The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Original Soundtrack]
![The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Original Soundtrack]](/images/The-Hitchhiker-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-Original-Soundtrack-B0007Z9RDY-L.jpg)
|
Our Price: $17.45 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $4.75 (click here) Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Original Soundtrack]
Free Music Review: That's It --- I'm Voting for Beeblebrox!
Hit: 5 Stars
By now, you've probably seen the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie in a theater, or at least on DVD (if not both.) Now check out the movie's amazing soundtrack.
The two major standouts of this album in my opinion are "Journey of the Sorcerer" and "Vote Beeblebrox." Anyone who's more than a casual fan of "Hitchhiker's" will immediately recognize "Journey of the Sorcerer" as the classic "Hitchhiker's" theme by the Eagles played on both the radio and television versions and now the movie as well. This version is enhanced and sounds great. It was a treat hearing it at the theater and it's awesome on this CD as well. "Vote Beeblebrox" --- I about died laughing when I heard this one. This is a sort of campaign song for Zaphod Beeblebrox that unfortunately never made it into the movie. "Don't believe the rumors / don't believe the vicious lies" it says, talking about how Zaphod isn't stupid. It continues in this vain with a hilarious spoken part from Zaphod saying that he "y'know, just wants to say all the things that presidents say, y'know." Has to be heard to be believed.
Following close behind these are definitely both versions of the wondrous "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Personally, I prefer the second version, a sort of upbeat lounge number, but both are great. "So long and thanks for all the fish / So sad that it should come to this / We tried to warn you all, but oh dear."
This album also includes a couple of what I guess could called Golden Oldies --- "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)." Of these two, I thought "Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah!" was definitely better and more fun.
The bulk of the CD is the instrumental tracks from the film. Composed by Joby Talbot, these tend to suit the scenes they come from well. Enjoy some memories from the movie, or just enjoy listening to the music.
Finally, one last thing to mention --- "Reasons to be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)." Performed by Stephen Fry, this is a redo of a song by "Marvin himself." Wanna know what it's like to be Marvin? "In everything he has to do, he finds the world condemning / If he had his time again, he'd rather be a lemming." Yep, that Marvin's sure depressed (and depressing), but the song is fairly fun to listen to.
Free Music Review: A Pleasant Surprise
Hit: 5 Stars
The Hitchhiker's Guide movie,for all its stupendous obserdity, had a surprisingly good score that one doesn't usually find in a comedy.
The silly tracks are in there too, and they're just as entertaining as the more traditional stuff. I love the music that is emitted from the Guide; its digital tones sound like a cell phone (except way less annoying and way cooler). Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is really awesome; it's like chilled Guide techno.
The slower tracks are equally nice. Tea in Space, Love, The Whale, and Space are all so simple and very pretty.
Then there are a few scores that are really big and just plain awesome. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (and the intro about dophins) is so hysterical...I love how it's all put together. The Journey of the Sorcerer is fantastic. The only thing that's different about this version from the film is the addition of drums, but it's not a bad change at all. Planet Factory Floor is filled with such wonder and hugeness that's perfect for Magrathea. It's followed by the equally awesome Earth Mark II.
The only thing I didn't like about this CD was the addition of
Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin). It was just....annoying and incredibly bad. But it's at the end of the CD, so I just don't listen to it. Not a big problem.
If you've seen the movie and enjoyed the music, this CD is definitely worth it. Who knew a comedy could have such epic music in it?
Free Music Review: ah-HA ... Quite a pleasure, really.
Hit: 5 Stars
.
If you enjoyed the movie [and we will assume that you did since you're here] you will love this soundtrack! It's got Everything!
Much of the work is orchestral. Some of it is techno. There are a couple of pop tune, and Perry Como [it works, trust me].
The Opening Theme "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" is a gloriously funny show tune. It was funny on screen, but here you can pick out the lyrics. It's even more fun when you can sing along.
It's got the theme from the original radio play "Journey of the Sorcerer", banjo and all. [so did the movie].
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is mellow enough to blow your mind.
"Huma's Hymn" about the Coming of the Great White Handkerchief is nothing more then Holy.
The "Planet Factory Floor" is ...Well, it's just plain Huge!
And Stephen Fry rapping. Stephen Fry, Man!! Reginald Jeeves of "Jeeves and Wooster" fame! If you are familiar with Stephen Fry, then the absurdity of him rapping makes this even more fun to listen to. He does the last track called "Reasons to Be Miserable (His Name is Marvin)", and he pulls it off so well!
It's enough to make you want this album!
Free Music Review: I'm listening to it right now
Hit: 5 Stars
I've recently become a huge hitchhiker's fan and, after seeing the new movie, felt that I had to have the sound track. I really bought it because I love the banjo laden "Journey of the Sorcerer." Like most of the songs, though, I wish it were a longer version. While all of the songs are really well done, most of them are 2 minutes or less. This is not so bad when you listen to them straight through, since there is a detectable theme to the soundtrack. Sometimes you can't even tell that the song switched. Only if you want to listen to one particular track is the length a problem. You get just a taste of the music and then the son switches before you can get really into it. This is only a minor detail, however, when you consider how great the soundtrack is on whole. I'm glad that they decided not to put a whole bunch of sound clips on the album. Not that this is always bad, but isn't the dialogue what the movie is for? In summation, this is a great album for anyone who enjoyed the music while watching the movie, and the extra songs that did not appear in the movie are also great.Free Music Review: Wonderful Movie with a Fantastic Soundtrack
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw this movie the day it came out, being a ravid fan of the entire series. Almost immediately afterwards I ran out to pick up the soundtrack. While a good two thirds of it is standard soundtrack orchestral fare, which is definitely good and entertaining, it is the one third of totally off the wall stuff that makes the purchase worth it. From the opening, to the Journey of the Sorcerer, to any song that plays during the "Guide" entries, to the last four songs (So Long and Thanks is reprised as a lounge act, "Careless Talk" is the "Guide" music that plays over the entry shown during the credits, "Vote Beeblebrox" is incredibly campy 70's rock campaign music that is friggin' hilarious, and "Reasons to be Miserable," a techno beat, driven on by Steven Fry's delicious voice, about Marvin The Paranoid Android's poor lot in life), and especially "Humma's Hymn," something that can only be heard in the background of a scene, and not in it's entirety in the movie. I love everything about this soundtrack, and am unable to remove it from my CD player. Go buy it!