- Audio CD (21 Feb 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Sony Music
- ASIN: B00004RGNG
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 84,273 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Things Have Changed - Bob Dylan |
| 2. A Child's Claim To Fame - Buffalo Springfield |
| 3. No Regrets - Tom Rush |
| 4. Old Man - Neil Young |
| 5. Shooting Star - Bob Dylan |
| 6. Reason To Believe - Tim Hardin |
| 7. Need Your Love So Bad - Little Willie John |
| 8. Not Dark Yet - Bob Dylan |
| 9. Slip Away - Clarence Carter |
| 10. Waiting For A Miracle - Leonard Cohen |
| 11. Buckets Of Rain - Bob Dylan |
| 12. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon |
| 13. Philosopher's Stone - Van Morrison |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Director Curtis Hanson chooses a line-up of vintage rock and R&B for the musical side of his screen adaptation of Michael Chabon's brilliant Wonder Boys. Foremost is Bob Dylan, who contributes a new rocker, "Things Have Changed", as well as cuts from Blood on the Tracks, Oh Mercy and Time Out of Mind. These 13 cuts do a fine job of limning Michael Douglas's lead character's confusion, regret and weary-to-the-bone ambivalence. Smartly sequenced--soul giants Little Willie John and Clarence Carter fit perfectly alongside the likes of Dylan, Lennon, Van Morrison and Neil Young--Wonder Boys the album is a stellar example of hand-in-glove movie-music supervision. --Rickey Wright
Product Description
wonder boys: music from the motion picture (2000 film) [soundtrack]various artists - soundtrack (artist), christopher youngproduct details * audio cd (december 16, 2009) * original release date: february 15, 2000 * number of discs: 1 * format: soundtrack
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A collection of melancholy yet catchy songs,
By A Customer
This review is from: Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)
I bought this CD on the strength of the Bob Dylan track, Things Have Changed, heard on the radio. The music haunted me for days, so I had to track it down. Having bought the album, I'm not disapponited. The variety of other tracks, from artists as diverse as John Lennon, Van Morrison and Leonard Cohen just widens it appeal. It may not suit everyone's taste, but what a supper collection of songs. I'm gonna have to see the film!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good soundtrack to a good movie...,
By fk (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)
The way to judge a good film is to see how long it takes you to buy the soundtrack. Its obviously a key factor, and in this case, i really enjoyed the film and bought the soundtrack pretty much straight away. The new Bob Dylan track on the CD is really good, and i played it relentlessly. This collection of songs really underpins the values of the film characters' anxieties and desperate attempts at life, whilst the music is an enjoyable and easy listen. Its just a shame that artists like neil young and van morrisson don't exist anymore. well, all the more reason to applaud this collection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favourite soundtrack compilation,
By Franimi (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wonder Boys - Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)
I've bought a few soundtracks in my time, and the usual story is one of disillusionment, i.e. one is lured into a purchase on the strength of a couple of tracks or because of how the songs fit into the film when you watch it, which doesn't always translate to purely aural satisfaction. Among my favourites are She's the One by Tom Petty and Strange Weirdos, Loudon Wainwright and Joe Henry's great collection for the terrible Knocked Up. But these were specifically created for those films. As a compilation of previously released material, this has to be the best. One that comes close is Elizabethtown, which has a bigger generational spread, but this has more cohesion in terms of theme and atmosphere. I agree with another reviewer about hearing Things Have Changed and getting addicted to it, I had to learn it straight away, which hasn't happened with a Dylan track for a while. It was really nice to be brought back to the originals of No Regrets and Reason to Believe which have been overshadowed by probably too many cover versions over the years. The only tiny gripe is why no female artists? Now, just a little Joni Mitchell and it really would have been perfect.
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