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The Blair Witch Project: Josh's Blair Witch Mix [Enhanced CD]

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

A Soundtrack to a movie with no music? No, this is not some shallow attempt to cash in on a successful film (surprisingly), but rather a very good goth-industrial compilation disc. In the context of the film, one of the doomed kids put together a mix tape to put them in the mood as they headed out to the woods to make their ill-fated documentary. This CD is that mix, and it couples with the movie and the website (blairwitch.com) very nicely to create a true multimedia experience. Even if you haven't seen the movie, the CD stands on its own as a great goth- industrial sampler if you want to know more about that kind of music. Also, the film's haunting closing credit music is included.

I saw the movie and found it to be a chilling psychological terror that I think sets a standard for horror films and films in general (if only it really was a true story like some people still think...it's not in case you don't know)...The music is a perfect blend of some of the best gothic rock and industrial music ever written. Lydia Lunch's goth-jazz "Gloomy Sunday" is a great way to open the album. "The Order of Death" by Public Image Ltd. (a.k.a. the Sex Pistols go electrogloom) is a great reminder of the advent of synthesizers in goth music, while Skinny Puppy is just a great way to remember how bands like Nine Inch Nails got their ideas from. The same can be said for Laibach sounding like Rammstein (Laibach had been doing that kind of music before Rammstein ever did, so expect to hear accents and hard pounding germanic metal). Bauhaus and Tones On Tail (they may as well be the same band) also provide some great eighties goth that fits the mood of the movie really well, and Siouxsie Sioux's vocals on The Creatures' "Don't Go To Sleep Without Me" is a great clincher for the movie (i.e. Alien's "In space no one can hear you scream."). Type O Negative's epic "Haunted" is by far not only the best song on the soundtrack, but also one of the finest moments in electronic/industrial music...a true masterpiece. Meat Beat Manifesto's "She's Unreal" almost sounds like it could be the Witch's theme song, while the Front Line Assembly's "Laughing Pain" sounds a little like Circle of Dust...but again, they did that sorta stuff first. Afghan Whigs' song didn't impress me, but the last track did. Antonio Cora's "score" piece for the movie is nothing more than five minutes of creaks and scary noises...preceded by Heather Donahue's apology speech from the movie. Absolutely terrifying. The movie is a masterpiece, and the soundtrack it inspired is a great sampler for goth and industrial. If you want to hear the best material from those genres...this is it!!! And see the movie for one of the most visceral and horrifyingly scary experiences of your life!!! "I'm gonna die out here..."

Ok. The movie was ultra-creepy. I just saw it. I know. The website is quite creepy. And this soundtrack (even though it has only one or two selections actually FROM the movie) is yes...creepy, very creepy. All goth bands and coffinrock (hmmm Coffin Rock, that's a place in the movie....) and sound bytes from the film, it delivers the chills even after you have left the movie theater. Long after. Lots of weird songs and sounds here. Perfect for reminiscing or just mood music when you're playing an eerie game like Doom. I personally like this kind of music and am already quite fond of the CD which features the likes of Skinny Puppy, Bauhaus, and Type O Neg. However...If you don't like Gothic music or the movie, you probably shouldn't get this CD. It isn't going to appeal to everyone, so I gave it a 4 out of five. It's a must-have, though for fans of the movie.

The CD on itself is excellent- true, it was a marketing ploy to say it was "Josh's Mix" but hey, we can't go around pretending money doesn't make the world revolve. Would I buy this CD even if it weren't labelled "Blair Witch"? Probably, if there had been a way to know about it. Let's face it, connecting the movie to the CD was a way to get exposure. If you like bouncy-prancy Top 40 Hits music, you're going to most likely despise this CD. With wonderful classics like Bauhaus and Skinny Puppy, if you're into the electronica/"goth" genre you'll love it.

