Vanilla Sky [Soundtrack]

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Given his status as America's top male sex symbol, there's a perverse irony to Tom Cruise's virtually simmer-free performances in would-be erotic thrillers like Eyes Wide Shut and this Cameron Crowe remake of Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar's Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). But if Crowe stops just short of delivering another undercooked holiday Tom turkey, his vaunted early career as boy-wonder rock writer--and the help of frequent collaborator Danny Bramson--informs the film with an exceptionally rich and eclectic pop music score that leans heavily on unreconstructed psychedelia. Such was the Crowe-Bramson reputation that they secured original songs by no less than R.E.M. (the jangly pop of "All the Right Friends") and Paul McCartney (a playfully obtuse title track that would otherwise be a standout on any modern Mac album), wrapping them in one sublime surprise, original and otherwise: Sigur Rós's hypnotic "Svefn-g-englar," the gorgeous languor of "Have You Forgotten" by Red House Painters, star Cameron Diaz debuting as a singer (under the name Julianna Gianni) with Crowe and wife/film scorer/Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson in Wilson's equally dreamy "I Fall Apart," the Monkees' psychedelic "Porpoise Song," Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place," Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye." Constructed as the playlist of some strangely liberated FM broadcast that never was, this soundtrack is also a collection that proves that the best part of any turkey may well be the stuffing--sonic or otherwise. --Jerry McCulley

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Vanilla Sky [Soundtrack]

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores

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Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!
Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything
More of a propaganda CD
Great selection of Film Hits!
Older recordings, main themes only

Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
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Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000068TN9
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Saving Private Ryan 'Hymn To The Fallen' - John Williams
Double Indemnity 'Prelude' - Miklos Rozsa
The Lost Weekend 'Finale' - Miklos Rozsa
The Heiress 'Departure/Morris Suggests Love/The Proposal/Finale' - Aaron Copland
Sunset Boulevard 'Prelude' - Franz Waxman
The Ten Commandments 'Prelude' - Elmer Bernstein
Breakfast At Tiffany's 'Moon River' - Henry Mancini
Hatari! 'Baby Elephant Walk' - Henry Mancini
Rosemary's Baby 'Main Title (Vocal)' - Christopher Komeda
Romeo & Juliet 'Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet' - Nino Rota
Once Upon A Time In The West 'Once Upon A Time In The West' - Ennio Morricone
Love Story 'Theme From Love Story' - Francis Lai
The Godfather 'Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)' - Nino Rota
The Godfather 'Love Theme From The Godfather' - Nino Rota
Chinatown 'Love Theme From Chinatown (Main Title) - Jerry Goldsmith
The Godfather - Part II 'End Title' - Nino Rota
Star Trek: The Motion Picture 'End Title' - Jerry Goldsmith
Raiders Of The Lost Ark 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' - John Williams
Terms Of Endearment 'Theme From Terms Of Endearment' - Michael Gore
Flashdance 'Love Theme From Flashdance' - Giorgio Moroder
Beverly Hills Cop 'Axel F' - Harold Faltermeyer

Tracks:

Witness 'Building The Barn' - Maurice Jarre
Children Of A Lesser God 'Main Title' - Michael Convertino
The Untouchables 'The Strength Of The Righteous (Main Title)' - Ennio Morricone
Fatal Attraction 'Fatal Attraction' - Maurice Jarre
The Addams Family 'Main Title' - Marc Shaiman
Dead Again 'Winter 1948' - Patrick Doyle
Indecent Proposal 'Flashback & Photos' - John Barry
The Firm 'How Could You Lose Me?-End Title' - Dave Grusin
Clear And Present Danger 'Main Title/A Clear And Present Danger' - James Horner
Braveheart 'For The Love Of A Princess' - James Horner
Primal Fear 'Courtroom Montage' - James Newton Howard
Mission: Impossible 'Zoom B' - Danny Elfman
Star Trek: First Contact 'End Credits' - Jerry Goldsmith
Titanic 'Hard To Starboard' - James Horner
The Rugrats Movie 'Baby Shower Happenings' - Mark Mothersbaugh
The Talented Mr. Ripley 'Italia' - Gabriel Yared
Rules Of Engagement 'Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)' - Mark Isham
Mission: Impossible 2 'The Bait' - Hans Zimmer
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 'Main Titles' - Graeme Revell
Vanilla Sky 'To The Roof' - Nancy Wilson
The Sum Of All Fears 'The Mission' - Jerry Goldsmith
Forest Gump 'I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump' - Alan Silvestri

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Granddaddy of the Hollywood studios, Paramount Pictures is rightfully proud of its century of contributions to both American cinema and the art of film scoring. But the first disc of this 43-track double-CD anthology merely hints at the studio's musical peaks, blithely skipping through its first seven decades in just 17 tracks. Indeed, the package as a whole seems more interested in marketing its post-'70s catalog of hits and blockbusters than it does in paying real homage to history and roots. Even rarities like Double Indemnity and The Lost Weekend are served up via modern budget-line rerecordings, as is Ennio Morricone's epochal Once upon a Time in the West). Contemporary recordings of Aaron Copland's rare score to The Heiress and Franz Waxman's great Sunset Blvd. fare better, but soundtrack fans may miss the originals. The studio's rich pop-crossover successes in the '60s are documented via Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and Love Story, while successful franchises like Star Trek and Raiders also get their due. Too often the '90s-focused second disc only underscores some uncomfortable trends in contemporary scoring--orchestral nervous tics punctuated by booming crescendos, treacly piano Muzak--and makes one wonder if the music of The Rugrats Movie and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider are really film music milestones. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great Movies have Great Soundtracks!.......2007-05-10

If you love movies and movie music, you can't go wrong with this two cd Paramount Anniversary set.

