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The soundtrack to December's most anticipated film,
has been left to the
front of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O, and some
kids, apparently.
But don't worry – it isn't an album full
of whacky nonsense and
screaming – this soundtrack is actually
a real gem. The album opens with
the magical /Igloo/ which is led by a vocal melody
(no words, just a
melody) and is slowly joined by gentle acoustic
guitars and twinkling
percussive instruments. It's a thing of beauty,
and works its way
effortlessly into /All Is Love/, which turns from
Sigur Ros to Arcade
Fire and ends up in a delightful song, with the
same kind of feel-good
vibes as that of the main song from Ice Age. Karen
O sings over a
backing choir of children and there are frequent
points along the song
where everyone is just shouting “woo!”
or something. It's fantastic. And
as it plays, you can see the movie unravelling
in your head.
/Capsize/ is a darker story altogether, slightly
more Yeah Yeah Yeahs
and a lot more rocky.
Although few of the later tracks ever return
to the vibes of /All Is
Love /(but some do!), they're all great tracks.
From the slow soothing
ballad /Hideaway/, to the Four Tet meets Radiohead
/Animal/, we've got a
winner.
For those of you wondered what Yeah Yeah Yeahs
might sound like if Karen
O had less sugar in her system, this is a glimpse
of what might have
been. Regardless of its role within the moving
picture, this is a
soundtrack you can listen to without any images.
And I like it, more
than I thought I would.
4.5/5
Review by Thom |
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1. Igloo
2. All Is Love
3. Capsize
4. Worried Shoes
5. Rumpus
6. Rumpus Reprise
7. Hideaway
8. Cliffs
9. Animal
10. Lost Fur
11. Heads Up
12. Building All Is Love
13. Food Is Still Hot
14. Sailing Home |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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