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The Beach [Soundtrack]

~ Mory Kante, Blur

4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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Product details

Audio CD (21 Feb 2000)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Wea
ASIN: B000046S17
Other Editions: Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,081 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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Amazon.co.uk Review

You can always rely on Danny Boyle's movies to have decent music and The Beach doesn't disappoint even if it's unlikely to connect as extensively as the Trainspotting soundtrack. Musical co-ordinator Pete Tong has pulled out all the stops to secure exclusive tracks from major artists, and no less than seven of the numbers here have never been released before, while those that have--including UNKLE's desolate Lonely Soul with Richard Ashcroft, Barry Adamson's paranoiac Vietnam dream sequence Richard, It's Business As Usual and Moby's beats lullaby "Porcelain" from Play--are of the highest class. The new material doesn't disappoint either. Leftfield open up the album with some whiplash drums, Underworld make their customary contribution playing down frantic beats in favour of the jogging mantra "8 Ball", All Saints enjoy their best-ever moment parading along the sunkissed "Pure Shores" with William Orbit, and Sugar Ray rerecord Brian Eno and John Cale's gossamer pop number Spinning Away. Elsewhere New Order provide their first new music since the release of Republic with "Brutal", a trademark number with production from Rollo who returns with Faithless on the bubbling, mesmeric standout "Woozy". Orbital close the package with their pumped up interpretation of the Angelo Badalamenti score complete with snippets of Leonardo DiCaprio's dialogue. Life's The Beach, then you die. --Mike Pattenden

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4.5 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Combination Of Great New Songs!, 14 Dec 2002

By	Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Granted, the movie was fairly exciting, but this score made me run to the store! Mostly a combination of fairly unknown singers/songwriters, except for 'Moby' ("Porcelain" is incredible), 'All Saints' ("Pure Shores" dominated the airwaves)and 'Sugar Ray', the sound is hard-edged, electronic bohemia. The digital percussion reigns high here and the bass tracks pull every song together. A combination of luxury and danger fills the mood of this collection. "Richard, It's Business As Usual" is a truly annoying track, but "Brutal" and "Lonely Soul" ends the CD with realistic maturity. Even the end track, "Beached" with DiCaprio narrating survives well, granted that musician extraordinaire, Angelo Badalamenti, pulls out all the stops on electronic music. One of the best, truly original Soundtracks in quite a while.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Tracks From Some Great Bands!, 7 Feb 2003

By	"badazzpanda" - See all my reviews

This is a great album, containing some mesmerising tracks from the likes of Leftfield, Faithless and UNKLE. Some other reviews mention that the Blur track spoils the album, although not to the standard of the likes of UNKLE, Blur are not a bad choice at all!
The highlight of the album has got to be both Woozy (Faithless) and Beached (Orbital & Badalamenti) but all the tracks have a chilled tropical feel to them representing the hidden meanings in the film well (check 'Richard, its business as usual' for the darker moments).
All in all a great album that deserves a listen!!...

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4.0 out of 5 stars its a good allrounder but let down by a few tracks, 16 Jun 2000

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why oh why was blur put on the this album. their latest stuff has been good but this track was not good. But otherwise a cracking album. Even All Saints could pull off a good song. The best are leftfield, faithless and sugar ray while asian dub foundation have slipped up a bit. This album is ideal for chillin out by a pool or a beach with a nice cool bottle of lager or bacardi breezer but that will probably be hard to find in ''sunny'' england. But still its great to listen to. Buy the album, turn the volume up and just chill.

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5.0 out of 5 stars the beach
Great album if you like dance music, it has some famous names on it like Moby and Orbital

Published 2 months ago by Mr. Se Robinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Like it. A lot.
If you like the film, you'll love this soundtrack. Makes me want to go travelling again.......

Published 9 months ago by Mr Clump

5.0 out of 5 stars I am amazed at the songs on this cd!
There isn't one song on this cd that i don't like. Most of them are soft, and easy to listen to, kind of relaxing even. Read more

Published on 27 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb soundtrack.
I first saw the film a few months ago and absolutely loved it so I thought I'd give the soundtrack a listen. I was stunned by the sheer quality of the artists on the cd. Read more

Published on 31 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, so chilled!
One of the best soundtracks i have ever heard. The standout tracks have to be 'Lonely Souls' by UNCLE featuring the brilliant Richard Ashcroft and 'Voices' by the much underrated... Read more

Published on 7 Nov 2000 by c_murray25

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS
this cd is fantastic. i saw the beach at the cinema and really enjoyed it. every time i listen to porcelain i now feel i am there on the beach and its great. Read more

Published on 26 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The best compilation of the year? - I think so
I stopped buying compilations, as normally they have a few good songs and the rest range from OK to poor. Read more

Published on 10 Jun 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Although the majority of tracks are great, there are a few letdowns by Blur, Asian Dub Foundation, and Mory Kante. I must admit though that the first track is brilliant. Read more

Published on 10 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars "Believe me, it's paradise!"
I went to see the film and then my sister bought me the sound track. At first listen I thought it was rather poor, but like many albums, it took a few listens before it grew on... Read more

Published on 25 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the gamble...
I don't usually buy commercial soundtracks and thought this had a high potential to be sad. Surprisingly though, I think this is a good selection of tracks and have played it... Read more

Published on 25 Mar 2000 by Josh

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