- Audio CD (5 May 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Warner
- ASIN: B001713CN8
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 114,433 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Now three seasons in, cult sci-fi TV show Heroes offers an X-Files-meets-X-Men twist on definitions of normality by charting the stories of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary powers. Regrettably, such magical alchemy is conspicuously missing from the show's oddly (and pointlessly) assembled patchwork of a soundtrack.
Appearing no less than four times, and to wholly anonymous effect is the 11-second Wendy and Lisa's main theme, tagged to slivers of the series' incidental music. It's a strikingly old-fashioned mish-mash of breathy synths, stretched and blurred electronic beeps and repetitive percussive ticks. This may have won a 'Top Television Series' soundtrack award in the US, but that doesn't make it any the more memorable.
Elsewhere, eclecticism bordering on the esoteric and indulgent results in an altogether odd array of dance and indie-rock alongside pop and world music-tinged tracks that sit together with considerably less success than the show's own curiously extended proposition.
If you're a Heroes fan you may well want this. If you're not, you certainly won't. If you're a Jesus & Mary Chain completist, a Dylan devotee, a disciple of Iggy Pop, wild about Wilco, bananas about Bowie - yes, it's that track - or addicted to The Chemical Brothers, all of whom contribute tracks, you'll want this. If you're not, you won't. --Michael Quinn
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"Save the cheerleader, save the world!",
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This review is from: Heroes OST (Audio CD)
One of the great strengths of Heroes, like any good television show, is the score that goes with it - giving those memorable moments of leitmotif that get you sad, happy, excited and on the edge of your seat.
I was looking forward to the release of the original soundtrack but what we have here is not the soundtrack as such but a few criminally short cuts of the fantastic music by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, and a load of tracks that are just like any current mix album. The tracks actually from the show are: (1) Heroes theme (2) Fire And Regeneration - from when Claire saves the fire-fighter in the burning train (8) Natural Selection - used throughout the show (9) Abonecronedrone - used when Mohinder scatters his father's ashes and (13) Homecoming - from the episode of the same name. The majority of the rest would probably appeal to the younger age market but out of all the other tracks the only one I liked was the last one, `Heroes' by David Bowie - and I've got that one already! I was also disappointed that the song `Eyes' by Rogue Wave which was used in the pilot wasn't on there. The disc play list doesn't appear to have been taken from the show or taken any cues from the episodes themselves and is essentially one of those `music from and inspired by' album. On the inside cover Allan Arkush, one of the directors and producers of Heroes, says that this CD is basically the music that the creators and crew listen to when making the show. That's all well and good but you can't chuck and eclectic mix of songs together and call it the soundtrack for a series. So, for those expecting more of the score I recommend you save your cash and avoid this one. Lets hope they release the proper `original soundtrack' soon.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Scrap the cover, listen to the music,
By Nick (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heroes OST (Audio CD)
Ok, it might not be an especially good piece of HEROES memorabilia, but it's got loads of very enjoyable songs on, from Panic at the Disco's dayglo cod-psychedelia and sub-Blondie (in a good way) New Pornographers to 'credible' Wilco and My Morning Jacket, with some elder statesmen like Bowie and Iggy thrown in.... plus the odd second of actual Wendy and Lisa tv show ambience. As a varied collection of moods and songs, it's great fun. It's almost a pity it's being put out under the auspices of a HEROES byproduct, rather than just as a random compilation, but the hell, I like both.
5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointment!,
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This review is from: Heroes OST (Audio CD)
Unfortunately, this album is not what I expected. I am a huge fun of the show Heroes. What makes it more interesting is the music. As viewers, we would like to hear the music used in the show and that is why "Original Soundtrack" is released and we buy them. However, this is not the case with this soundtrack. There are exactly 4 tracks used in the show whereas the rest I have never heard in my life. One may buy this album but you will not find what you are looking (you know what I mean).
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