The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou [SOUNDTRACK] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]

Various Artists (Composer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 2004)
• Original Release Date: December 25, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Content/Copy-Protected CD
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B0006JMLI4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,328 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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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." -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

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332 of 354 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Staralfur by Sigur Ros.... i know i know., January 3, 2005

By	D. gottwald (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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AMAZING soundtrack. of course, everyone is complaining that Staralfur by Sigur Ros is not included.

well, it is available, LEGALLY, for FREE as an mp3 download at an indie music site called epitonic.

here is the link:
http://www.epitonic.com/artists/sigurros.html

ENJOY!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overall., July 9, 2005

By	Zachary T. Saxton (Noblesville, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I first saw this movie, I knew I had to have the soundtrack. Mark Mothersbaugh is a genius, and I loved the little bits with Seu Jorge playing guitar and singing in the movie, so I figured if the soundtrack CD gives me at least those two things, it will be well worth my money. Well, let me tell you, this CD gives that and more. There's only one song missing from this CD, but it's easily downloadable from a site mentioned in a previous review of this same CD. I say that if you thought the music in the movie was good, you'll like this CD.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where is the music?, January 2, 2005

By	fizzylove "neinnamen" (Shoreline, WA United States) - See all my reviews

I think that The Life Aquatic is very well one of the best films I have seen in a very very long time. What made the film so great, was the music. It was fun, quirky, and moving in all the right places. My complaint is this: Half the music in the film, is not in the soundtrack. All the little strange electronic songs that were scattered throughout the movie are not in on here. HOWEVER, the soundtrack by itself is great anyway, and I love it. I just really wish that the little songs that glued the movie together had made it on.