Mystery Train..original music by John Lurie plus tracks from various artists

Another one of my favourite movies AND soundtracks. This Jim Jarmusch production has become a cult classic and the soundtrack features early Elvis and Memphis artists

Mystery Train

         

                                                        

A Mighty Wind....The Album...original soundtrack to the movie

This mockumentary about the sixties folk scene revival has become a cult classic and is from the team that made "Waiting For Guffman" and "Best In Show". 

The songs are so evocative of the early 60s "Ivy League folk" era that one marvels at the fact that they're all newly written, especially for this project. Highlights include the hit "novelty song" that the Folksmen [Kingston Trio, Limeliters, etc.] can't seem to shake, "Old Joe's Place"; their earnest "authentic" rendition of the ridiculous "Never Did No Wanderin'" and then the whitewashing of that same song by the squeaky-clean New Main Street Singers [New Christy Minstrels]; two heartbreaking duets by Mitch and Mickey [Ian & Sylvia, the Farinas], "When You're Next To Me" and "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow," beautifully performed by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara (nominated for an Oscar), and a folk version of the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up", this is highly recommended...

Mighty Wind

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BACKBEAT.....songs from the motion picture

soundtrack to the 1994 Beatles biopic that's long out-of-print. Set in 1960 through 1962, lain Softley's Backbeat is a swift little film about the Beatles' early labors in Hamburg. Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs on vocals, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum on guitar, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on guitar, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters on drums, and Mike Mills of R.E.M on bass cut the performance soundtrack that was produced by Don Was...with 12 classic rock'n'roll cuts, this one ROCKS!

BACKBEAT

                                         



                                                              

Mary and Max...music from the motion picture

This “eclectic” soundtrack is a mixture of several genres and artists, which makes for very interesting listening. MARY AND MAX is a claymation feature film from the creators of the Academy Award winning short animation "Harvey Krumpet". A simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight year old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44 year old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in the chaos of New York.

Mary and Max

  

                                               

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood...produced by T Bone Burnett

With the soundtrack to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, producer T Bone Burnett has compiled another gently nostalgic gem. Filled with covers of jazz standards, sparse blues picking, and traditional Cajun pieces, Sisterhood matches Brother in ambiance and impeccable musicianship. The highlights are numerous: Bob Dylan's lively song waltzes with a raspy narrative, Lauryn Hill uses acoustic plucking to complement her soulful croon, and Bob Schneider contributes an understated love-ballad rumbling with piano. Even the cover songs are first-rate; Macy Gray jive-jumps through a faithful Billie Holiday cover, and Tony Bennett slows things down with a dapper and distinguished Nat "King" Cole homage. Despite the diffuse genres covered, the superior quality of Sisterhood's songs renders these differences negligible, and the album's pacing ensures a pleasing alternation of styles that never lags. In fact, there's nary a bad song on the entire album. The divine secret's out--Sisterhood is an essential listen. --Annie Zaleski..AMAZON..

Divine Secrets



                                                       

Pride.....various artists

A fine collection of soul and funk from the 1970's that will get you moovin' and groovin'.....includes tracks by The Isley Brothers, The O'Jays, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and more...lay it on!

Pride

                                                         

Honeydripper.........various artists

The music on this album is representative of the time period the movie takes place in. Solid, raw solo blues to faster, full band rocking and some blugrass.

1. Honeydripper Lounge - The Aces Of Spade
2. Tall Cotton - Mason Daring, Frank Gallagher, Tim Jackson & Mike Turk
3. No Matter How She Done It - Mable John
4. Standing By The Highway - New Beginnings Ministry
5. Move It On Over - Hank Williams
6. Why Don't You Do Right?- Lil Green
7. Stack O Lee - Keb' Mo'
8. You Got To Choose - New Beginnings Ministry
9. Goin' Down Slow - Danny Glover
10. Bertha May - Memphis Slim
11. Good Rockin' Tonight - Gary Clark Jr.
12. China Doll - Gary Clark Jr.
13. Blue Light Boogie - Gary Clark Jr.
14. Music Keeps Rollin' On - Barrence Whitfield
15. Things About Coming My Way - Ruth Brown

Honeydripper

                                                   

Control...2007 movie...various artists

2007 release of the soundtrack to the Ian Curtis biopic directed by photographer/videographer Anton Corbijn and based on the book Touching From A Distance by Curtis' widow and co-producer of the film, Deborah Curtis. The film stars Sam Reilly in the title role and was first shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and received vast critical acclaim. All of the live scenes in the film are performed by the actors, while the American group The Killers contributed a cover of 'Shadowplay'. Music from other bands in the film are original recordings by the original artists, including David Bowie, Roxy Music, Buzzcocks, The Velvet Underground, John Cooper Clarke, Kraftwerk, Supersister and Iggy Pop. The surviving members of Joy Division, now known as New Order, recorded the incidental music for the film and other finishing touches.

