1. Things Have Changed - Dylan, Bob
2. Child's Claim To Fame, A - 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 The Miracle - Leonard Cohen
11. Buckets Of Rain - Bob Dylan
12. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon
13. Philosophers Stone - Van Morrison
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Director Curtis Hanson chooses a lineup 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
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Wonder Boys: Music from the Motion Picture (2000 Film)
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2000-02-15)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Format: Soundtrack
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 44 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #42317
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Summary: Love it. 2008-06-06
Comment: I absolutely love this album. I bought it because I'd come across the movie somewhere in the back row of a video movie gallery, hidden out of sight. The movie was awesome and so is the music. It includes tracks by some of the best musicians around each of whom have lots of heart and soul.
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Summary: Wonder Boys 2006-11-10
Comment: Incredible mix of some of the best tunes (in my mind) -- especially the Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan cuts. Now this is music from my younger era, but it was recommended to me by my 20-something-year-old daughter!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: One of the best movie soundtracks... 2005-10-17
Comment: This CD contains four Bob Dylan songs, so how can you go wrong? I initially bought this disc for "Things Have Changed", which is a great song, but was instantly impressed with "Shooting Star" which I had never heard before but liked instantly. It was great to hear Dylan play harmonica on a newer song. This soundtrack is a showcase for songwriters: Van Morrison, Neil Young, Tom Rush, and Leonard Cohen are all featured. The really great thing was that some blues/R&B songs were thrown in for good measure. The Clarence Carter and Little Willie John classics make this a VERY enjoyable collection. This is one of the best movie soundtracks out there and contains NO filler. If you like good music you will like this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: great collection for grown-ups... 2004-11-28
Comment: Great movie and a great soundtrack! This is actually a great collection for grown-ups...Van Morrison, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Clarence Carter, Little Willie John, Tim Hardin, Neil Young, Tom Rush, Buffalo Springfield, and four songs by Bob Dylan including the Oscar winning "Things Have Changed". It's also made of all strong album cuts...the only two hits being "Old Man" and "Watching The Wheels".
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: like a coin that won't get tossed, rollin' home to you 2003-10-14
Comment: Length - 52:10
Just look at the names on this album. Just look at them! Neil, John, Van, Bob and Leonard all on one emotional hodgepodge of sadness, despair, longing, joy and love. This is an incredible soundtrack to an incredible movie. The word "classic" is rarely pertinent when speaking of soundtracks of recently released movies, but for the Wonderboys Soundtrack, classic is an understatement. I really love this album, and if you enjoy any of the artists listed above, I think you will too. See the movie, hear the soundtrack, long may you run. Recommended to all.
(For people who enjoyed this record, try The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack too. It's equally rewarding.)
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