Has there ever been a good 'soundtrack' record? (No Moz)

[Tingle]

No Moz in this:
I'm prompted by the fact that 'O Brother Where art Thou?' was on TV last weekend. I'd never seen it before, and I found it entertaining enough. Anyhow, some years ago I bought the soundtrack to this film. Why, I'm not exactly sure. I may have been ill, or under the influence of some hype or other, but I purchased it using a gift voucher that was burning a hole in my pocket. I think I listened to it once and then not all the way through. It's the only soundtrack I ever bought and I found I couldn't listen to it. Are do you have any soundtrack LPs? Any good? Sometimes I think the 'Bullitt' one would be good to have, but then there's probably only one track on it worth having......

 

[Jo]

The Hedwig and the Angry Inch Soundtrack

 

[Ruffian]

Re: good 'soundtrack' records? (No Moz)

> No Moz in this:
> I'm prompted by the fact that 'O Brother Where art Thou?' was on TV last
> weekend. I'd never seen it before, and I found it entertaining enough.
> 'Bullitt' one would be good to have, but then there's probably only one
> track on it worth having......

I always liked, for 60's rock n'roll retro, The Soundtrack to the film 'The Wanderers'.. A lighthearted 'Rumblefish' if you like.

'Trainspotting' is always a safe bet as well. Tarantino soundtracks are pretty satisfying as well. Or, if you like big score original musical soundtracks, try 'oliver' or West Side Story..(two of my faves!) or more classical, then we'll be looking at 'Good Bad the Ugly' or 'the Mission'.

Ruffian

 

[Ruffian]

PS, of course, '24 Hour Party People'

 

['Radar' O'Reilly]

Re: Hazel O'Conner - Breaking Glass

Fantastic film, great music, topped with the breathtaking song 'Will You', always stops me dead in my tracks.

 

[Tommy Sermanni]

Quadrophenia ?

 

[GenderNectar]

My Favorites...

24 Hour Party People (the best!!!!)
American Psycho
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Billy Elliot
The Wedding Singer
Pump Up the Volume
Pretty In Pink
Gross Point Blank
Sid & Nancy

 

[Papillon]

"The Talented Mr. Ripley" (nt)

 

[Papillon]

I agree (nt)

nt

 

[Tingle]

Re: The Hedwig and the Angry Inch Soundtrack

I've never even heard of that film, but will look out for it now. Looks like the sort of thing you don't take your auntie to.

 

[Tingle]

Re: Seems Hazel O'Connor is the Queen of soundtracks

'cos she's on this one too. I recently heard her on the radio and she said how 'the Biz' finds her a bit difficult because it has to categorise her as a singer or a writer or an actress - but she likes being all of them. D'you know I think I have a partial recording of the Breaking Glass LP which I borrowed from my local library in 1983 or some such year. I'm sure Nick Lowe's Breaking Glass was on it too, but the CD over at Amazon seems to show that the Breaking Glass CD is all H. O'C.

 

[Nancy Drew]

good in their own umm, unique way

The Crow
Pretty in Pink
Queen of the Damned
Singles
Purple Rain
Valley Girl

 

['Radar' O'Reilly]

Re: Seems Hazel O'Connor is the Queen of soundtracks

> 'cos she's on this one too. I recently heard her on the radio and she said
> how 'the Biz' finds her a bit difficult because it has to categorise her
> as a singer or a writer or an actress - but she likes being all of them.
> D'you know I think I have a partial recording of the Breaking Glass LP
> which I borrowed from my local library in 1983 or some such year. I'm sure
> Nick Lowe's Breaking Glass was on it too, but the CD over at Amazon seems
> to show that the Breaking Glass CD is all H. O'C.

Breaking Glass is all Hazel O'Conner, no Nick Lowe on it. Have you seen the film, what do you think of it ?

 

[Chill -- AKA Will Never Reproduce]

I have both Trainspotting soundtracks and I love them.

Soundtracks do usually suck though. I used to have a crush on Matt Damon (I was a kid, okay), so someone got me the Good Will Hunting video and soundtrack. I like neither.

 

[pop matters]

"me without you" soundtrack
http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/soundtracks/soundtrack-mewithoutyou.shtml

 

[jessesamuel]

The High Fidelity and Royal Tennenbaums soundtracks are both excellent and had influence on my taste in music.

