About a Boy
Damon Gough, the man behind Badly Drawn Boy, opted to score the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel
About a Boy
instead of recording a regular follow-up to 2000's
Hour of Bewilderbeast
. Interspersed with short instrumental interludes that serve as lovely miniatures, the songs evoke the book's jaunty mood and (fittingly for something based on a Nick Hornby story) incorporate strands of pop music from the past 40 years with uncommon grace. "Something to Talk About" borrows from Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney yet doesn't feel derivative;"Above You, Below Me" is a charming waltz; the intoxicating "Donna and Blitzen" is pure Phil Spector-does-Christmas. Inspired meetings of this magnitude between film and music are rare enough that this one should be celebrated to the high heavens.
--Elisabeth Vincentelli
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0801190101924 |
| tracklisting: |
Exit Stage Right
A Peak You Reach
Something to Talk About
Dead Duck
Above You, Below Me
I love NYE
Silent Sigh
Wet, Wet, Wet
River, Sea, Ocean
S.P.A.T.
Rachel's Flat
Walking Out of Stride
File Me Away
A Minor Incident
Delta (Little Boy Blues)
Donna and Blitzen |
| title: |
About a Boy |
| purchase date: |
22-02-2006 |
| publisher: |
Reincarnate Music |
| published: |
23-04-2002 |
| price: |
$17.98 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| last lookup time: |
161896240 |
| genre: |
Film Scores
Movie Soundtracks
Singer-Songwriters |
| fullTitle: |
About a Boy |
| currentValue: |
$4.95 |
| created: |
161896224 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
Audio CD
Soundtrack |
| asin: |
B0000640NN |
| artist: |
Badly Drawn Boy
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