Good Dylan music and Werewolves of London, what more do you need on a soundtrack?
349595
Kicks butt, this soundtrack.  Has two of my top 5 Dylan songs, "Sweetheart like you" and "Lay Lady Lay".  I prefer the version of "Girl from North Country" Dylan did with Johnny Cash, but the one on the soundtrack is listenable.  Great song from the Scorsese film "Color of Money"--Werewolves of London, that you can hardly find anywhere else.
278513
The reviews I am reading are older, and I am just a newcomer to the Twilight phenomenon, and now a fan of the movie's soundtracks.  However, I bought the original soundtrack from movie one two months ago, and play it every day and have not gotten tired of it yet.  When I play the songs, I remember the scenes they belong to and because I love these movies, it makes me feel good to hear the music from these scenes because they arranged the music to fit so well.  It is impossible for me to imagine the Cullens playing baseball without the Muse song with it.  The song fit the scene perfectly.  As for the New Moon soundtrack, I am fairly disappointed.  I only like about 4 of the songs, the rest blend into nothingness.  I cannot remember their tune or words within minutes after hearing them.  One that I like is Monsters, because it was played when Edward was walking through the school parking lot toward Bella, sexy as ever and the music fits.  Also the song Possibility, very strong and also a perfect fit for when Bella is suffering her loss, it pulls you into what she is feeling.  Soooo different is the sound of Hearing Damage, used for the scene when the wolves are chasing Victoria, I love the unique sound and again, the song belongs there.  I also favor Roslyn, another unique song.  But that's it.  Not enough for me to want to spend full price for the CD, so I will buy a used copy at Amazon.  I do want the ones I like.  I really appreciate the fact that I would probably not ever have heard these songs without getting into the Twilight craze, and I am 60 years old!  So wonderful to have a great love story, we have all been waiting too long since the last one.  I did not get into Twilight's saga because I thought it was a teeny-bopper type movie, but decided to rent it one day just to see why it was so popular with such staying power, but the director of the first movie added cool stuff(like the floor ripping apart in the fight scene, wow!) and more humor and made Edward even more charming and sexy than the book did. How can we not be taken over. Hey, why isn't Robert Pattinson nominated as Best Actor for an Academy Award, and Taylor Laurent best supporting actor?!  Write to the Academy!!  Oh, also once upon a time, my teenage son, at the time, dragged me into Lord of the Rings too, and I became a bigger fan of that series than he was.  So do not pre-judge the media info or friend's opinions, go see it or hear it for yourself, then see if it fits you. As always, it is wonderful there is something for everyone, showing we are unique individuals unto ourselves, so do not criticize someone who does not like what you do.  Thank God there is enough variety for us all to enjoy. So live long and prosper, oh yeah, I love that series too.  I am having so much fun in my old youth.  Thanks for listening to my opinions and views.
4875738
Cutting to the chase, Cursed the movie was a dreadful mess completely demolished by its undermining PG-13 rating. While it had decent acting, anything else that could have been decent was butchered by the affore mentioned rating snafu.
Cursed, the Soundtrack, fares better. It is one of those rare horror movie soundtracks that lacks the forbodding Parental Advisory sticker which also could be another means of selling out the genre to appeal to a more teen oriented crowd. Yet, the soundtrack does not suffer in the same vain that the movie did.
In fact, the soundtrack holds its own as it churns out a compilation of rock, electronica, and pop... all smoothly flowing from song to song. As an opener for the album, "Lil Red Riding Hood" by Bowling for Soup is both catchy and tongue in cheek. As an opening to a horror film it is a bit much satrical and not at all indicative of the 'suspensful' mood the film should have possesed. "Better Now" by Collective Soul is a wonderful song, but again, not something suited for a horror film. It has pop froth sound to it that makes it seem so lite to the doomed theme. As a matter of fact, the majority of the songs on this soundtrack lack any of that typical angst to be found in songs featured on a horror film. A good chunk of these songs are simple put, songs about life. There is hardly any tension, which is funny considering that in the liner notes, Craven states that music helps create the film. While all the songs on this album are really good, I can't help but wonder if... along with the PG-13 rating, the music is what aided with nuetering this werewolf flick. None of the songs really indicate any freaky happenings and give way to eerie thoughts of the films intense (um, when the werewolf flicked off the hero, it was tense because I thought people were gonna riot against the film creators mocking their intellegence) moments. Even the techno songs seem to lean more towards the chill out lounge party than the building dread of a woman becoming a beast. And if any song on this soundtrack is indicative of all that I've said, it would be the silly but fun and catchy remix of the Freaks Come Out at Night song. It is electronic and fast building, but it is more humerous to listen too than utilizing at as a force to conjure up dread for a frightening situation.
While the movie being nuetered is a damaging thing, this album being of the same vain is not nearly as bad. It just doesn't fit with the type of film it was intended for.
Overall... a good album. Great music... aweful concept.
4901159
I liked this soundtrack.  There were several songs that stood out for me from the movie.  The wonderful ballad "A Thousand Years," that was sung over the final scene and credit; the hysterical "Antidote" that played during the arm wrestling scene with Emmett; and the haunting "Everything and Nothing."

