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| From | "Christopher" <plattc@optonline.net> |
| Subject | Re: Should I buy the Huckabees soundtrack? |
| Date | Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:32:13 -0400 |
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I'll chime in as well. I'm a hardcore Jon Brion fan, so I'll pick up
anything he does on his own at the very least. That said, there are a
handful of excellent tunes and a larger handful of small disappointments.
F'rinstance, some of the instrumental tracks from the soundtrack proper feel
like they need a vocal or need more "oomph" when they're not supporting a
visual. It does hang together very well for a soundtrack, to Shaun's point,
and is perhaps a more satisfying listen than, say, the Punch-Drunk Love
soundtrack (which certainly does have some pretty amazing moments).
Standard battery of Brionesque flourishes are on display -- harpsichord, all
kinds of chamberlain, flutes, vibes, keys, odd percussion bits -- overall
retro feel to the soundtrack tunes, and some major-league guitar work and
layered vox on the non-film songs (most of which relate to the songs on the
soundtrack and/or the themes of the film in some way).
Most of the full-on songs are definitely worth your money. And some of the
incidental music is really pretty cool. So that's another yes from this
camp.
Christopher
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf
> Of shaun may
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 2:38 AM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Should I buy the Huckabees soundtrack?
>
> In my opinion,yes.It's got about 5 "actual" songs + some instrumentals
> But I even enjoyed listening to some of the incidental bits
> Never thought I'd listen to a film soundtrack but overall it's really good
> Shaun
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> Hey folks,
>
> Any other Jon Brion fans out there who can share their opinions on the I
> Heart Huckabees soundtrack? I hear it has a few new Jon songs with vocals.
> I'm trying to decide if I should buy it...
>
> JR
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