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Well, I'm certainly not going to spoil this album's perfect 5-star record thus far. "Until the End of the World" is the soundtrack to a so-so Wim Wenders movie (although to be fair, the film appears to be the victim of heavy editing, which renders the action sketchy and incoherent). The soundtrack, though, is a masterpiece of theme, mood, and sequencing. The songs flow into each other seamlessly, often it is difficult to tell where one piece and the other begins. Don't mistake the seamlessness for monotony, however: the songs are wonderfully diverse-it's a miracle that Depeche Mode, Jane Siberry, Can, and T-bone Burnett songs can all work together on the same album. Trip-hop, torch songs, acoustic blues, and postpunk all butt up against each other, proof positive that genre matters less than quality.Other film soundtracks, such as Saturday Night Fever, and the Big Chill, capture a certain zeitgiest, make a bazillion bucks, and get their VH-1 retrospectives. Others come in quietly, sell steadily, and linger in people's album collections, sounding fresh every time they are played. UTEOTW is one of the latter group. "Calling all Angels" still gives me a chill when I hear it. The ironies of "Humans from Earth" still produce a giggle. Maybe best of all, "A fifth of Beethoven" and "Boogie Shoes" are nowhere to be heard.
a must have!
This is one of the best soundtrack collections ever produced as well as a superb film. It's a unique collection of the best "true" alternative music from the early 90's when alternative wasn't main stream!
BEST SOUNDTRACK EVER
In my opinion, and I don't overestimate it I hope - the greatest soundtrack of all times.
If you're hesitant about buying it, here are a few sales promoters:
-I didn't like the movie. Although the idea was amazing, there were a few problems there (lead actress gave dreadful performance, movie too long, people in it too serious, on the edge from becoming ridiculous, etc.). The soundtrack, however - impeccable.
-If you're not into soundtracks - it's not full of vocal-less tunes, but more of a compilation of songs, with a few short intervals in between.
-The cast of the soundtrack is impressive, but all artists gave songs of theirs that were never singles, a few can't be found anywhere else.
-Despite the variety of artists and multitude of tracks (19), the album is amazingly harmonious, and maintains a certain mood. It's therefore a great atmosphere CD, as well as a great driving CD. I wouldn't even change the order of the songs, that's how well everything here was thought of. Many REM fans will agree that this song here is one of their finest ever, and it doesn't appear anywhere else. The dub remix to Neneh Cherry's 'Move With Me' is amazing, and I'm not a fan of hers. 'Days' sung by Elvis Costello, as well as Nick Cave's inning, are both painfully beautiful. 'The Adversary' is probably the best track. The only disappointing track is the one by Depeche Mode - could have chosen much better from their repertoire. Buy it now, and you won't regret.
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