1) Exit-New Order
2)What Goes on-The Velvet Underground
3)Shadowplay -The Killers
4)Boredom-Buzzcocks
5)Dead Souls-Joy Division
6)She Was Naked-Supersister
7)Sister Midnight-Iggy pop
8)Love will tear us apart-Joy Division
9)Hypnosis-New Order
10)Drive in Saturday-David Bowie
11)Evidently Chickentown- John Cooper Clark
12)2HB-Roxy Music
13)Transmission-Joy Division
14)Autobahn-Kraftwerk
15)Atmosphere-Joy Division
16)Warszawa-David Bowie
17)Get Out-New Order

CONTROL

                                                      

The Truth And The Light: Music From The X-Files (Television Series)

This collection of crisp electronic music mixed with bits of character dialogue will well please X-Files fans; those unfamiliar with the long-running sci-fi show have a chance to discover just how well an intensely eerie television score can stand on its own. Soundtrack master Mark Snow has done other scores for TV, but the X-Files is his most outstanding work. Right off the bat this album transports you into the world of agents Mulder and Scully and the supernatural or extraterrestrial mysteries they uncover. The haunting, melodious whistle theme; the slow-moving walls of melancholy electronica; the ominous, urgent rhythms written for action scenes all recall the dark, spooky atmosphere that the X-Files program has so expertly created and maintained. There's also an ocean of dialogue to explore here, which for some may be distracting, but for others will bring back the suspenseful and sometimes horrific images from particular episodes. Overall, the dialogue is presented in a subdued enough way that it doesn't stand out oddly and oftentimes just reinforces the creepy intrigue that is the show's most wonderful quality. Recommended. ----(Karen Karleski ..Amazon.com)

1. Introitus: Praeceps Transito Spatium
2. Materia Primoris: The X-Files Theme
3. Raptus
4. Adflatus
5. Deverbero
6. Cantus Excio
7. Mercutura
8. Lamenta
9. Insequi
10. Otium
11. Dubitatio
12. Iter Listen
13. Progigno de Axis
14. Carmen Amatorium Ex Arcanum
15. Facetus Malum
16. Memoria
17. Mitis Lumen
18. Fides Fragilis
19. Exoptare Ex Veritas
20. Kyrie

X Files



I Shot Andy Warhol: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture

Aside from new tunes by Pavement (the Lou Reed hommage Sensitive Euro Man) and Yo La Tengo, this soundtrack looks back on the '60s with period covers by Wilco, R.E.M., Ben Lee, Bettie Serveert, Jewel, and Luna. The latter's velvety take on Donovan's "Season of the Witch" is the highlight

1. Season of the Witch - Luna
2. Do You Believe in Magic? - Lovin' Spoonful
3. Love Is All Around - REM
4. Burned - Wilco
5. Itchycoo Park - Ben Lee
6. Sunshine Superman - Jewel
7. Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes
8. Gimi a Little Break - Love
9. Sensitive Euro Man - Pavement
10. Kick Out the Jams - MC5
11. I'll Keep It With Mine - Bettie Serveert
12. Demons - Yo La Tengo
13. I Shot Andy Warhol Suite - John Cale

Andy Warhol

A River Somewhere II...music from the TV series...Liam Bradley

The music from series 2 of the ABC-TV documentary. Original music by Liam Bradley...20 tracks.....enjoy!

River II

Looking Through A Glass Onion....John Waters

Australian actor John Waters' interpretation of the life of John Lennon was a huge hit at the box office when originally staged in the early '90s. The show was a narrative combined with the music of Lennon from both The Beatles and his solo recordings. Waters and his band do the music justice and capture the essence of Lennon's songs. John Waters said at the time that he wasn't trying to sound like Lennon, yet his narrative has the Liverpool accent down to a tee, and if you close your eyes you will almost swear it's John Lennon talking. Waters has recently revived the show to rave reviews once more.

