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Given his status as America's top male sex symbol, there's a perverse irony to Tom Cruise's virtually simmer-free performance in this would-be erotic thriller, Vanilla Sky, Cameron Crowe's remake of Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar's Abre los Ojos ("Open Your Eyes"). But ifCrowe stops just short of delivering another undercooked Tom turkey, his vaunted early years as boy-wonder rock writer--and the help of frequent collaborator Danny Bramson--informs the film with an exceptionally rich and eclectic pop-musicscore that leans heavily on unreconstructed psychedelia. Such was the Crowe-Bramson reputation that they secured original songs by no less than REM (the janglypop of "All the Right Friends") and Paul McCartney (a playfully obtuse title track that would otherwise be a stand-out on any modern Mac album), wrapping them in one sublime surprise, original and otherwise: Sigur Rós's hypnotic "Svefn-g-englar"; the gorgeous languor of "Have You Forgotten" by Red House Painters; star Cameron Diaz debuting as a singer (under the name Julianna Gianni) with Crowe and wife/film scorer/Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson in Wilson's equally dreamy "I Fall Apart"; the Monkees' psychedelic "Porpoise Song", Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place" and Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye". Constructed as the playlist of some strangely liberated FM broadcast that never was, this soundtrackis also a collection that proves that the best part of any turkey may well be the stuffing--sonic or otherwise.--Jerry McCulley
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like other reviewers, I was temped to buy this soundtrack a long time before I had seen 'Vanilla Sky'because of its amazing mixture of sounds. I was surprised and delighted by just how well Crowe matches every track so beautifully to every moment, building up rich layers of atmosphere and emotion. I would highly recommend both the film and the soundtrack, a warm and exquisitely rich experience to watch and hear.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love Vanilla Sky. It got to me more than any other film. Mainly because of Tom Cruises performance. One thing that stood out for me is the music. How do they come up with some of this stuff? Like the film, the soundtrack is a beutifull masterpiece. For those of you wanting the song that is playing when David Aames jumps from the building at the end, this song is from Sigur Ros. It is from thier album called () and it is Untitled Song #4. This song is criminally missing from the soundtrack. Which is amazing because it has a massive impact combined with the scene itself. Get it on ITunes now.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Perhaps other reviewers may have been expecting Jerry Maguire 2 having seen Cruise and Crowe linked again, but this film and soundtrack prove otherwise. The film is outstanding, proving intelligent and, contrary to other opinions, showcasing one of Cruise's best performances in years. This soundtrack album, although missing a couple of songs found in the film, notably Radiohead's 'I Might Be Wrong', it does include all the important, dramatic songs. The idea of a companion soundtrack is to accompany a film, and this succeeds perfectly, especially if you have seen the film, as every piece of music brings back to mind images from one of the best and most original films of recent years.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Where is the rest ?
The soundtrack is great, but it is missing half of the songs.
The nothing song
Heaven
Good vibrations
etc. Read more
The nothing song
Heaven
Good vibrations
etc. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Wayne Brooks
Open your eyes!
A really great OMPS, for one of the greatest movies in the new century so far..worth it!
Published 20 months ago by timeca
I bought this for two quid
OST Vanilla Sky was nominated for an Academy award. The film's soundtrack has been called "a music masterpiece" by The New York Times. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Billy Ray Cyrus
Awesome
Like has been said previously, the missing link in this soundtrack from the songs listed at the very end of the film which almost follow on back to back. Read more
Published on 23 July 2008 by smspain
best track missing
Leaving spiritualized's 'ladies and gentlemen...' off soundtrack is only glaring omission - up there with elo's 'strange magic' not making it onto the virgin suicides soundtrack or... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2008 by ID
A mood of its own
As can be seen by other reviews on this CD, many great tracks that stood out for me frmo the film somehow didnt make it, such as U2's 'Wild Honey', as well as the... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2006 by Joel N. Minter
Nice enough
Yeah, nothing wrong with this soundtrack but i would have to agree with the person who previously wrote that it offered little new if you are a reasonably 'seasoned' music fan. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2004 by Chapman Baxter
Soundtrack for 1 of the best films ever made!
This is an amazingly intelligent film.The soundtrack is excellent only due to space of a current cd cannot fit some of the other best tunes ever made to date... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by "jay-son"
Quite simply, the best Soundtrack of the last 12 months
Cameron Crowes' hand picked masterstroke is simply a work of shear genius. Every track on this album deserves to be released as a single and get a number one slot, the thing is,... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2002
Good movie better soundtrack
I enjoyed the movie, although I was expecting a no brainer action movie,it really got you thinking. The movie is also helped by a great soundtrack. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2002
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