Little Miss Sunshine [SOUNDTRACK]

Devotchka, Mychael Danna

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: August 18, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B000FZESMQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,590 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Don't be fooled by the "various artists" credited as performing on this soundtrack: the CD actually has a rather uniform tone, and mercifully it's a lovely one. Composer Mychael Danna is paired with the Denver band DeVotchKa, who perform his score and offer a few tunes of their own. Making excellent use of strings, tuba, and squeezebox, they set a mood that echoes the movie's warmly idiosyncratic one. On top of that, it's hard not to like DeVotchKa's singer Nick Urata, whose high-lonesome croon falls somewhere between Roy Orbison and the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt. Sensitive indie troubadour Sufjan Stevens contributes two wonderful songs that display his usual flair for clever arrangements, especially "No Man's Land." Wait, did I say "uniform tone"? A pair of uptempo dance numbers interrupt the flow toward the end: Tony Tisdale's "Catwalkin'" and a remix of Rick James's classic "Superfreak"--the effect of that song suddenly barging in is akin to hearing Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat" in Napoleon Dynamite. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully melancholy , August 21, 2006

By	Leslie Thompson (a mid-atlantic state, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fits the tone of the movie perfectly, as good soundtracks do. The instrumental pieces can really put you in a trance.

I especially loved How it Ends, La Llorona, Let's Go, No One Gets Left Behind, and Chicago.

Superfreak will have much more significance for me from now on. I'll never be able to hear it again without remembering Olive's unique, heart-breaking performance.

And though the Catwalk song brought back images of the freakish painted dolls at the pageant, it belongs here, and I would probably be disappointed if it had been left out.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant composition, September 18, 2006

By	A. Kishore "Artsy Engineer" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The music score for Little Miss Sunshine is a major contributor to the appeal of this amazing indie film. If you enjoyed the movie, you are bound to enjoy the soundtrack.

The CD puts together all the tracks from the movie perfectly. DeVotchKa and Mychael Danna have composed an unforgettable score. The soundtrack features some tracks from DeVotchKa's previous album such as How It Ends which was also featured in the movie "Everything is Illuminated". However I believe that his work in this movie surpasses his previous compositions.

Apart from DeVotchKa and Mychael Danna, I appreciate that the CD included other featured songs such as "No Man's Land" by Sufjan Stevens. Basically if you heard something during the movie, it is definitely on the CD!

I strongly recommend this soundtrack to anyone who can appreciate good music.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable Movie With Uplifting Music, January 7, 2007

By	Phillip "amazon_phil" (Philadephia, PA) - See all my reviews

Well, this simple little movie has a wonderful soundtrack. I will try to stay away from describing too much details about the movie. But, you often watch movies and hear the typical music of today's artists. Well, this independent movie has alot of independent artists with folk-like music. I just love the guitar and falsetto voice which reminds me of the long journey from New Mexico to California. It lifts you up into that great blue sky where everyone just tries to live each day to the next day. All I can say is that this music makes me glad that I am alive. We all need a pick-me-up and this soundtrack definitely does the trick. Well, go out and watch the movie to enjoy the music with this wonderful story. By the way, the most hilarious song on this CD is "Superfreak" by Rick James. When you watch the film and finally understand where this song fits in, you just laugh your pants off.