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 | Title : Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Author : Various Artists
Release Date : 20010508
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
Amazon.com Price : $12.33
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Editorial Reviews :
Maybe they should have subtitled this album O Sister, Where Art Thou? Like the music from the Coen brothers' O Brother... movie, Songcatcher celebrates the emotional purity of mountain music, the acoustic balladry of the Appalachians--only this soundtrack features an all-female assemblage. Among the luminaries who shine the brightest: Rosanne Cash, who sets the tone with the album-opening 'Fair and Tender Ladies'; Julie Miller, whose original 'All My Tears' could pass as an old spiritual; Patty Loveless, who returns to her Kentucky roots with 'Sounds of Loneliness'; and Gillian Welch, who leads an a cappella rendition of 'Wind and Rain.' Of the more familiar material, Emmylou Harris seems like she's coasting through the oft-revived 'Barbara Allen' while Maria McKee sounds like she's singing for her life on 'Wayfarin' Stranger.' Yet the emphasis throughout is less on vocal virtuosity than on the stark simplicity of the songs, the album more impressive as an ensemble piece than a showcase for individual singers.
Buyer Reviews :
I typically cringe when I see the words 'Music from and inspired by...' on a movie 'soundtrack.' In this case, it was more like a rolling of the eyes. The best movie soundtracks let the listener take a bit of the experience of watching the movie home with him/her.
There is no doubt that the songs on this album were performed by talented and well-regarded artists; I, for one, was glad to see the return of Maria McKee, who hasn't released any new material in several years.
The CD contains a few tracks as performed in the movie, but it also contains tracks that are renditions of songs from the movie performed by modern country artists in a style that is too far removed from the original source. I enjoyed many of the songs on the album, but it was those that appeared in the movie that made the album most enjoyable for me.
The success of the 'O Brother, Where art Thou?' soundtrack, which sold excellently despite almost no radio play, proved that the audience at large can enjoy listening to the 'old stuff'. I can only conclude that the producers of the 'Songcatcher' CD decided to go the easy route of catering to the modern country crowd.
So, I give the CD three stars for the fact that the album is a fairly decent collection of old and new, but as a soundtrack, it just doesn't complement the film.
(by bluedevilsf)
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