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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Say It Ain't So, October 27, 1999
"Say It Ain't So" is by Roland Gift, ex-Fine Young Cannibals. As far as I know it was never released, and only appears over the end credits of this film. I've tried to find it as a single or on an album, without success.Roland's record company, London Records, do not have it on their catalogue, and I suspect that it isn't available anywhere. If anyone knows different, please let me know. The only solution I can think of is to get the DVD and make an audio copy. It's an awesome song, such a shame it wasn't included on the soundtrack. Don't let this distract you from getting this soundtrack - it is still one of my favourites, 4 years after I first bought it.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Fit For the Movie & Makes Great Mood Music, June 7, 2000
The CD for Stealing Beauty is a classic, a must-have for every '90's music fan, fans of sexy, trip-hop music, and fans of Billie Holiday and other classic love/blues artists. I've heard it played in several coffeehouses in Seattle, where it fit perfectly, and I often hear tracks from it on the radio. The songs, though different, and from different eras, go well together when played straight through. They track, in a way, the progression of the film as well, from the opening sequence shots of Liv Tyler with Hoover's "2 Wicky" to Sam Philips' "I Need Love" at the end, when she's finally found her love. In between lies the story told by the film, with party scenes and the great fire-lit sex scene recalled well with tracks such as Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and Mazzy Star's hypnotic "Rhymes of an Hour." My two favorite tracks are the up and hopping "Rocket Boy" by Liz Phair, and Billie Holiday's classic "I'll Be Seeing You," and I also really like the last track, the bittersweet "I Need Love." A song that's missing on the soundtrack is "Olympia" by Hole, which Tyler belts out (lip-synching) half-way through the film. As a Seattleite who grew up listening to Nirvana, I wish that track had been included. I'd say, "buy this CD!" I've had it for years, and it still often gets airtime in my house. It gets you in a flirty, arty mood, just like the movie.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Soundtrack EVER!, February 4, 2001
While I was watching this movie for the first time, all I could think was "I bet this movie has an amazing soundtrack." Since then I've seen the movie 3 times, and I've noticed that every single song in it matches the mood of the scene perfectly, and on the soundtrack all the various songs, ranging from trip-hop ("Glory Box" by Portishead and "2 Wicky" by Hooover), jazz ("My Baby Just Cares for Me" by Nina Simone and "I'll Be Seeing You" by Billie Holiday), and girl rock ("You Won't Fall" by Sam Phillips and "Rocket Boy" by Liz Phair) all flow together smoothly. Every song on this soundtrack is good... I am a big fan of soundtracks because I like to make CD mixes, and I could never have made a CD Mix as good as this one. I agree with some of the other reviewers that "Olympia" by Hole and "Say it Ain't So" by Roland Gift should have been included too, but otherwise this Soundtrack is flawless.
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