Laurel Canyon (2003)

Product Summary Label: Geffen/hollywood/thump/surfdog UPC: 00720616239228 Release Date: 3/11/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60591194 Item#: MG46WF Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. In A Funny Way - Mercury Rev ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Do It Again - Steely Dan ~ Original Soundtrack 3. Shade & Honey - Alessandro Nivola/Lou Barlow/Ahmad Wasif/Russ Pollard ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Someday I Will Treat You Good - Alessandro Nivola/Lou Barlow/Ahmad Wasif/Russ Pollard ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Planet Queen - T. Rex ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Shame Of Life, The - Butthole Surfers ~ Original Soundtrack 8. Good Time - Butthole Surfers ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Harmony - Clinic ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Crawling - Scapegoat Wax ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Oscar Brown - Baxter Dury ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Ma Rencontre - Bertrand Burgalat ~ Original Soundtrack 13. C'est Si Bon - Eartha Kitt ~ Original Soundtrack 14. It's A Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Original score composed by Craig Wedren. Personnel: Johnny Marr , Michael Andrews (guitar); Greg Kurstin (keyboards). Unknown Contributor Roles: Lou Barlow; Russell Pollard. Laurel Canyon, the second feature by screenwriter/director Lisa Cholodenko, is a domestic drama set at the Los Angeles home of a record producer, played by Frances McDormand, who is producing an album for her young lover, played by Alessandro Nivola. That setting is perfect for a contemporary rock soundtrack, and executive soundtrack album producers Cholodenko, Karyn Rachtman, Jeff Levy-Hinte, and Scott Ferguson have searched among the recordings of a slew of alternative pop/rock performers to assemble that collection. (As with Cholodenko's first feature, High Art, Craig Wedren of Shudder to Think did the actual background score, not included here.) Tracks from 2001-2002 by the Butthole Surfers, Clinic, Scapegoat Wax, Baxter Dury, and Sparklehorse are included, and the choices are all good ones from the performers' albums. Beck wannabe Leroy is tapped for "Good Time," which could have been excluded, if only because it's already appeared on the 2001 soundtrack to Driven and the 2002 TV soundtrack to Scrubs. There are also some vintage tracks that illuminate specific moments in the film: Steely Dan's "Do It Again," Lee Michaels' "Do You Know What I Mean," T. Rex's "Planet Queen," and Eartha Kitt's "C'est Si Bon." The works of the fictional band, "Shade and Honey" and "Someday I Will Treat You Good," were written by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse (the latter was the title song of the band's 1995 album) and are performed ably by Nivola backed by Lou Barlow of Folk Implosion (among other things) and his associate Russ Pollard. They fit in fine with the rest, making for a good collection of mood-setting music. ~ William Ruhlmann Producer: Martin James; Mickey Petralia; Paul Leary; Rob Cavallo Engineer: Michael Fitzpatrick; Mickey Petralia; Ryan Boesch   Technical Info Release Date : 03/11/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 162392 Label : Hollywood Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00720616239228   Professional Reviews Uncut (3/04, p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A]n eclectic, rather excellent collection."    Product Image