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The
Wes Anderson Collection
The
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) -- Soundtrack Director
Wes Anderson's jewel of a comic-character study revolves around the
quirks and obsessions of Bill Murray's titular Cousteau-esque deep-sea
adventurer and his motley crew of associates. As they did for the
director's equally sublime Royal Tenenbaums,
Anderson and music super Randall Poster stitch their eclectic source
material into a warm, subtly focused new cinemusic whole. Mark
Mothersbaugh's original Casio-baroque cues are the perfect complement
for Australian film composer Sven Libaek's compelling slices of vintage
exotica, while Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie
largely provides the musical subtext, either directly or in earnest,
through live acoustic renditions by Brazilian troubadour/film costar
Seu Jorge. Seasoning the mix to near perfection are smart, vintage
Britpop contributions by Scott Walker and the Zombies, Iggy and the
Stooges thrashing "Search and Destroy," the evocative Iberian fire of
Paco DeLucia, and Joan Baez's dramatic read of Morricone's Sacco
& Vanzetti theme, "Here's to You."
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1.
Shark Attack Theme - Sven Libaek
2. Loquasto International
Film Festival - Mark Mothersbaugh
3. Life On Mars? - David
Bowie
4. Starman - Seu Jorge
5. Let Me Tell You About
My Boat - Mark Mothersbaugh
6. Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge
7.
Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Them Take 1 - Mark Mothersbaugh
8.
Gut Feeling - Devo
9. Open Sea Theme - Sven Libaek
10.
Rock 'N Roll Suicide - Seu Jorge
11. Here's To You - Joan Baez
12.
We Call Them Pirates Out Here - Mark Mothersbaugh
13. Search
And Destroy - Iggy And The Stooges
14. La Nina De Puerta
Oscura - Paco De Lucia
15. Life On Mars? - Seu Jorge
16.
Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op - Mark Mothersbaugh
17.
Five Years - Seu Jorge
18. 30 Century Man - Scott Walker 19.
The Way I Feel Inside - The Zombies
20.
Queen Bitch - David Bowie
The Life Aquatic Studio
Sessions(2005) by Seu Jorge
The soundtrack [to The Life Aquatic]
was universally hailed as excellent. The standout was
Jorge, who not only had a role as an actor but also played a handful of
Bowie songs solo with acoustic guitar, singing them in Portuguese
it
was a perfect combination of beautiful songs laid bare with a bit of
exotic Brazilian spice to add fresh flavor. This collection features
the whole of that Bowie session, which means Jorge's six songs from the
soundtrack, seven other Bowie tunes and one playful Jorge original
entitled "Team Zissou." Even though 2005 saw the release of his
domestic debut Cru, which
mostly featured his own songs and a band), Jorge found himself
touring the U.S. in front of large crowds of 20-somethings who
patiently waited for those Bowie songs. This album obviously gives the
people what they want, and the good news is that the other versions are
just as good as the ones that are on the original soundtrack. Product
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1. Rebel
Rebel
2. Life On
Mars?
3. Starman
4. Ziggy
Stardust
5. Lady
Stardust
6. Changes
7. Oh! You
Pretty Things
8. Rock N'
Roll Suicide
9.
Suffragette City
10. Five
Years
11. Queen
Bitch
12. When I
Live My Dream
13.
Quicksand
14. Team
Zissou
15.
Untitled Track
The
Royal Tenenbaums(2001) -- Soundtrack The magical triad
behind Rushmore's spunky, starry-eyed
soundtrack--music supervisor Randall Poster, composer Mark
Mothersbaugh, and director Wes Anderson--leaps forward a decade from
that beloved soundtrack's '60s gems, in the process adopting a more
pensive feel for The Royal Tenenbaums' musical
backdrop. It may lack the euphoric sing-along feel of, say, Creation's
"Makin' Time," but the rock and folk tracks here perfectly match the
film's crumbling characters and their dilapidated relationships. The
Ramones' "Judy Is a Punk" is a burst of nostalgic rebellion but surely
causes a sad twinge in light of Joey Ramone's untimely death in 2001;
gloom-folker Nick Drake's "Fly" and Elliott Smith's excellently
depressing "Needle in the Hay"--which is used to chilling effect during
a wrist-slashing scene--further deepen the dark thread running through Tenenbaums.
But those who prefer the sunny disposition of Rushmore
will be thrilled by the calming concoctions of Mothersbaugh, who
heralds the coming of a new scene with graceful woodwind/string parts
("Scrapping and Yelling") and playful sitar pieces ("Pagoda's Theme").
Throw in the Clash's squalling "Police & Thieves" and the
Velvet Underground's petal-soft "Stephanie Says" and you've got another
winning soundtrack from the film biz's most in-tune music lovers. Tenenbaum
or not, you can go home again.
1. 111 Archer Avenue -
Mark Mothersbaugh
2. These Days - Nico
3. String Quartet In F Major - Ysaye Quartet
4. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
5. Sonata For Cello And Piano In F Minor - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
6. Wigwam - Bob Dylan
7. Look At That Old Grizzly Bear - Mark Mothersbaugh
8. Look At Me - John Lennon
9. Lullaby - Emitt Rhodes
10. Mothersbaugh Canon - Mark Mothersbaugh
11. Police & Thieves - The Clash
12. Scrapping And Yelling - Mark Mothersbaugh
13. Judy Is A Punk - Ramones
14. Pagoda's Theme - Mark Mothersbaugh
15. Needle In The Hay - Elliott Smith
16. Fly - Nick Drake
17. I Always Wanted To Be A Tenenbaum - Mark Mothersbaugh
18. Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
19. Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground
20. Rachel Evans Tenenbaum (1965-2000) - Mark Mothersbaugh
21. Sparkplug Minuet - Mark Mothersbaugh
22. The Fairest Of The Seasons - Nico
23. Hey Jude - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
Rushmore(1998) -- Soundtrack The Rushmore soundtrack manages to
pleasantly skirt the line between sentiment and sentimentality with a
nuanced, eminently listenable combo of score and song. The songs mostly
blend raw, adolescent urges and insecurity with an awkward grace.
