Bend It Like Beckham [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2003)
• Original Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B00008DCQJ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,303 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #71 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > General AAS
  • #75 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > General

Customer Reviews

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An autobiographical companion piece from Gurinder Chadha, April 3, 2003

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Andy Orrock (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bend It Like Beckham (Audio CD)

If you saw (and, no doubt, loved) "Bend It Like Beckham," you know that the music - a perfect blend of UK and Indian sounds and melodies - plays a big part in putting and keeping a smile on your face as your leave the theater.

That's not by accident. As director Gurinder Chadha points out on the liner notes, this music comes from her own personal music collection and "makes up the many different sides of me, and, therefore, my lead character 'Jess' and her world."

She concludes that "It's a great thing being a director sometimes because you can put the soundtrack to your life on film and CD to share with everyone."

Beautifully stated. And I'll go one step further: you can enjoy this CD *even without* seeing the film. It's a wonderful collection of songs.

But if you have seen the film, your level of enjoyment is far greater, especially with the kick of the interspersed dialogue, mostly courtesy of Shaheen Khan who, as Jess' mother, gets and delivers most of the best lines.

"I was married at your age. You don't even want to learn how to cook dahl!"

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Curtis on Aussie version, April 23, 2003

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Phillip Damon "filzd7" (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bend It Like Beckham (Audio CD)

Fab movie and soundtrack. If you get the CD from Australia - it has 22 tracks including the Curtis Mayfield track - 'Move on Up'. Can be ordered thru chaosmusic.com in Melbourne - It will cost about $US17.00 including postage. May take a couple of weeks but is worth the wait.

66 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars mad about lack of mayfield, May 17, 2003

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sam goldblatt (Warwick, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bend It Like Beckham (Audio CD)

I loved the movie and bought this soundtrack because of all the great music in the film, but especially because of a few certain songs: curtis mayfield's "move on up," the remix of "she's a lady" by tom jones, and two techno songs which may or may not be basement jaxx and baddest ruffest (i don't know).

I was very angry to find that all FOUR of these songs (in my opinion some of the best songs in the film) were NOT included in the soundtrack. Although the two dance songs are on the UK release, neither release has the mayfield or the tom jones. Although the other songs are very catchy and fun, these songs made the movie.