from
“American Empirical Pictures”, the brief track
that kick starts the 47 minute album. Following the mischievous
cue, songs that spell “Wes Anderson” follow. Australian
power pop band The Wellingtons’ “The Ballad of
Davy Crockett”, American rock band The Beach Boys’
“Heroes and Villains” and folk singer Burl Ives’
“Fooba Wooba John” are just some of the selections
that will have you grinning from ear to ear.
If you are the nostalgic type, then other
tunes like Nancy Adams’ “Love” (which also
appeared on the soundtrack of Disney’s 1973 classic
Robin Hood), The Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighter
Man” (there’s a political undertone to this 1968
song) and Art Tatum’s “Night and Day” (a
piano piece you’d expect to hear in a classy 1959s restaurant)
would be pleasing to the ears.
Interspersed throughout these gems are, of
course, what we are truly recommending in this review. Desplat’s
score for this stop motion animation is a sound you’d
not heard before. In it is the Oscar nominee’s fine
taste for music, and a playful element which showcases Mr.
Fox’s wacky sense of fun – you can almost imagine
voice actor George Clooney humming to Desplat’s refined
yet playful score.
Tracks
like “Boggis, Bunce and Bean” (a sneaky tune),
“Whack-Bat Majorette” (a grand fanfare of sorts)
and “Bean’s Secret Cider Cellar” (a Western
spaghetti inspired piece) all illustrate how talented this
composer is. But at the end of the day, it is “High-Speed
French Train” that catches our attention. The child
like tune will rekindle your memories of what it is like to
read a Roald Dahl storybook, and smile in glee at the same
time.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (10) High-Speed French Train
Review
by John Li
Posted on 15 December 2009
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