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WALL.E

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: Thomas Newman
Label:
Walt Disney Records
Release Date: July 24, 2008
Links:
www.disneymusic.disney.go.com

www.wall-e.com


 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Put On Your Sunday Clothes Performed by Michael Crawford
2
2815 A.D.
3
Wall-E
4
The Spaceship
5
EVE
6
Thrust
7
Bubble Wrap
8
La Vie En Rose Performed by Louis Armstrong
9
Eye Surgery
10
Worry Wait
11
First Date
12
Eve Retrieve
13
The Axiom
14
BNL
15
Foreign Contaminant
16
Repair Ward
17
72 Degrees and Sunny
18
Typing Bot
19
Septuacentennial
20
Gopher
21
Wall-E's Pod Adventure
22
Define Dancing
23
No Splashing No Diving
24
All That Love's About
25
M-O
26
Directive A-113
27
Mutiny!
28
Fixing Wall-E
29
Rogue Robots
30
March of the Gels
31
Tilt
32
The Holo-Detector
33
Hyperjump
34
Desperate Eve
35
Static
36
It Only Takes a Moment Performed by Michael Crawford
37
Down to Earth Performed by Peter Gabriel
38
Horizon 12.2 Composed by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel

SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:

You’d want to own this delightful soundtrack album as much as you’d crave to own an actual Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth-Class (that’s “WALL•E” for all you unknowing readers) robot. Like Disney/ Pixar’s latest cosmic comedy about a lonely robot cleaning up Earth’s trash, the 62 enchanting minutes of enchanting music on this disc work like a charmer. It features a some retro tunes (“Put On Your Sunday Clothes”, “La Vie En Rose”, “It Only Takes a Moment”), an obligatory Oscar bait end credits song (“Down to Earth”), and a whole lot of enthralling original score material composed by Oscar nominee Thomas Newman.

After Michael “I’m the Phantom of the Opera” Crawford’s jolly opening tune, we get into a mysterious and ominous mood “2815 A.D.”, where a plucking harp creates a picture of a less than cheerful state of things 700 years from now. The atmosphere is changed with the comical track “WALL•E”, where quirkiness and fun takes over. This is also when you realize Newman’s talent for composing eclectic music like this.

Those familiar with the California born composer will be able to recognize his signature style of creating a creatively imaginative soundscape. The pleasant texture of his music (previously heard in the Oscar nominated scores for Finding Nemo and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) is again evident here – just check out the crowd pleasers “Eve” (romantic!), “First Date” (1960s guilty pleasure!) and “72 Degrees and Sunny” (upbeat!). The highlight of the album has to be the fantastically wonderful “Define Dancing” – it makes us want to go out there, grab a partner and twirl around the cosmic galaxy in glee.

Some listeners may not be used to the very brief cues (most of them running at a minute or less) or a lack of definitive main theme. Also, the album may take repeated listens to enjoy. But this is where you’ll need to discover the ingenuity of Newman’s work, to discover the magical moments he can create with this soundtrack, and above all, enter a world where imagination knows no boundaries.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (22) Define Dancing

Review by John Li


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