Girl Interrupted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1999, Mychael Danna

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Tvt
• ASIN: B00003ZAKB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,604 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Girl, Interrupted, the movie adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir of being forced into a psychiatric institute, faces the challenge that all films set in the '60s must overcome: How do you create a memorable soundtrack that isn't filled with the same "greatest hits" that we hear on the radio (or any number of mediocre compilations)? Thankfully, Girl does have some eclectic moments: The Mama's & the Papa's "Got a Feelin'" isn't a tune we hear everyday, the reflective Jefferson Airplane song "Comin' Back to Me" fits the movie nicely, and Wilco's "How to Fight Loneliness"--though written 30 years after the film's events take place--is a welcome modern touch. Of course, we get overplayed classic rock, too--Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts' "Angel of the Morning," the Band's "The Weight," and Them's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." But for soundtrack buffs, the real treasures are at the end. Mychael Danna--best known for his ongoing collaboration with director Atom Egoyan--delivers 18 of his most-accessible-to-date (though still rather dark and ambient) score tracks. --Jason Verlinde

Product Description
Soundtrack to new film based on the best selling memoir by susana Kaysen and starring Winona Ryder. 9 tracks chosen by the director to reflect the turbulent late 60's setting. Featuring such artists as Petula Clark, Them, Jefferson Airplane, Aretha Franklin and The Band - as well as a track from Wilco's 1999 album 'Summer Teeth', called 'How to Fight Lonliness'. 29 tracks in all. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Great CD!, January 18, 2000

By	Caroline McKenzie (The TriState Area, USA) - See all my reviews

The "Girl, Interrupted" soundtrack is a really great new CD! Whether you're a fan of the (awesome)movie or haven't seen it yet, this is a really great audio cd. The tracks from the score of the movie are really good, as well as the other songs on it. Really good 60's-70's era songs, and most of them aren't the 60's-70's song on every other soundtrack of movie based on that time period. "Downtown" is especially great, as is "The Weight" (in my opinion). Also, Wilco makes a really great modern addition to this sountrack with the song "How to fight loneliness." All in all it's a really terrific CD (can I stress that enough?)! Buy it now!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's missing Something.., January 20, 2000

By A Customer

I ran out the day that this came into stores and even paid full price for it.. Over all the CD is pretty good..The Merrilee Rush track "Angel of the Morning" was my motivation for buying this and is by far my favorite. I was rather disappointed to find that two songs that appear in the commercial are not on the sound track. The Boo Radley's "There She Goes" and one other song which can be clearly heard in the trailer and the ads are missing from this. Other then that, this is a great album.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some kind of American haiku almost . . ., October 7, 2000

By	Steffan Piper (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

I saw this movie at the Hollywood galaxy in Los Angeles. The music came on and immediately gave me the chills. This was a very well thought out movie and soundtrack. Every song fit incredibly snug as the movie progressed. Never was there a time when I found myself feeling awkward from hearing out of place music.

A trick to this CD though, if you don't know, if you listen to this in your car, the Mychael Danna selections from track 11 to track 29 turn the volume up VERY loud (if you can stand it) the depth of the sound due to the Glass Orchestra that was used has an orchestral effect like you've probably not heard or ever been used to. The glass orchestra uses glass instruments, pieces of glass, bottles etc to attain the effect that is heard. The guitar work is flawless. Wilco's 'How to fight Lonliness' is a great introduction to people not familiar with their music.

If you're looking for great music or something new like Wilco and Mychael Danna, then this is for you. If you also in the mood to hear Them and Van Morrison do a Bob Dylan cover than you're also in luck. It's actually the finest rendition of the song ever done.

... Yonder stands your orphan with his gun, crying like a fire in the sun ... look out baby! ... the saints are coming through ... it's all over now, baby blue.

Well worth the money paid.