Though composed primarily of popular music from the 1960s, none of the
selections is a hit of the expected Big Chill variety. In fact,
compiler Randall Poster proves himself a '60s pop connoisseur,
including little-known gems such as Cat Stevens's buoyant, hummable
"Here Comes My Baby" (covered by Yo La Tengo on Fakebook) and the Who
's revved-up, intentionally silly proto-opera "A Quick One While He's
Away." The bossa nova folk-pop of Unit 4+2's "Concrete & Clay"
is lovingly contrasted by the Creation's blistering, feedback-enhanced
hit-that-never-was "Making Time." Devo founder Mark Mothersbaugh's
incidental music is nothing short of delightful, but the Rugrats
composer clearly comes by whimsy easily. The intriguing thing about
Mothersbaugh's score--seven snippets from which are sprinkled
throughout the disc--is that it complements the archival tunes while
combining Beethoven-lite flourishes and jazzy instrumentation with
percolating mod keyboards. Like the film itself, this soundtrack is an
inspired, left-field effort, and it's difficult to plot out its many
charms.
1. Hardest Geometry Problem in
the World - Mark Mothersbaugh 2.
Making Time - Creation 3.
Concrete & Clay - Unit 4 + 2 4.
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin' Bout That Girl - The Kinks 5.
Sharp Little Guy - Mark Mothersbaugh 6.
The Lad With the Silver Button - Mark Mothersbaugh 7. A
Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy 8.
Edward Appleby (In Memoriam) - Mark Mothersbaugh 9.
Here Comes My Baby - Cat Stevens 10.
A Quick One While He's Away - The Who 11.
'Snowflake Music' From Bottlerocket - Mark Mothersbaugh 12.
Piranhas are a Very Tricky Species - Mark Mothersbaugh 13.
Blinuet - Zoot Sims 14.
Friends Like You, Who Needs Friends - Mark Mothersbaugh 15.
Rue St. Vincent - Yves Montand 16.
Kite Flying Society - Mark Mothersbaugh 17.
The Wind - Cat Stevens 18.
Oh Yoko - John Lennon 19.
Ooh La La - The Faces 20.
Margaret Yang's Theme - Mark Mothersbaugh
Bottle
Rocket (1996) -- Soundtrack On a relatively small budget, Wes
Anderson, with his amigo Mark Mothersbaugh, developed this very fitting
soundtrack. Though many some of the best songs are missing ("2000 Man"
by the Rolling Stones among them). Still, this soundtrack is a sound
investment.
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1. Voluntary
Hospital Escape - Mark Mothersbaugh
2. Gun Buyers - Mark Mothersbaugh
3. Bookstore Robbery - Mark Mothersbaugh
4. Dignan's Dance - Mark Mothersbaugh
5. And Also Because He Fired Me - Mark Mothersbaugh
6. Zorro Is Back - Oliver Onions
7. Cleaning Rooms With Inez - Mark Mothersbaugh
8. She Looks Just Like You - Mark Mothersbaugh
9. Pachanga Diferente - René Touzet
10. No Lifeguard on Duty - Mark Mothersbaugh
11. Mambo Guajiro - René Touzet
12. Rocky - Mark Mothersbaugh
13. Doesn't Sound That Bad in Spanish - Mark Mothersbaugh
14. Over and Done With - The Proclaimers
15. Snowflake Music/Mr. Henry's Chop Shop - Mark Mothersbaugh
16. You're Breaking His Heart - Mark Mothersbaugh
17. Goddammit I'm In - Mark Mothersbaugh
18. No Jazz - Mark Mothersbaugh
19. Highway [Reprised] - Mark Mothersbaugh
20. 75 Year Plan - Mark Mothersbaugh
21. Futureman's Theme - Mark Mothersbaugh
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The Music of Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge is a voice straight out of the favelas,
Rio de
Janeiro's notoriously violent slums where grinding poverty and
desperation exist side-by-side with a musical hotbed. Once a homeless
street child, he broke into the big time in the 2002 film, City
Of God,
an unsparingly frank look at life and death in the old neighborhood.
Then he was prominently featured on the soundtrack to director Wes
Anderson's comedy The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,
where he put a whole new spin on vintage David Bowie songs.
On
Cru (Raw), Jorge is in his
element, alternately growling or crooning amid acoustic guitars,
harp-like cavaquihnos and shrieking, whining cuicas
(friction percussion played with an oil-soaked rag). He remains
confrontational, whether delivering a political rant (Eu Sou
Favela), expressing disgust over the ubiquity of grotesquely
huge breast implants (Mania De Peitão),
or applying hip-hop to carnival percussion (Bem Querer).
The set is rounded out with covers of Don't, a
Lieber and Stoller tune that was a hit for Elvis Presley, and Chatterton,
from the lethal pen of the late French singer-composer-agent
provocateur Serge Gainsbourg.