Glass Onion

Traveller...music from the motion picture: various artists - 1997

This is a great album mostly full of various singers covering others songs. Many of the artists featured are not so well known but are brimming with talent. Jimmie Dale Gilmore's two Lefty Frizzell covers are simply addictive! Other notable artists include Lila McCann, Thrasher Shiver and Royal Wade Kimes. If you like honky tonk or old-style country music, then this is a real treasure.

1. King of the Road - Randy Travis
2. Dream Lover - Mandy Barnett
3. If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
4. Seven Lonely Days - k d Lang
5. Rockin' Robin - Bryan White
6. Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Lila McCann
7. Blues Stay Away from Me - Thrashern Shiver
8. Sweet Nothin's - Tina & The B-Side Movement
9. I Love You a Thousand Ways - Jimmi Dale Gilmore
10. Searching (For Someone Like You) - Mandy Barnett
11. Gonna Find Me a Bluebird - Royal Wade Kimes
12. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes - The Cox Family
13. Love and Happiness - Al Green
14. Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu - Lou Ann Barton
15. Sweeter Than the Flowers - The Cox Family
16. Don't Rob Another Man's Castle - Royal Wade Kimes
17. Dark Moon - Mandy Barnett
18. Young Love - Kevin Sharp

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music from and inspired by the Mel Gibson movie We Were Soldiers by various artists

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com.......The "music from and inspired by" the Mel Gibson Vietnam film is a full slate of new recordings by a wide range of mainstream stars, along with bagpipe and glee-club pieces that convey the movie's sobriety. Quiet, detailed vignettes by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Patty Griffin's "My Dear Old Friend") and India Arie ("Good Man") express the human losses inherent in the conflict, while the pop-country duo Montgomery Gentry offer "Didn't I," the plaint of the returning vet. Much of the rest is inspirational pop of various stripes. Johnny Cash and Dave Matthews team for the ethereal "For You," while Five for Fighting's "The Beautiful" recalls Matthews's most radio-ready tracks. Atmospheric moments from Christian-poppers and up-and-coming Nashville stars complete the package, which is sure to appeal both to fans of the film and those who'll apply the patriotic sentiments to present-day realities. --Bob Roget

1. For You - Johnny Cash;Dave Matthews
2. Some Mother's Son - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
3. Fall Out - Train
4. Soldier - Steven Curtis Chapman
5. Good Man - India.Arie
6. The Beautiful - Five For Fighting
7. My Dear Old Friend - Mary Chapin Carpenter
8. I Believe - Tammy Cochran
9. The Widowing - Field Jars Of Clay
10. Not So Distant - Day Jamie O'Neal;Michael McDonald
11. Didn't I - Montgomery Gentry
12. The Glory Of Life - Rascal Flatts
13. Sgt. MacKenzie Joseph - Kilna MacKenzie
14. The Mansions of the Lord - United States Military Academy Glee Club

We Were Soldiers

Reckless Kelly.....motion picture soundtrack....music by various artists

This soundtrack to Yahoo Serious' follow up movie to Young Einstein features another killer selection of tracks by Australian artists. Covers of "Born To Be Wild" by INXS, "I Fought the Law" and "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" by The Dukes and "Wild Thing" by The Divynls plus originals by James Reyne, Mental As Anything, Yothu Yindi and Steve Kilbey to mention a few.

Reckless Kelly

The Hot Spot: Various Artists - 1990, Jack Nitzsche

A soundtrack that's composed and produced by Jack Nitzsche and featuring John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Taj Mahal amongst others, now that's what I call cool!

Amazon review..."Contempary music that fits well in the with long summer days as the human drama the unfolds before the eyes. The vocals, by John Lee Hooker, give a painful objurgation at human nature. The cool/blue horn of Miles Davis gives a solitary notion of a individual human struggling with his passion and greed. Add Roy Rogers and Taj Mahal guitars' accretions too this poignancy, you have a melancholy that is aggraviting existence."

1. Coming To Town - John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers
2. Empty Bank - Taj Mahal, Miles Davis, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers
3. Harry's Philosophy - John Lee Hooker
4. Dolly's Arrival - Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
5. Harry And Dolly - John Lee Hooker, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
6. Sawmill - John Lee Hooker, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers
7. Bank Robbery - Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
8. Moanin' - John Lee Hooker
9. Gloria's Story - Miles Davis, Bradford Ellis
10. Harry Sets Up Sutton - John Lee Hooker, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
11. Murder - John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Bradford Ellis
12. Blackmail - Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal
13. End Credits - John Lee Hooker, Earl Palmer, Tim Drummond, Miles Davis, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal

The Hot Spot

Permanent Midnight.....various artists (1998)

