Forgetting Sarah Marshall [Soundtrack]

Original Soundtrack (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Verve Forecast
• ASIN: B0015RAGHE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"The latest movie Produced by hit film maker Judd Apatow (40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad). Starring Jason Segal (How I Met Your Mother) and Kristin Bell (Veronica Mars) the screenplay (by Segal) tells the tale of a love sick composer of TV scores (Peter Bretter) who is dumped by his TV actress girlfriend. Peter retreats to Hawaii only to find that his ex and her rock star boyfriend (Aldous Snow, lead singer of the band Infant Sorrow) are staying at the same hotel. The hilarious cast also features several of Judd Apatow's regulars including: Jonah Hill (Superbad) Paul Rudd (Knocked Up) and Bill Hader (SNL).The music is an integral part of the film. Several key scenes involve performances by the films' characters of songs exactly as they appear on our CD including a number from the "rock opera about Dracula for puppets" that is composed by Peter. "

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Companion to the Movie, April 22, 2008

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Andrew Shaffer "Author, Blogger" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Audio CD)

Like other Apatow productions, the music in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" doesn't take a backseat to the action--it's integrated into the film. If you loved the movie, you'll find most of the actors' musical performances here. Russell Brand's "We've Got to do Something" is both funny and catchy, while Jason Segal's "Dracula's Lament" is one of the oddest songs ever written. We're missing the two funniest songs in the film: Jason Segal's depressing "Muppets Theme" and his original untitled composition from the last 15 minutes of the movie ("You're pathetic, Peter...").

Like any good Hawaiian soundtrack, we're also treated to Hawaiian versions of American pop hits: "More Than Words" is golden, while "Everybody Hurts" is actually more tolerable than the original. Grammy-award winning Hawaiian musician Daniel Ho contributes here under the moniker "The Coconutz". The additional tracks that round out this collection (material from Cake, Belle & Sebastian, the Bird and the Bee, and more) are pleasant but forgettable.

Incidentally, if you're looking for funky "Superbad" composer Lyle Workman's original musical score, you're out of luck. None of his compositions are included here (unless he's performing under an alias...), nor were they released separately.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm a fan, April 29, 2008

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Pompiere (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Audio CD)

Not everything on this disc is something you'll want to play and play and play, but there are some gems. The particulars are the ones that are in the movie:

"Inside of you" is just hilarious. It's as funny in its full length form as it is in its abbreviated edition in the film.

"We've got to do something" almost sounds like a real Earth-day anthem.

Jason's Dracula lament is just funny... people will look at you oddly when you play it, but they'll like it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great soundtrack!, June 30, 2008

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Kanealii Ng-osorio "Kane" (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Audio CD)

Loved this soundtrack. Wish there was more Dracula songs in it or at least extending the versions. Loved the Hawaiian version of Nothing Compares to You.