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From Toy Story to Ratatouille, those people at Pixar certainly know a thing or two when it comes to animation, and their latest offering Wall-E, about a little robot who cleans up the planet and falls in love, is no exception. With less dialogue than your average feature, Wall-E relies heavily on its music and sound design, as well as its beautiful animation, to tell its story.
So it's a good job two of the best music and sound guys in the business are on board: Oscar-nominated composer Thomas Newman of the famous film-composing clan, and sound wizard Ben Burtt, whose 30-year career spans films such as Star Wars, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, and ET.
Newman, whose work includes The Shawshank Redemption and Pixar's Finding Nemo, created Wall-E's original score, an inventive mix of traditional orchestral sounds, electronica, and sound effects.
Standout tracks include the hauntingly beautiful 2815 AD, Wall-E, which brilliantly captures the inquisitive robot's daily routine, the lush sounding EVE and Define Dancing. First Date is Latino-inspired, Foreign Contaminant frenetically paced, and Repair Ward jazzily cool. The film's big song is the environmental anthem Down To Earth, co-written by Newman and Peter Gabriel, and performed by Gabriel with the Soweto Gospel Choir.
But there's more to this soundtrack than Newman's imaginative score. Wall-E is a great collector, squirreling away everything from plastic cutlery to Rubik's Cubes, and among his treasure trove of trash is his most prized possession: a video of Jerry Herman's musical Hello, Dolly!
The soundtrack features two songs from the hit show: Put On Your Sunday Clothes, a catchy ditty sung by Michael Crawford, an excerpt from which opens the album; and the love song It Only Takes A Moment, also sung by Crawford. And there's a stylish rendition of La Vie En Rose by the always-superb Louis Armstrong.
While you can enjoy much of the album whether or not you've seen the film, you'll get much more from the experience if you take a quick trip to the cinema, after which you'll have a store of stunning images to revel in as you listen to Newman's music. --Jan Gilbert
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Many films release tie-in soundtracks, its nothing new. However these soundtracks often feel hollow and lackluster without the visual impact of the film itself.
While I can't say that Wall-E escapes this totally in tracks like Septucentennial or The Spaceship. These are definately pieces of music that bolster and draw inspiration from the moving image that they are paired with. On their own they either sound a little silly or simply seem to run out of any place to go.
However almost all of the music tracks on the disc make exceptional listening. There is a vast array of musical styles that have been pinned down to give this soundtrack a defining character.
Wall-E's theme is a beautifully quirky track that sounds like the mind of a faulty machine. M-O's musical interlude is a fun sleuth-like melody. While 'Eve' and the associated 'Define Dancing' are simply wonderful pieces that speak pure emotion. The final track, the oddly named 'Horizon 12.2', though short, is sheer musical perfection.
Any fan of the movie will adore this soundrack and several who have never seen the film will be most impressed as well!
While I can't say that Wall-E escapes this totally in tracks like Septucentennial or The Spaceship. These are definately pieces of music that bolster and draw inspiration from the moving image that they are paired with. On their own they either sound a little silly or simply seem to run out of any place to go.
However almost all of the music tracks on the disc make exceptional listening. There is a vast array of musical styles that have been pinned down to give this soundtrack a defining character.
Wall-E's theme is a beautifully quirky track that sounds like the mind of a faulty machine. M-O's musical interlude is a fun sleuth-like melody. While 'Eve' and the associated 'Define Dancing' are simply wonderful pieces that speak pure emotion. The final track, the oddly named 'Horizon 12.2', though short, is sheer musical perfection.
Any fan of the movie will adore this soundrack and several who have never seen the film will be most impressed as well!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love this soundtrack CD!
I find the music of WALL-E absolutely brilliant and what's even better: the songs are played in the same order as in the movie (except for the BnL jingle).
So it's like watching the movie with the images in my head instead of on the screen.
I like playing this CD in my car. My two-year-old boy loves this music too and sings along with it. That makes a trip all the more enjoyable for all of us.
I find the music of WALL-E absolutely brilliant and what's even better: the songs are played in the same order as in the movie (except for the BnL jingle).
So it's like watching the movie with the images in my head instead of on the screen.
I like playing this CD in my car. My two-year-old boy loves this music too and sings along with it. That makes a trip all the more enjoyable for all of us.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Wall-E score is magnificent, combining elements of electronic music that sounds artificial and vice versa to make a truly fitting soundtrack for an absolutely wonderful film. The music is played (or orchestrated, or composed, I don't know) in a light, lilting style, with a playful touch that's often amusing. I'll echo the other reviewers in saying "Horizon 12.2" is indeed musical perfection, and "M-O" is a brief stealthy interlude worth a mention. There's a swell of strings on "Fixing Wall-E" that comes >this< close to making me blub every time I hear it. If pieces like "72 Degrees and Sunny" and "Define Dancing" don't make you infectiously happy (and then others by way of you) you must be the most relentlessly, unflappably depressed person in existence and you have my sympathies. The variation continues with the frantic "Desperate Eve" and traditionally-tinged "Tilt", action-movie-score as they come.
The other, non-Newman tracks on the CD can't stand up to the score in my opinion, and although they're perfectly listenable, it would have been nice to have it totally isolated. Still, I can't recommend this enough. Heartwarming, painful, joyous, expressive and deserving to accompany the masterpiece that is the film.
The other, non-Newman tracks on the CD can't stand up to the score in my opinion, and although they're perfectly listenable, it would have been nice to have it totally isolated. Still, I can't recommend this enough. Heartwarming, painful, joyous, expressive and deserving to accompany the masterpiece that is the film.
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happy
the Item came very quickly and this is what I needed to hear as it was Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman who I like very much.
Published 18 days ago by J. A. Welsman
Great CD, Great Price
Was worth the buy, I didn't know it was a cardboard case but given it was wall-e didn't surprise me didn't state on the description but they're all like that and i didn't... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Johnny Quiz
Great soundtrack
Great great super soundtrack. Really interesting.
Sometimes mixed with sounds from the film, which remembers you some scenes from the film.
Sometimes mixed with sounds from the film, which remembers you some scenes from the film.
Published 20 months ago by L. M. Prado
Beautiful bedtime music for children
I bought this for my 5 year old son as he absolutely loves Wall-e and music so I knew this would be an instant hit. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2009 by imawhinger
My kids love this!
Bought this for my 3 year-old's birthday. He's likes anything to do with Wall-e, but also likes any kind of music too, so we thought we'd try this out! We're really pleased. Read more
Published on 5 April 2009 by A. Burgess
ecological
besides the paper cd case, all is perfect. i can forgive the paper since its all sending out the ecological message to all human race.
the music is magnificen!
the music is magnificen!
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by Nenad Kastratovic
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