I was glad I got the CD and was able to listen to the entire song, and now have the CD in my car.
2790142
Have no idea why I didn't get this album after I watched the movie for the first time years ago, but upon re-watching it the other day, I just had to track down the soundtrack.  I love how with most of the tracks they've included a bonus soundbite from the film, this instantly makes you recall the scene and sets up the mood for the song which follows.  My only criticism when this is done on soundtracks is, that it is better when it is done as a short track for the soundbite and separate song that follows without any seconds gap so you can listen without the intros if you're in the mood for that.  However that style does have its downside of if you aren't listening to it on the CD in order and ripped it into a playlist on your Kindlefire or whatever, and your playlist is on random then the soundbites and songs obviously play at random different times.  So I can understand why they might choose to place them together.  I would have loved if they'd used soundbites on all 14 songs, and even thrown in a few  random between song ones but they didn't.  A soundbite from Red Mist would have been fun for one.

The opening track, Stand Up by the Prodigy is instantly recognisable, it's a simple song in a repeated loop, to be honest the loop could have been a minute or more shorter but it takes you instantly back to the film in your mind.  Kick Ass by Mika vs Redone is a lot of fun.  I've always loved the song Bad Reputation (the theme song to Freaks and Geeks), it's been constantly covered by various artists in various soundtracks, Shrek for one, simply because it's a great song about a strong female character and The Hit Girls is a different but cool version which suits our 11 year old heroine in Kick Ass.

I'd never heard of the band The Pretty Reckless, but I love the song Make Me Wanna Die which is introduced by Hit Girl telling her father she'd like a fluffy puppy and Bratz doll for her birthday and then telling him she's only joking and wants a particular butterfly knife.  Banana Splits is a fun fast paced British punk sounding song, introduced by Hit Girl sarcastically explaining to Kick-Ass how to get in contact with herself and her father.  Can't Go Back by Primal Scream also has a classic soundbite of the guy in the chair about to have his finger cut off because he said his team was beat up by a guy in a mask with a cape and the thugs surrounding him keep saying he said it was Batman.  The other songs are pretty good too, the album ends with an Elvis song and Hit Girl telling us that the show's over.
1981282
OOH YES I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR WEREWOLVES OF LONDON CUT 2 FOR A LONG TIME NOW I HAVE IT AWSOME I LOVE THE MUSIC OF THE 70'S A GREAT ERA OF OUR TIME FOR ISSUES AND GREAT MUSIC,I HAVE THE BOX  SET OF GREATEST HITS OF THE 70'S  THAT ONE IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN THIS ONE BUT THIS IS STILL A GOOD CD
1122844
Now I love horror movies, and I love movie soundtracks. The 1978 Dawn of the Dead is one of my favs. (The '04 version ain't too shabby either) And the music really caught my ear and stayed with me. I remember when I first saw it, the music snippet/sound fx they play in the opening, it left me with the feeling, "OK not your dad's zombie movie." so you could imagine how happy I was when I found out in 1998 they released a 20th. anniversary edition, with music from Goblin (who independent of this have an impressive body of work in their own right, definitely worth checking out). Of course like a dummy I lost that copy and voila! Amazon to the rescue. The tracks Zombi, La Caccia, and L'alba del morti viventi are among the best and any die hard fan will recognize them immediately and be glad they were added, because you know sometimes you buy a soundtrack and they leave out that one track that makes it for you? Well thankfully this is not the case here. All the great eerie, atmospheric and in some cases psyched up music is here. This is good for film buffs and anyone adventuresome and in the mood for something different. If you like this you might also want to try out the Day of the Dead soundtrack too. Although John Harrison took over the musical duties for that one but it's still great. As a stand alone and as an entry in the Romero Living Dead franchise. In short. I loved it. A gazillion stars.
2258827
This has to be the best soundtrack that i have ever listened to. Even if the movie isn't in the states yet, you can tell what type of movie it'll be with this vast and indie-vibed sountrack
2614628
The soundtrack to "400 Days" is pretty good. This is another pretty good soundtrack / score from Wojciech Golczewski. It is well-done, well-crafted and entertaining. All (21) tracks on here are pretty good.

