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Memento: Music for & Inspired By the Film

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I thoroughly enjoyed 'Memento' enough to see it in the theaters twice, but I would have preferred if the soundtrack was just kept to songs that were in the film. Rather, it also includes tracks that were inspired by the movie...great songs certainly, but I do feel that this took away from the authenticity of the soundtrack. Regardless, it is a great effort which supports a great film.

I was intrigued by this soundtrack from the get-go. Not because of the tracks by Bjork, Radiohead, or Moby, but mainly from the score written by David Julyan. It was one of those scores that almost seduces the listener and it fit the film perfectly. Now, should you buy this cd? Sure. Especially if you enjoy writing stories and have to have some music to write by. This cd is perfect for any author who writes about gloomy subjects. Also, the other artists do a fine job, although Bjork's song in kind of freaky.

I've grown addicted to the movie "Memento." It is now one of my favorite movies of all time. The movie also had great music, and I usually don't pay too much attention to the music score of movies. The only other movie I have noticed where I really liked the music was in "Unbreakable." "Memento" has the best opening and ending music to it, (I mean where he's in the car at the end, not the David Bowie song). I was lucky enough to get a hold of this soundtrack.

I love this CD. It's got all of the good music from the movie. I haven't listened to the songs by some of the bands, because I was only interested in the music score of the album. When you listen to each track, that certain moment of the movie plays back in your mind right that second. Track 1 and 19 are the best ones, or at least I think so. There are other good ones as well.

If you loved the music in "Memento," get this soundtrack while you still can. It's got great music. What a great soundtrack!

This CD contains both music from the Memento soundtrack, and music "inspired by" the film. As one who enjoyed David Julyan's stylish, atmospheric score for Memento, I was a little wary of the "inspired by" selections. (Remember "Batman" and the Prince "inspired by" music?) I shouldn't have worried, though. The extra selections are every bit as moody, atmospheric,and meditative as the Memento score, and they fit in perfectly on the album. Radiohead's "Treefingers" is particularly awesome.

This is "space music" at its finest, electronic tonalities with a deep, dream-like quality. The soundtrack album brings out nuances of the score that were easy to miss when viewing the film. I find myself amazed at how deeply moving this music is. While a few cues from the film are missing (like the urgent, driven music that plays when Lenny confronts Natalie at her apartment about Dodd--one of my favorites), overall, the selection is very good. Highly recommended.

I still gave this soundtrack 5 stars because of the score. There are more score songs on here than INSPIRED BY which was a great decision on Thrive Records' part. Most CDs only contain about 4 tracks of score (Resident Evil for one), but this one is the best! I like how they left David Bowie's SOMETHING IN THE AIR song on the disc, because it was a big part of the movie. Some of the Inspired by songs are good like the Roni Size, Radiohead, Bjork and Paul Oakenfold songs are great additions. This is a perfect companion to the Limited Edition DVD of the movie. The music score is a big part of the movie, because it adds that dark, moodiness to the movie that all of us love. I'm just glad that they released a soundtrack to this movie, it deserves it. But I wish there would have been some work in the mastering department, because on my AIWA 2 speaker system there is a crackling noise coming from the score, everything else is good though. Buy this CD, you will not regret it!

Christopher Nolan's "Memento" is a groundbreaking film that shocked audiences when it was featured at the Sundance film festival in 2001 and has since gone on to stun audiences worldwide. For such an intriguing film, a good score was integral to create overall appeal and success.

David Julyan has created a haunting and moody score for "Memento". Being a film score buff, I noticed the amazing music during the opening credits and before I was even five minutes into the movie, I had already decided to purchase the soundtrack ASAP. I was not disappointed.

The soundtrack is very diverse; it features snippets of dialogue, songs written "for and inspired by the film", and the score. The music helps to create the dream-like, uneasy atmosphere so essential to "Memento".

The ominious sound on this soundtrack tightly corresponds with the film noirish feel of Memento. It's depth of mood and morbid undertones create an enchantingly stirring feel for the movie and for a nice relaxing evening. Although somewhat embodying a depressing like state, it still induces some introspective searching on the listener's part. I say it would be perfect for funeral music. And believe it or not, that makes this music soothing for many.

ým a movie score n soundtrack collector and ý have listened lots of albums...but this is very different...ý loved the haunting n chilling scores of david julyan...expecially his ones are great and cant be better ...also ý loved the track" stone" that still make me remember the bar scene...ý have listened the cd hundreds of times and ý can do it for many years ý think...music of the year and music of my life...

have this cd ...

Though personally, I could do without the tracks by Bjork, Radiohead, Moby, and others (though I do enjoy most of them), the reason to get this soundtrack is for the haunting score by David Julyan, easily a contender for the year's best. While it doesn't contain a whole lot of music one would call visceral, Julyan's music is a striking Ambient work that stays with you- much like the remarkable movie- long after you leave the theater. I listen to this constantly, and every time, it gets to me.

This is one of the best soundtrack albums i've gotten in a long time. reminds me of the highly successfull soundtrack for the film Pi. Check out the previously unreleased Radiohead, Bjork and Oakenfold tracks!! A+