City of Ghosts [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B00008XEQ6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > Cambodia

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City of Ghosts

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful, Haunting, Exotic Soundtrack, June 16, 2005

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A. Gould "magcarta" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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The version of the Joni Mitchell anthem to disillusionment, 'Both Sides Now' sung in Khmer by the retro-Cambodian psychedelic band Dengue Fever alone is worth the price of this record. And the more I listen to it the more I love the rest of the album. I'd never heard any of this music before I saw the movie by chance on TV, and it's astounding, driving, wild stuff that instantly creates a world of its own. One verse of 'Mao Pena' (apparently "Thanks a Lot" in Khmer) and you'll be instantly transported to the back of a crappy Peugeot taxi some rainy night in Phnom Penh circa 1970. Just a great record!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cultural Pastiche, May 19, 2003

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This review is from: City of Ghosts (Audio CD)

Like the brilliant French, North African & alternative American soundtrack to last year's film, The Truth About Charlie, this cd also attempts to felicitiously recreate the time and place of the film. Though less accessible than "Charlie," this soundtrack is a must for any cd shuffle. When one of these wild songs pops up, one is immediately emotionally transported! The varying tongues, the jangling instruments and the dated phrasings flow over the preserved vinyl scratchings to make you feel like you're under the slow sweep of a ceiling fan in a tiki bar in a far-away tropical country. Mesmerizing!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack to a not-so-great movie, June 28, 2007

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M. A. Cohen "world traveler" (N. Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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Sorry, Matt, nothing personal. I was really looking forward to COG before I saw it, having lived in Phnom Penh for some time. So Maybe I was just expecting to much. I loved seeing people and places I know in it though... But the soundtrack is awesome.