Wristcutters: A Love Story
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Composer: Bobby JohnstonEdition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Music Label: Lakeshore Records
Soundtracks:
- Miracles - Bobby Johnston
- Through The Roof `N' Underground - Gogol Bordello
- An Even Worse Place - Bobby Johnston
- Are You Sorry Now? - Bobby Johnston
- Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
- An Ex-Girlfriend From An Ex-life - Bobby Johnston
- One Good Reason For Living - Bobby Johnston
- Occurrence On The Border - Gogol Bordello
- Love Song - Mikal Lazarev
- We're All Immigrants - Bobby Johnston
- Cry Myself To Sleep - Del Shannon
- Zia And Mikal - Bobby Johnston
- The Beach - Bobby Johnston
- Huliganjetta - Gogol Bordello
- He Feels So Close - Bobby Johnston
- You Remember What It's Like - Bobby Johnston
- She's Fallen In Love With A Monster Man - Screaming Lord Sutch
- Kneller And The Happy Campers - Bobby Johnston
- Parents, Prisoners And The PIC - Bobby Johnston
- Gloomy Sunday - Artie Shaw
- You Look Exactly The Same - Bobby Johnston
- Everything Reminded Me Of You - Bobby Johnston
- Brennan's Theme - Mushman
- People In High Places - Bobby Johnston
- A Song For You - Gram Parsons
Music reviews of Wristcutters: A Love Story
Music Review: Songs for the suicidally dead
Rating: 4 Stars
Here's a riddle: What do Artie Shaw, rock band Joy Division, and gypsy-punkers Gogol Bordello all have in common? (Aside from being musical, that is)
Well, all three are included on the soundtrack for "Wristcutters: A Love Story," a quirky movie about young suicides in love in a sort of suicide-limbo. Most of the soundtrack is whimsical and atmospheric, but occasionally you get these wild rock numbers, soft pop and classic jazz.
Most of the music is by Bobby Johnston, and his songs tend to be very short and magically atmospheric. We get some beautiful, brief little songs -- ominous crescendos, smooth little piano-folk melodies, sprightly little pop songs, folk ballads, and Slavic-flavoured interludes that sound like gypsies took over a jazz band. The highlight is the warm, organ-infused "Everything Reminded Me Of You."
And it's sprinkled with a little bit of everything else -- a countryish Gram Parsons song, Mushman's swirling "Brennan's Theme," Mikal Lazarev's panting "Love Song," the quirky Screaming Lord Sutch song "She's Fallen in Love With A Monster Man," and Artie Shaw's sinuous jazz melody. And of course, Joy Division's wonderfully sharp-edged, tinny-voiced "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
And since the character of Eugene is based on Eugene Hutz (frontman of Gogol Bordello), it seems appropriate that Gogol Bordello gets three songs on here -- the mellow Slavic-folky "Through the Roof'n'Underground," the blazing "Occurrence on the Border" and the stomping, devilish punk of "Huliganjetta." It sounds exactly like the sort of stuff that Eugene (the character) would revel in.
Soundtracks basically come in two types -- mixtapes of various otherwise unconnected songs (sometimes magnificent, sometimes horrible), or musical journeys that follow the film's plot. "Wristcutters: A Love Story" is a little of both -- it's a sort of musical journey, but it's speckled with great individual songs that stand out on their own.
Much of the music is made up of Johnston's musical interludes, which are pretty, mellow and sometimes catchy -- you can hear all sorts of instruments woven in there, from a bamboo flute and wind chimes to twangy guitars, piano to soaring electronics. And whatever he plays, it evokes a lot of emotion -- sorrow, playfulness, love, or even fear at times.
But poking out of these atmospheric tunes are (taDA!) little nuggets of solid, quirky classic rock'n'roll, with the delicious "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as the centerpiece -- it's a suitably dark song for the suicide lands. But Gogol Bordello shakes the whole thing up with their vibrant, fiery Slavic music, tying in with some of Johnston's work. Lots of horns, accordions, punk riffs and rough wails from Hutz.
"Wristcutters: A Love Story" had a brilliant soundtrack, and it definitely improves as you listen to it by itself. Jazz, gypsy-punk, classic rock or original compositions -- it's all here, and it fits nicely.
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