Track Listing:
1. 400 Days (4 out of 4 stars)
2. The Hatch (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
3. The Ship (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
4. Take Off (4 out of 4 stars)
5. Time (4 out of 4 stars)
6. Delusions (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
7. We Are Moving (4 out of 4 stars)
8. You and I (4 out of 4 stars)
9. Poisoned (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
10. Oxygen (4 out of 4 stars)
11. The Thing (4 out of 4 stars)
12. The Creature Is Gone (4 out of 4 stars)
13. Exploring the Area (4 out of 4 stars)
14. Tranquility (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
15. Zell (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
16. I'll Be Your Host (3 out of 4 stars)
17. Bug's Vision (4 out of 4 stars)
18. Slaughterhouse (4 out of 4 stars)
19. I Wanted to Tell You (4 out of 4 stars)
20. It's Time to Leave (4 out of 4 stars)
21. Final Fight (4 out of 4 stars)
1320943
First things first: go rent or purchase the movie CRIMINAL.  Quite frankly, I don't even recall the film in theatres -- I simply happened to rent it from my local grocer in the little winky town where I live.  It was fabulous!  Excellent writing, great dialogue, good cinematography, excellent acting -- it was the complete package.  John C. Reilly, a character actor you've seen many times before, stars -- and pulls off a wonderfully convincing job.  I won't reveal the plot.  I'll just say it went places I didn't expect it to go.  The movie?  A full 5 stars in my book.  Probably one of the best movies I've seen in a year.

The soundtrack provides you with what you wanted from the film.  I purchase soundtracks somewhat frequently because, in my opinion, soundtracks are the last bastion of orchestral excellence in the United States.  There are wonderful composers and conductors such as John Williams, James Horner, Trevor Jones, Randy Newman, Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Jerry Fielding -- the list goes on and on.

This isn't an orchestral soundtrack -- far from it.  But, as opposed to many soundtracks that have little to do with what you ACTUALLY HEARD AT THE MOVIE, this soundtrack is reflective of the reality of the film.

Other than original music by Alex Wurman (which makes up the bulk of the CD), there are some very nice and tasty pieces by the Max Roach Quintet (track 5, and some GREAT sax!) and Medeski, Martin and Wood (tracks 6 and 14 -- never heard in the movie but appearing on the CD), as well as Roundalay (track 13) by the Oscar Peterson Trio.

The rest of the CD presents the original music from the film by six wonderful artists.  Score author Alex Wurman plays organ and clavinet, with some very nice bass work by Rob Jost.  Teddy Kumpel and Andy Georges share guitar work, with drums by Abe Speller, and turntable work by DJ Hodgy.

The overall feel is cool, jazzy, free, breezy, hip, heavy on the organ and bass.

Boys and girls: what the movie promises, the soundtrack delivers.  See the film.  Buy the CD.  This CD can stand alone as just plain damned good music.  Thanks for reading my review.
4731136
Got this to add to my Bob Dylan collection.  Generally, if you're a fan (I'm not, I just needed some songs for the weddings I do) this hard-to-find CD is recommended.
3242217
What can you say about this album?  It's perfect.  The dvd-audio is not a bad way to go either.  The sound on my TV is loud and very clear, even though I don't have the surround and everything set up..  You know, I love Dylan and I hate to compare them, but Donovan has always held his own in my book.  These acoustic tunes are poetic, sung with incredible feeling and beautiful haunting melodies.  They seem to come from another world (well, Scotland?) and another time.  What I love about Donovan is that none of the tunes are cynical - often they are storys seeming to come straight from the heart of their narrators.  Or course there are a few blues driven acoustic numbers on here as well, and not all the tracks were written by Donovan though what he covers he certainly gives new life to.  Singer/guitarist Bert Jansch actually penned the songs "Oh Deed I Do", and bonus track "Do You Hear Me Now".  "Candyman" is a traditional, etc.. he gives stunning renditions.  A beautiful album.

