This definitely has some unique music, but if you've seen the movie then I think you could appreciate where its coming from. I personally fell in love with the music when I watched the movie, but its really for you to decide of course.
May 29, 2008I loved the movie! The CD, Hmmmmmmmmmm, still trying to get it to grow on me. "Close to You" and the last song are awesome.
January 12, 2008 |  | Ooo La La, Cha, Cha, Cha! |  |
I picked up the DVD MirrorMask as my son and I love fantasy films. When the opening music started I was enchanted. I've never watched a film where the music compliments and unites the scenes of a movie as this one does. The music made the movie. I especially loved Josefine Cronholm's vocals on "Close to You" (a mesmerizing scene in the film) and "I Aplogised". Other notable songs are Mrs. Bagman's Rhumba, A New Life, Butterfingers, and My Waltz For Newk. If you haven't scene the movie I would rent it and see what you think of the crazy mix of circus, jazz, Scandinavian, and Far Eastern influences found in the soundtrack. Iain's soprano sax and Stian's accordion playing are present throughout the soundtrack giving it cohesiveness. If you love jazz, bossanova ,or downtempo electronica/ambient music you will probably enjoy this soundtrack.
January 11, 2008I'm usually not very interested in completely instrumental soundtracks. However, after seeing MIRRORMASK I was so captivated weeks later that I still found myself hearing some of the tunes from the movie in my head. So I purchased the soundtrack. I haven't regretted. Like many of the visual elements in the film are to the eye, the music is stunning and full of aural power. My favorite piece on the album is track #19, "Monkeybirds". I like putting the soundtrack into the cd player or the computer as I write. It works as excellent stimulating mood music to get the creative juices flowing. The music is a bit quirky, but not so much so that a casual listener still won't enjoy it.
December 9, 2007After seeing the movie, I had to get the music. It was not disappointing. The songs are mythical, the arrangements and instrumentation are excellent. Only drawback is the "soundtrack" characteristic of short snipits of songs that work better in the movie than by themselves.
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