Ever strolled through a long cornfield on a hot day? Sun blasting down with a bit of said corn hanging from the coroner (no pun intended) of your mouth, and all you need to top it off is to have a nice album playing on your iPod – Well, the Fantastic Mr. Fox soundtrack is that album.
Wes Anderson films are immaculate pieces of art, with nothing done in half measures, and that includes the soundtracks. Where some directors couldn’t give a damn about the musical side of their work, directors like Anderson really take care in picking what is played along side the film.
The ‘strolling adventure’ feel plays through the whole entire album, beginning with The Wellingtons ‘The Ballad Of Davy Crockett’, it just oozes the feel of leaning a bamboo made fishing rod and making your way down to the lake with you best buddy Chuck by your side, know what I mean? Alongside original compositions by Alexandre Desplat you have the archetypical sound of a Wes Anderson soundtrack with a song by The Rolling Stones (they have featured many of Anderson’s previous soundtracks) as well as an original song by Jarvis Cocker – who also lends his voice to the character Petey in the motion picture and two songs by The Beach Boys ‘Old Man River’ and ‘Heroes and Villains’.
A tack by track listen really gives you a feel of what the film will be like (if you haven’t seen it yet). Too often do you find soundtracks to feature films that get cast aside as an important part to a films creation – that said, Mr Anderson actually really does cares.
taken from http://www.virgin.com/music
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