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(17 customer reviews) 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
beautifully melancholy,
August 21, 2006 Leslie Thompson (a mid-atlantic state, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Miss Sunshine (Audio CD)
Fits the tone of the movie perfectly, as good soundtracks do. The instrumental pieces can really put you in a trance.
I especially loved How it Ends, La Llorona, Let's Go, No One Gets Left Behind, and Chicago.
Superfreak will have much more significance for me from now on. I'll never be able to hear it again without remembering Olive's unique, heart-breaking performance.
And though the Catwalk song brought back images of the freakish painted dolls at the pageant, it belongs here, and I would probably be disappointed if it had been left out.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant composition,
September 18, 2006 A. Kishore "Artsy Engineer" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Miss Sunshine (Audio CD)
The music score for Little Miss Sunshine is a major contributor to the appeal of this amazing indie film. If you enjoyed the movie, you are bound to enjoy the soundtrack.
The CD puts together all the tracks from the movie perfectly. DeVotchKa and Mychael Danna have composed an unforgettable score. The soundtrack features some tracks from DeVotchKa's previous album such as How It Ends which was also featured in the movie "Everything is Illuminated". However I believe that his work in this movie surpasses his previous compositions.
Apart from DeVotchKa and Mychael Danna, I appreciate that the CD included other featured songs such as "No Man's Land" by Sufjan Stevens. Basically if you heard something during the movie, it is definitely on the CD!
I strongly recommend this soundtrack to anyone who can appreciate good music.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
How it ends... and begins again,
January 3, 2007 This review is from: Little Miss Sunshine (Audio CD)
"Little Miss Sunshine" was THE indie flick of last year, thanks to its witty script and quirky characters. But the enchanting soundtrack might have contributed a bit too.
In fact, the soundtrack is one of the few that can stand on its own as a truly great collection of songs -- most are by folk-rockers DeVotchka and composer Mychael Danna, with a bit of Sufjan Stevens around the edges. It sounds surprisingly cohesive, and has the same bittersweet, wistful charm that the best moments of the movie had.
It opens with "The Winner Is," which is basically an altered version of "How It Ends" -- a shimmering, bittersweet creation of slow strings, piano and a soaring melody. DeVotchka launches into the Spanish-flavoured "Till the End of Time" and exquisite guitar melody of "You Love Me."
Then DeVotchka and Danna slip into a series of flamenco-rocky songs that evoke all sorts of feelings -- triumph, vulnerability, disappointment, and sorrow -- with lots of...Read more