Having Skimmed through the 50-something reviews for this album , one thing that becomes immediatley apparant is that the reviewers (you know who you are)focus far too much on the concept of the album , as opposed to its content. All of us who have seen the film , and many more who haven't , do realise that there is no music within the film and , yes, that the idea of an 'insired by' album is bound to have more commercial undertones than artistic production , but what many people seem to be missing is that the album is in fact quite good. Its not brilliant , but its lack of prescence in the movie doesn't merit giving it one star. The majority of the tracks represent an adequate enough expanse of gothic and industrial rock , highlights being Lydia Lunch's gloomy ballad , and Bauhaus , downsides being Laibachs ridicuously overwrought 'God is God' anthemn and Skinny Puppy. Its not superb , but its not terrible either. Its all about the music remember , not the packaging.

I loved this CD at the first listen. The tracks by PIL, Meat Beat Manifesto, Front Line Assembly and Lydia Lunch are excellent. The soundbytes of the movie placed between some of the songs really make you shiver! Try listening to this one with the lights out.

I'm a huge fan of Blair Witch. When I heard that the soundtrack was going to have sound clips from the movie & a cut out scene from the movie. I had to get it. I'm not a big goth fan but I still enjoy the soundtrack. Although I wouldn't recomend it unless you a big fan of the movie or like goth music.

I'll admit it now. I have NOT seen the movie, and I am yet to catch it, but it intrigued me so. Wanting a little 'preview' without visually watching as yet. I was sincerely curious on how a movie without a soundtrack HAD a soundtrack. It was one of my first impulse buys, and I will say this, I wasn't at all disappointed by this buy!

I will admit that this is not the usual material I'd listen to on a regular basis. I too go into more mainstream music and celtic material, and I am a die-hard fan of Sarah McLachlan.

But this grows on you with every listen. Of course it is an acquired taste and like the movie it's either -you like it-or-you hate it.

It's a breath of fresh air really from the same old the new stuff that comes out nowadays and I find myself loving it even more with every play.

I am looking forward to watching the movie, it really does wonders if you have a wonderful sense of imagination.

I don't know about you..but I love this album to death..

Some of the tracks are good. I'm definitely in love with Meat Beat Manifesto. Also the Laibach song is wikkid. But the other songs really didn't hit me. It dragged on and on. In addition, I wasn't too cool with the audio clips being incorporated into the CD as they were. It would have been cool if some remixes were done to make it smooth. Must say that I was impressed with "The Cellar," but I can't say that about the entire cd.

I had never heard of any of the artists on this CD, but I'd listened to a few songs before on the movie's webpage. I bought the CD on a whim, and soon began to listen to it at least twice a day. It is, without a doubt, one of my favorite. Lydia Lunch's haunting voice and screeching saxophone (maybe?) starts the CD in a strangely beautiful way. The Order of Death is also one of my favorites--it has energy and excellent instruments and gets your adrenaline going, then the CD slows down for Skinny Puppy's sad song full of strange sound effects. Then the beautiful acoustics of Bauhaus reminds us of prophecies long ago and ends rather suddenly after the phrase "The Sky Will Open!", leaving us with a void filled by The Creatures. The strange ungendered voice and minor chords of the guitar put me in the mind of Nine Inch Nails, and the song is creepy as well as wonderful. Then Laibach suddenly picks up the pace with the operatic tone combined with scratchy prophecies about the power of God. The Afghan Whig's sad, slow melody comes next with a warning about the people you think you know and a yearning for love in his voice. Front Line Assembly fills the air with weird sounds of people talking and laughing while forcing out grated phrases about abuse and fear. Then, the climax of the whole CD is "Haunted" by Type O Negative, which begins slowly and beautifully, then becomes minor and dark, then has a man talking about his spirit lover and all the poetry she brings out in him, then goes on again to the dark, deep voice and minor chords about hating the morning and ends somewhat slow with the humming. Very, very inspiring. "She's Unreal" is somewhat repetative but neatly picks up where "Haunted" abruptly ends, and includes some interesting experimentations with sounds. "Movement of Fear" starts to slowly wrap up the CD with the feeling of slow panic, but also like you have to give in. Then CD ends with "The Cellar", a track of the noises heard in the movie that slowly ends, leaving you wired and ready to listen again. All in all, it is much more of a masterpiece than the movie, which was pretty bad. Had they made the movie revolve around some of the ideas these songs represent, it would have been wonderful.