Product details: - Product group: Music
- Edition: Audio CD
- Publisher: Hollywood Records
- Performed by: Various Artists
- Format: Soundtrack
- Release Date: 2004-03-16
- Number of discs: 1
- Tracks:
- Disc 1
- Theme
- Mr. Blue Sky - E.L.O.
- Collecting Things
- Light & Day - The Polyphonic Spree
- Bookstore
- It's The Sun (KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Version) - The Polyphonic Spree
- Wada Na Tad - Lata Mangeshkar
- Showtime
- Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes - Beck
- Sidewalk Flight
- Some Kinda Shuffle - Don Nelson
- Howard Makes It All Go Away
- Something - The Willowz
- Postcard
- I Wonder - The Willowz
- Peer Pressure
- A Dream Upon Waking
- Strings That Tie To You
- Phone Call
- Nola's Bounce - Don Nelson
- Down The Drain
- Row
- Drive In
- Main Title
- Spotless Mind
- Elephant Parade
- Studio: Hollywood Records
- Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
- Package Dimensions: 5.51 x 75 x 74 inches
With his soundtrack for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Jon Brion has carefully crafted music every bit as quirky (and fascinating) as the movie itself. As he did with Magnolia and Punch Drunk Love, Brion has made a varied score filled with odd instrumentation, infectious melodies, and at least one or two near-perfect pop songs. Best of all, these offbeat tracks compliment the movie incredibly well, and stand on their own as great listening. Mood-wise, this soundtrack is all over the map: "Row" is a simple, haunting piano solo; the movie's opening theme sounds like the austere and melancholic notes of an antique music box; while the strings on "Drive In" are playful and inquisitive. Even the non-instrumental tracks are gems: Beck's "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" and Brion's "Strings That Tie You" rank among these artists' best songs. A handful of well-chosen tracks from E.L.O., the Polyphonic Spree, and the Willowz rounds out this thought provoking disc. A gem. --Jason VerlindeCustomer reviews:  You only want this for one song..., 2008-07-08
...so you know the rest is disposable. I sure hope Beck is getting the lion's share of the sales from this because his tune (and the only one that matters) is the reason you bought this. The rest is dross. One-minute musical vignettes by Brion, the [now] over commercialized ELO tune that will make you puke if you have to hear it one more time, forgettable Indian pop that was in the movie for like 2 seconds, and annoying garbage from Polyphonic Spree.
So you get one good song for $10 and now that I've heard it a few times I'm pretty sure it's not worth it.
 My favorite soundtrack, 2008-06-08
I loved the movie this was made for beyond reason, so it is possible that my judgment is somewhat clouded, but nevertheless I believe it says something that this is the only soundtrack I will listen to over and over, for weeks at a time; and I have, since it came out. Having just listened to some clips of Jon Brions new solo album, Meaningless, I won't rave over how wonderful HE is, but this soundtrack, and the song "Strings that tie to you," are wonderful.
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