High Fidelity:
01 Various - You're Gonna Miss Me - The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
02 Various - Everybody's Gonna be Happy - The Kinks
03 Various - I'm Wrong About Everything - John Wesley Harding
04 Various - Oh! Sweet Nothing - The Velvet Underground
05 Various - Always See Your Face - Love
06 Various - Most of the Time - Bob Dylan
07 Various - Fallen for you - Sheila Nicholls
08 Various - Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
09 Various - Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello And The Attractions
10 Various - Cold Blooded Old Times - Smog
11 Various - Let's Get it On - Black Jack
12 Various - Lo Boob Oscillator - Stereolab
13 Various - Inside Game - Royal Trux
14 Various - Who Loves the Sun - Velvet Underground
15 Various - I Believe - Stevie Wonder

Royal Tennenbaums:
01 Mark Mothersbaugh - 111 Archer Avenue
02 Nico - These Days
03 Ysaye Quartet - String Quartet in F Major
04 Paul Simon - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
05 The Mutato Muzika Orchestra - Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Minor
06 Bob Dylan - Wigwam
07 Mark Mothersbaugh - Look At That Old Grizzly Bear
08 John Lenon - Look At Me
09 Emitt Rhodes - Lullabye
10 Mark Mothersbaugh - Mothersbaugh's Canon
11 The Clash - Police & Thieves
12 Mark Mothersbaugh - Scrapping and Yelling
13 Ramones - Judy Is A Punk
14 Mark Mothersbaugh - Pagoda's Theme
15 Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay
16 Nick Drake - Fly
17 Mark Mothersbaugh - I Always Wanted To Be A Tenenbaum.mp3
18 Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here.mp3
19 The Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says.mp3
20 Mark Mothersbaugh - Rachel Evans Tenenbaum (1965-2000).mp3
21 Mark Mothersbaugh - Sparkplug Minuet.mp3
22 Nico - The Fairest Of The Seasons.mp3
23 The Mutato Muzika Orchestra - Hey Jude.mp3

 

[SimplyThrilledHoney]

I like the "Oh Brother ..." s/t ... I think it hangs pretty well together as an album, although whether you like it or not really depends on your feelings about bluegrass and ol'time music.

I liked the "Velvet Goldmine" s/t better than the film, and again, felt it worked well as an album. No matter what you felt about the film, and the fact that there was no Bowie on it, it was obviously put together by people who really cared about music.

The s/t to "The Last Days Of Disco" works as a really well disco sampler (the only one I'll ever need, anyway) and the s/t to the excellent Australian indie-film "Love Serenade" is a similarly excellent soul/funk/disco compilation which works especially nicely if you've seen the film, because it's put together like a radio show with the main character adding the occasional intro to the songs.

Belle & Sebastian, Luke Haines and Air have all scored excellent instrumental music for films which are worth buying, in my opinion.

The sorts of soundtracks I really hate are the "music from and inpsired by ..." variety, with just a bunch of no-name bands being heavily promoted by their label, along with a "big hit" to sell the album. People who buy these should be shot at dawn.

 

[Some Totally Random Moz Fan]

"Valley Girl" Has 2 GREAT Soundtrack CD's

1. Million Miles Away - Pilmsouls Listen Listen Listen
2. Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
3. Eyes of a Stranger - Payola
4. Angst in My Pants - Sparks
5. Who Can It Be Now? - Men at Work
6. Everywhere at Once - The Plimsouls
7. I la la la Love You - Pat Travers
8. He Could Be the One - Josie Cotton
9. Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs
10. Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime) - The Flirts
11. Fanatic - Felony
12. She Talks in Stereo - Figures
13. Oldest Story in the World - The Plimsouls
14. School Is In - Josie Cotton
15. I Melt With You - Modern English

And MORE Music:

1. Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo
9. Cool Places - Sparks & Jane Wiedlin
2. Eaten By The Monster Of Love - Sparks
10. Town Called Malice - The Jam
3. Mickey - Toni Basil
11. I Eat Cannibals - Total Coelo
4. Zero Hour (Original Version) - The Plimsouls
12. Time To Win - Gary Myrick & The Figures
5. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - Bananarama
13. Voo Doo - Rachel Sweet
6. In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins
14. Marina Men - Valley Girls
7. The Earthquake Song - Little Girls
15. Pocket Pool - Killer Pussy
8. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
16. Shelly's Boyfriend - Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo

 

[Some Totally Random Moz Fan]

But my first ever sountrack was the 8-Track tape of "Saturday Night Fever"

It was 1977 and I was in 3rd grade and I simply HAD to have it- John Travolta was the coolest dude on the planet and I wanted to be him when I grew up. Of course, I am.

1. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
2. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
3. Night Fever - Bee Gees
4. More Than A Woman - Bee Gees
5. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
6. A Fifth Of Beethoven (Based On Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) - Walter Murphy
7. More Than A Woman - Tavares
8. Manhattan Skyline - David Shire
9. Calypso Breakdown - Ralph McDonald
10. Night On Disco Mountain (Based On 'Night On Bald Mountain') - David Shire
11. Open Sesame - Kool & The Gang
12. Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees
13. You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
14. Boogie Shoes - K.C. And The Sunshine Band
15. Salsation - David Shire
16. K-Jee - M.F.S.B.
17. Disco Inferno - Trammps

 

[Lil' Rob...Hotter Than Fish Grease]

Muholland Drive and Twin Peaks...Badalamenti Rules!!