Inland Empire (Original Soundtrack)
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Performer: David LynchPerformer: Chrysta Bell
Performer: Beck
Performer: Little Eva
Performer: Mantovani
Performer: The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Performer: Nina Simone
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Polish (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Music Label: Ryko/Absurda/ David Lynch M.C.
Soundtracks:
- Ghost Of Love (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Rabbit's Theme (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Colors Of My Life (Mantovani) - The Mantovani Orchestra
- Wood's Variation (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Three To Get Ready (Dave Brubeck Quartet) - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Klavier Konzert (Boguslaw Schaeffer) - Boguslaw Schaeffer
- The Secrets Of The Life Tree (Kroke) - Kroke
- The Locomotion (Little Eva) - Little Eva
- Call From The Past (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Als Jakob Erwachte (National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra) - The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Novelette Conclusion (Joey Altruda) - Antoni Wit
- Black Tambourine (Beck) - Beck
- Mansion Theme (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Walkin' On The Sky (David Lynch) - David Lynch
- Polish Night Music No. 1 (David Lynch and Marek Zebrowski) - Marek Zebrowski
- Polish Poem (David Lynch/ Chrysta Bell) - Chrysta Bell
- Sinnerman (Nina Simone) - Nina Simone
Music reviews of Inland Empire (Original Soundtrack)
Music Review: A great soundtrack despite the absence of Angelo Badalamenti
Rating: 5 Stars
Whether you believe "Inland Empire" is a great film filled with mystery, or a meaningless assemblage of unsettling scenes, you can't deny that it has a great soundtrack. Sound design has become so important to Lynch that all of his films since "Lost Highway" feature a constant extra-diegetic sound source of some sort. In "Lost Highway", there were obvious musical selections separated by ominous rumblings and barely audible industrial sounds. Now in IE, the distinction between what is "music" in the traditional sense and what is ambient sound is almost totally blurred. Not all music has melody, and not all ambient sound is without melody - even if only in an abstract sense. While I'm disappointed that Angelo Badalamenti didn't collaborate, Lynch seems to have taken on the task himself with great success.
In many ways, this is an interesting companion to the film. It appears that Lynch created lengthy selections, which he subsequently cut and arranged to work with the editing and flow of the film. Now, we're able to hear them in their entirety, as Lynch originally conceived them. To me, it's a fascinating window into his creative mind.
Beyond Lynch's original material, there are some interesting selections ranging from Beck to Penderecki's intense modernist works. The big disappointment for me was the curious omission of the music from the burlesque club scene. It was a great subversion of sleazy stripper jazz into something atonal, but still groovy.
Finally, many speculate that a lot of the film is explained in the lyrics of "Polish Poem", and this is an easy way to hear it. There do seem to be some answers, but as is typical for Lynch, they're clouded in vague, poetic language and end up raising more questions than they answer.
This is an excellent soundtrack. Even if you were not a fan of the film itself, the music stands on its own. It's different from the popular "Lost Highway" soundtrack, but I think it's equally good.
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