The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Original Soundtrack]
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Free Music Review: very well rounded soundtrack
Hit: 4 Stars
This soundtrack has it all and is very well-rounded. Most of the music is composed by Jolby Talbot and is very imaginative and very very well integrated into the feature film.
All in all though, the orchestral scores from this movie work perfectly with the movie but are a little lacking while listening to them without it. As great as Jolby Talbot's score is, it is uncomparable to those by composers such as John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith.
The real standouts in this soundtrack are "So Long & Thanks For All The Fish" (featured in the film) and "Vote Beeblebrox" (not in the movie, but there is a wonderful music video of this out on the internet released to promote the movie) - they are really great songs, both written by Joby Talbot.
"The Journey Of The Sorcerer" is a great song and was the theme song to both the radio series and tv series of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," so I'm glad that it made its way into the movie and at the appropriate time.
The real stinker in this soundtrack album is "Reasons To Be Miserable (His Name Is Marvin)" performed by Stephen Fry. It is just horrendous.
I have no problem with the song itself, written by Douglas Adams, Stephen Moore (the voice of marvin in the radio series and tv series), and John Sinclair. In fact, I quite like it.
I just abhor this new remix of it with Stephen Fry singing it. The new beat to it is horrible and makes my head dizzy. It is also hard to hear the lyrics. Stephen Fry was the voice of "the guide" in the movie - NOT Marvin. It is also irritating to hear it sung in the third person.
The song is from 1981 and was released on a pop singles album called "Reasons To Be Miserable" with the songs "Reasons To Be Miserable" and "Marvin, I Love You" (featured in a couple Dr. Demento CDs as well) Another album was entitled "Marvin" and had the songs "Marvin The Paranoid Android" and "Metal Man" For more on them, do a search on google.
The original release of the "Reasons To Be Miserable" song of course were sung by Stephen Moore, the actual voice of Marvin from the radio series and tv series and co-writer of the songs. And they are sung in the first person.
Alan Rickman should be singing hte "Reasons To Be Miserable" song and not Stephen Fry. They also should not have remixed it. Can you believe that there is actually an CD released called "The Marvin Mixes" that has Stephen Fry singing like 7 different versions of the "Reasons To Be Miserable Song" ?? I can't.
Free Music Review: That Wholly Remarkable Soundtrack
Hit: 4 Stars
First off, I would like to say that I hope the movie finds the audience it needs. Afterall if a movie like Napoleon Dynamite can be a success, why not Hitchhikers?
Anyway, about the soundtrack. I had never heard of Joby Talbot before, but I think he did a very admirable job on this score. I especially liked his cues for the book, which sound like some of the music for the old tv series. The song "So long and Thanks for all the Fish" is absolutely hilarious! I'm not sure which version I like better. The two songs, "Shoo-rah" and "Here I am" weren't really necessary for the album because they weren't very noticable in the movie! Perry Como singing "Magic Moments" was kind of an odd choice, but it makes more sense once you see the movie.
As for the Score cues, the standout compositions by Mr. Talbot include "Earth Mark II", "Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster"(some music that sounds like the old show), and "the Whale". I also enjoyed the Track titled "Huma's Hymn".
The real standout of the entire CD is "Journey of the Sorcerer" by Bernie Leadon, which was used as the theme music for both the radio and TV series. When I heard that they were actually going to use it I immediately rushed out and bought the soundtrack.
The other two tracks that weren't used in the film are very enjoyable. "Vote Beeblebrox" is slightly better than this rendition of "Reasons to be Miserable."
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is an acquired taste that would help the enjoyment of this cd a great deal, and if you don't know anything about it, I suggest you see the movie, not to mention the tv series and read the book even, before you purchase this soundtrack.
Free Music Review: ...
Hit: 4 Stars
One of the final hurdles to the actual coming of the movie has been cleared... the soundtrack. While as of this writing the movie has NOT released yet, the prospects are already looking brighter for it's success. When a soundtrack is good it bodes well for the entire movie.
The original music is pretty great. The hallmark of the album is "So Long, And Thanks for All The Fish" (which, I believe will be played during the opening credits while we are treated to dancing dolphins) and it manages to create the essence of old musicals of ages past with it's swirling dance hall feel.
The songs from other people are a bit more hit-and-miss... though, none are terrible. It'll be interesting to see how they fit into the film...however, the Perry Como track is excellent, as are the *essential* soundtrack-exclusive songs.
My only disappointment was that the song from the teaser/trailer wasn't included,however, that is a minor complaint for a still remarkably strong soundtrack.
Free Music Review: Very good, fun!
Hit: 4 Stars
The CD is quite good for a soundtrack, Joby Talbot does some really great stuff, not exactly Williams for Orcestral music, but obviously since its about space, more CGA audio noices, still some fun stuff.
Also has a good Al Green song, just some other funnies, like Marvin's song, reasons to be misrable, still, of course the highlight is Journy of the Sorceror, the theme from the orginal radio brodcasts, if your a "real" fan...
Free Music Review: A singular disappointment
Hit: 1 Stars
I thourougly enjoyed the movie, but these cuts remind you singularly forgettable the music sound track is (with the exception of one or two tunes such as "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Save your money for the DVD, or better yet, look at the BBC video of the original TV production.