By the way, if you can find it, there's an incredible movie with a Donovan driven soundtrack (set in Scotland I think) called "Poor Cow" by director Kenneth Loach.  Made in 1967, it contains acoustic songs (not on Fairyland) "Be Not Hard", "Colours", and "Poor Love", as well as others.  The movie itself is as beautiful as this album, as are the Donovan tracks, whose mood and emotional power were made for it, though I hadn't heard those songs before (with the exception of "Colours").  Yes, unfortunately it's a zone 2 movie.  The Japanese edition (which should be available on Amazon Japan) looks nicer than the European one if you ever think about getting it.
2383504
If you are only ever going to listen to "John Williams Soundtracks", you will be close-minded to a number of soundtracks that are very good for what they are supposed to be. Nicholas Hooper has had to struggle with the ominous shadow cast by Mr. Williams, and his soundtrack should be judged not by comparing said composers, but judging whether the soundtrack itself is good, and this soundtrack is very good, and stands on its own. It has a wide variety of styles, from acoustic guitar, to orchestral, to choral, to celtic, to folk, to big band, to jazz, while still incorporating the major themes consistent with the series of films it is meant to represent. I have to say, if you are going to compare, when compared to the "Chamber of Secrets" soundtrack by Williams, which only really has one theme - the Fawkes theme - stand out, the "Half-Blood Prince" soundtrack dances circles around it, with standout tracks such as "The Weasley Stomp", "The Slug Club," "In Noctem," "The Book", "School!," "When Ginny Kissed Harry", and "Slughorn's Confession", many more tunes have a melody that can get "stuck in your head." I find it much more memorable. There are a number of reviewers who automatically pan anyone who isn't John Williams; I suggest that fans of the films be objective and judge the music for themselves, and not automatically be swayed by naysayers.
235233
Great to see this odd item back in print; Rhino has done an outstanding job with the reissue.

For me the main attraction was the relatively rare Pink Floyd material, along with the Kaleidescope.  I'd say I've never liked the Grateful Dead, but if you're a fan I'd expect that the rather subdued Garcia tunes here would please as well.

The PF outtakes are all interesting, and of the officially released tunes, the two instrumentals offer variations on the kind of creeping atmospherics introduced on SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS, and perfected on MEDDLE and DARK SIDE.  The exception - "Crumbling Land" - is a breezy piece of folk rock with a very pleasantly undulating sense of melody, further enhanced by the complex, shimmering harmonies.

As for the film, this was one of those problematic reflections of the times - Antonioni tended to prefer ambient sound (i.e. a lack of composed scores or songs) in his films, and his best films have no music, thus by all accounts this soundtrack collaboration was a strained working situation.  Perhaps because of it, the soundtrack (and the film, which is underrated, but very, very challenging) should stand on their own merits, and throughout the soundtrack is always interesting, even if it isn't all great.

-David Alston
365873
As it stands only Morning Glory and Hollywood Homicide are the 2 Ford films in need of a soundtrack. Paranoia is his underrated 2013 film,enjoyable and the score is funky and suspenseful.love it
3997936
With artists like Tom Waits, Buddy Guy, Johnny Cash this OST album is one of the very best amongst movie soundtracks. Also makes you want to see the movie again. Recommended!
186719
Before i start I'd like to clear some confusion about the music from the trailer. The music isn't on the soundtrack because it had nothing to do with it, it was a remix from Lux Aeturnia (spelling?)from Requiem of a Dream done by a guy who's name will remain nameless for the sake that he doesn't host it anymore, it was actually better than the origional in my opinion.
This soundtrack was grand for all it's themes that it could possibly deliver into the movie. Everything from the climactic end to Foundations of Stone to The Hornburg, to fantastic work of Forth Eorlingas. The White Rider still sends chills down my spine at the beginning as it builds up tension. Beautiful vocals and instrumentals in even the battle themed Isengard Unleashed.
Definitally a soundtrack worth getting, specially if a fan of the movies. Makes me eager for RotK's release, movie and soundtrack.