The story of former television writer Jerry Stahl (Alf, thirtysomething, Moonlighting) who descends into heroin addiction as his career soars, Permanent Midnight, starring Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, and Janeane Garofalo, boasts a moody, psychedelicized soundtrack with favored alterna-rockers Girls Against Boys, Art Alexakis of Everclear, and British darlings Gomez, who deliver the quite effective "Get Miles" from their debut album. Prodigy's controversial "Smack My Bitch Up" makes an appearance, as does Moby, but the real highlights belong to Spiritualized, whose "Take Your Time" perfectly complements the tragic, dark mood, and Black Lab, who add the '80s Goth-sounding "Horses" to the proceedings. A mixture of previously released tracks (usually from Geffen acts) and originals written specifically for the movie (Spring Heel Jack's "A Permanent Theme"), the PM soundtrack captures a world in permanent hyperspace, where glitches in the electronic medium communicate alienation stronger than the singer/songwriters who attempt to hit it dead-on. --Rob O'Connor (Amazon review)

1. Now Is The Time (Permanent Midnight Mix) - The Crystal Method
2. EPR - Girls Against Boys
3. Get Miles - Gomez
4. Horses - Black Lab
5. Permanent Midnight - Free Radical
6. Overwhelming - Art Alexakis
7. Cigarette - Lael Alderman
8. Godspeed - BT
9. Honey - Moby
10. A Permanent Theme - Spring Heel Jack
11. Smack My Bitch Up - Prodigy
12. Take Your Time - Spiritualized
13. Tape Loop (Diabolical Brother Mix) - Morcheeba
14. Free Ride - Embrace

Permanent Midnight

Something Wild...various artists...1986

One of those fun and eclectic soundtracks from the 1980's that just makes you want to get up and dance. There were actually many more songs in the movie itself but only ten made it on the album. Just check out the artists and tracks........another lost and forgotten gem!

1. Loco De Amor (Crazy For Love) - David Y Celia
2. Ever Fallen In Love - Fine Young Cannibals
3. Zero, Zero Seven Charlie - UB40
4. Not My Slave - Oingo Boingo
5. You Don't Have To Cry - Jimmy Cliff
6. With You Or Without You - Steve Jones
7. Highlife - Sonny Okossun
8. Man With A Gun - Jerry Harrison
9. Temptation - New Order
10. Wild Thing - Sister Carol

Something Wild

Young Einstein....A Serious Motion Picture (and soundtrack!)

This movie and it's soundtrack were one if the biggest hits of the late 1980's (in Australia at least) and made Yahoo Serious a household name. The soundtrack features the cream of Australian talent including Mental As Anything, Paul Kelly, The Saints, Icehouse and The Models. It was originally released on vinyl and the CD version has now become scarce. A real treat for Australian music fans.

1. Yahoo Serious - Rock And Roll Music
2. Mental As Anything - Rock And Roll Music
3. Saints - The Music Goes Round My Head
4. Yahoo Serious And Lulu - Who Can You Trust? Main Theme
5. Paul Kelly And The Messengers - Dumb Things
6. Big Pig - Hungry Town
7. Icehouse - Great Southern Land
8. Song Company - Great Big Brain
9. Yahoo Serious - The Tasmanian
10. Models - I Hear Motion
11. Yahoo Serious - Theory Of Relativity
12. Stems - At First Sight
13. No Artist - A Fist Full Of Scientists
14. Lime Spiders - Weirdo Libido
15. Yahoo Serious - Young Einstein Pacifist
 

Young Einstein

Dead Man Walking...(1996)..music from and inspired by the motion picture

A collection of simple emotional songs, unforgettable for those who saw the movie, and also for those who did not. The two titles from Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are extraordinary. The songs not only accompany the movie, they also haunt it. All the tracks are meaningful and well worth the listen...a rare collection of superb music.

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1. Dead Man Walkin' - Bruce Springsteen
2. In Your Mind - Johnny Cash
3. Woman On The Tier (I'll See You Through) - Suzanne Vega
4. Promises - Lyle Lovett
5. The Face Of Love - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan With Eddie Vedder
6. The Fall Of Troy - Tom Waits
7. Quality Of Mercy - Michelle Shocked
8. Dead Man Walking (A Dream Like This) - Mary Chapin Carpenter
9. Walk Away - Tom Waits
10. Ellis Unit One - Steve Earle
11. Walkin Blind - Patti Smith
12. The Long Road - Eddie Vedder With Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan