Marie Antoinette
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Free Music Review: Audio Delight
Hit: 5 Stars
After seeing this spectacular movie, I knew immediately I had to have the soundtrack. It complimented the film so well and enhanced it into an entirely different experience.
Firstly, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this is two disc set with wonderful colors that pop out just as much as the cover art and the music itself. Listening to the first CD was an absolute treat that I have not stopped listening to since. This disc is filled with music that makes you feel as though you missed out on something great in the eighties for a few of them, and then that you should be paying more attention to the present with ethereal tones of recent music. There is an amazing indie feel to the tracks that is reminiscent of finding buried treasure. This CD is very upbeat and leaves you refreshed, much like the beginning/middle of the film where life is going good for the child-Dauphine.
The second disc has a melancholy air about it that settles you down, much like Marie does. When I want to relax, I set these tracks spinning and melt in the echo of Versailles. With the exception of one or two faster songs, this second disc is a perfect companion to the film that ends on a bittersweet note of what is to come.
I reccommend this whole-heartedly to any fan of the Strokes, the Arcade Fire, Air, Bow Wow Wow [and similar eighties singers], The Jesus and Mary Chain, and other indie-esque songwriters. This is a great buy [and I bought another for a friend] and would be money well spent.
Free Music Review: Love the music, didn't care for the film itself
Hit: 5 Stars
I am not ashamed to admit this...I did not like the film "Marie Antoinette". I didn't like that Sophia Coppola only focused on one segment of Marie Antoinette's life based on the Antonia Fraser biography. What I also didn't like mixing of modern rock music when the setting of the film goes back a two, three centuries ago. I guess Sophia Coppola's intentions was to show the filmgoer that Marie Antoinette had a lot in common with today's teenagers. If that was the case, her concept failed with me. For me, I felt the music made the film seem like one long extended music video, not a movie.
Regardless of how I feel about the combination, the songs themselves were great. I am a product of the '80s so the majority of theses songs. I am especially a big Siouxsie & The Banshees fan. "Hong Kong Garden" is one of my top five personal favorite Siouxsie songs. The song has a great hook to. Of course gotta love the two Cure songs on the soundtrack, especially "Plainsong" from the immortal classic "Disintegration". Gorgeous sweeping ballad. I never get tired of that song. I also dug the indie rock bands that Sophia chose for the soundtrack, especially Windsor for the Derby and The Radio Dept. They had a nice gentle, lush sound. The instrumentals on disc two were equally great. It is a shame that the music and the film didn't sound right together because I really did love the music (unlike the film).
Free Music Review: A one of a kind musical experience...
Hit: 5 Stars
One of the things that makes the movie `Marie Antoinette' so great is the brilliant soundtrack put together by Sophia Coppola who I swear is a modern day genius. This two-disc album offers some great music to just sit back and enjoy, starting with Siouxsie & The Banshees track `Hong Kong Garden' and ending with The Cure's brilliant `All Cat's Are Grey'.
On disc one the standout track and the whole reason I purchased this album is The Strokes `What Ever Happened' which plays in one of the most pivotal scenes in the film, and of course is the track that runs throughout the majority of the trailers promoting this brilliant film. Other choice tracks include both tracks by The Radio Dept., especially `Pulling Our Weight' and of course `I Want Candy'. I love the New Order Track `Ceremony' and `Concerto in G'.
The second disc is full of some of the most peaceful recordings placed together on one album, with Aphex Twin's `Jynweythek Ylow' and `Avril 14th' standing out as favorites with their haunting atmosphere. Dustin O'Halloran's `Opus 17' is just plain stunning as is his `Opus 36' as well. A much different feel than the first disc, this second album serves as such a delightful treat, both albums meshing perfectly together to deliver a one of a kind musical experience.
Worth every penny!
Free Music Review: Atmospheric & Dream Like
Hit: 5 Stars
Like the other soundtracks to the previous Sofia Coppola films, this one proves to be no less dream-like and surreal than the previous two. The first disc has a fun sound to it, sounding almost as if you are hearing the music coming from a room down a long hall. This disc includes 80's favorites Siouxsie & The Banshees, Bow Wow Wow, New Order, Adam & The Ants, The Cure and a few others. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine fame remixes "I Want Candy" as well as another Bow Wow Wow song on the second disc, both add an atmospheric touch to the already classic songs.
The second disc is a much more mellow side with Aphex Twin, The Radio Dept., Squarepusher, etc. This disc is just as surreal as the first, but in a different way. Aphex Twin's prepared piano ballad "Jynweythek Ylow" adds a haunting element to the second half of this soundtrack, Squarepusher's "Tommib Help Buss" which is a different version of "Tommib" featured on the Lost In Translation soundtrack sweetly begins to bring the second and final disc to a close, which ends with The Cure's "All Cats are Grey". Overall this soundtrack is one you can listen to for two different moods and creates excitement for the forthcoming film Marie Antoinette.
Free Music Review: Royally Fantabulous!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this movie more than I can even describe, and this two-disc soundtrack is just as great for the low price. Disc one, the party platter, features post-punk and new romantic bands from the early 80s when I was in high school. "Hong Kong Garden" by Siousie Sioux & the Banshees is a totally righteous kickoff, and the two Bow Wow Wow songs "Aphrodisiac" and "I Want Candy" are undeniably sweet treats. I must admit, though, having never heard The Radio Dept. before and being totally pleased with all the tracks by them that Sofia Coppola put on this collection. Anyway, disc one is great fun, including the beautiful Concerto in G by Vivaldi.
The second set for the morning after is pleasant and mostly full of classical music, my favorite tracks being those by Dustin O'Halloran and Bow Wow Wow's cover of Johnny Mercer's "Fools Rush In." Any way you cut it, this soundtrack is ALL good, and among the best I've heard along with that of Grace of My Heart. If you love the movie and the music caught your attention as well, I say pick this soundtrack up. You will be royally pleased!