| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/mercury | | UPC: 00731453690325 | | Release Date: 2/24/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60099810 | | Item#: MN4R4K | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2060 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Man In Me, The - Bob Dylan ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Captain Beefheart ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. My Mood Swings - Elvis Costello ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Ataypura - Yma Sumac ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. Traffic Boom - Pierro Piccioni ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Nina Simone ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. Stamping Ground - Moondog ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - Kenny Rogers/First Edition ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. Walking Song - Meredith Monk ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. Gluk Das Mir Verblieb - (from "Die Tote Stadt") ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. Lujon - Henry Mancini ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. Hotel California - Gipsy Kings ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. Technopop - Carter Burwell ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 14. Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt ~ Original Soundtrack | |
(P) 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
(C) 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: T Bone Burnett, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. | | Engineers include: Roger Moutenot. | | The soundtrack to The Big Lebowski, the Coen brothers' follow-up to their breakthrough film Fargo, is an odd mixture of opera, world music, pop, jazz, exotica, folk and blues. In other words, it's as idiosyncratic as the Coens themselves, and the weird array of styles makes sense in practice, not on paper. Among the highlights are Elvis Costello's "My Mood Swings," Bob Dylan's "The Man in Me," Nina Simone's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," Yma Sumac's "Ataypura," Kenny Rogers' "Just Dropped In," Townes Van Zandt's "Dead Flowers" and Henry Mancini's "Lujon." The collection makes more sense if you've seen the film, but there are enough good songs and quirky humor to make it an enjoyable listen on its own terms. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Now THIS is a soundtrack! No grunge bands covering cheesy '70s hits, no retro chic, no rap-techno-country-opera superstar crossovers, just an eclectic selection of tunes by some quality performers. You get obscure tracks from Dylan and Captain Beefheart, some sublime vocalizing from Yma Sumac and Nina Simone, and cuts from world-class artists like Moondog and Meredith Monk, whose creativity exceeds their popularity. The film music quota is covered by a slice of Mancini ("Lujon") and the perversity quota filled by the Gipsy Kings' version of "Hotel California." Did we mention the previously unreleased Elvis Costello cut and the Stones cover from late great Texas songwriting legend Townes Van Zandt? |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/10/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 536 903 | | Label : Mercury | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00731453690325 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (2/20-2/27/98, p.116)
- "The Coen brothers' FARGO follow-up may be set in a bowling alley, but don't expect to hear this soundtrack album's bizarre mix of songs at your local rock'n'bowl. Oddities include obscure Bob Dylan and Captain Beefheart songs...operan, avant-classical, and lounge tracks..." - Rating: B |
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