Only Disc 1 Is Worth Anything.......2006-07-19

Normally I have a lot to say in my reviews, but not this time. The main problem with this collection is that all the most memorable film scores are just on one disc, with the second used mostly to play out stuff from the last ten years that, really, musically isn't very memorable and only includes three pieces anyone will recognize just because, like the movies they come from, they're based on old TV shows - The Addams Family, Star Trek, and Mission: Impossible.

And that brings up another problem. With all due respect to the late Jerry Goldsmith, who has provided some truly great classic movie scores, was it REALLY necessary to include TWO versions of the SAME Star Trek march in this collection? This seems evocative of the milk-it-for-all-its-worth attitude Paramount has had lately toward its now-tarnished crown-jewel franchise. Where's James Horner's theme music from Star Trek II and III? If they're gonna put Star Trek on here twice, they should have provided a little diversity. It wouldn't have taken much, I'm sure.

I'm sure that Paramount's had other films with far more memorable music (even Harold Faltermeyer's Top Gun Anthem could have helped on Disc 2). This just seems like a lazy attempt at something that really could have been great.

More of a propaganda CD.......2002-10-30

There are some really great songs on this 2 CD set. However, those really great songs seem to be lightly interspersed amongst a large number of forgettable songs whose main purpose seems to be to remind you of those movies you enjoy(ed) so much.

It seems a little odd to me that out of 90 years of film making the most memorable scores have been largely released within the last few years. I was pleased to find themes from the Godfather, Indiana Jones and Witness. I was perplexed with the inclusion of songs from Rugrats, both Mission Impossible movies (one would have been more than enough) and Tomb Raider (memorable???).

This is my own personal bias, but I do prefer movie soundtracks that evoke a feeling of excitement. With this collection I just couldn't get excited. I kept finding myself being let down by songs that didn't in some way complement the preceeding song.

There are certainly some great tracks here, but overall I was disappointed. My advise would be to look elsewhere.

Great selection of Film Hits!.......2002-09-25

This one was a pleasant surprise! I thought- how could any CD that had "Baby Elephant Walk" be all that good? This one is. Lots of great scores- classics and a few hidden treasures. After hearing the beautiful title score for "Children of a Lesser God", I had to buy the entire soundtrack - very soothing. There are a few that may seem too overplayed ("Love Story", "Raiders of the Lost Ark",), but most are a welcome addition to any compilation. Try NOT loving "Building the Barn" from "Witness" or the "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan". Hours of great listening.

Older recordings, main themes only.......2002-08-27

This is a great album concept, but I really wish Paramount had re-recorded these scores as they deserve to be heard. The tracks range from 1944 to the present, and the older recordings sound just like the cleaned-up older recordings that they are.

I would also personally have enjoyed more "secondary" music themes (otherwise it becomes like reading book summaries that always only quote the opening paragraph), and I could easily have done without the "pop" tunes (like Baby Elephant Walk and the Rugrats theme). In fact, it would have been very nice to listen to an album comprised of tracks chosen for their strong musical value rather than apparently for their box office and/or hit song popularity. But, to be fair, that may be precisely what draws some people to this CD set.

Film score music constitutes the single most significant body of classical music of our time. I hope some of these tracks will entice listeners to buy entire soundtracks and listen to some of these works as a whole.

Vanilla Sky
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Woefully incomplete (slight spoilers ahead)

complete songlist in chronological order (updated)

Song Before Roof While In Elevator

Absolutely wonderful CD!

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Vanilla Sky
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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All The Right Friends - R.E.M.
Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead
Vanilla Sky - Paul McCartney
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
I Fall Apart - Julianna Gianni
Porpoise Song (Theme From 'Head') - The Monkees
Mondo '77 - Looper
Have You Forgotten - Red House Painters
Directions - Josh Rouse
Afrika Shox - Leftfield
Svefn-g-englar - Sigur Ros
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren
Fourth Time Around - Bob Dylan
Elevator Beat - Nancy Wilson
Sweetness Follows - R.E.M.
Where Do I Begin - The Chemical Brothers

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Given his status as America's top male sex symbol, there's a perverse irony to Tom Cruise's virtually simmer-free performances in would-be erotic thrillers like Eyes Wide Shut and this Cameron Crowe remake of Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar's Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). But if Crowe stops just short of delivering another undercooked holiday Tom turkey, his vaunted early career as boy-wonder rock writer--and the help of frequent collaborator Danny Bramson--informs the film with an exceptionally rich and eclectic pop music score that leans heavily on unreconstructed psychedelia. Such was the Crowe-Bramson reputation that they secured original songs by no less than R.E.M. (the jangly pop of "All the Right Friends") and Paul McCartney (a playfully obtuse title track that would otherwise be a standout on any modern Mac album), wrapping them in one sublime surprise, original and otherwise: Sigur Rós's hypnotic "Svefn-g-englar," the gorgeous languor of "Have You Forgotten" by Red House Painters, star Cameron Diaz debuting as a singer (under the name Julianna Gianni) with Crowe and wife/film scorer/Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson in Wilson's equally dreamy "I Fall Apart," the Monkees' psychedelic "Porpoise Song," Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place," Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye." Constructed as the playlist of some strangely liberated FM broadcast that never was, this soundtrack is also a collection that proves that the best part of any turkey may well be the stuffing--sonic or otherwise. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Woefully incomplete (slight spoilers ahead).......2006-09-25

While it is certainly not possible to include all of the songs from the movie on a single disc (there are over 50), there are so many moving musical pieces that should have made it onto this CD.

Nancy Wilson's "Garage Beat" "Plate Removal", "Kick me when I'm down", etc.: All of her original pieces should have been included, as they were written for the film and tie so much of it together.

"Ágætis Byrjun" by Sigur Rós: The background music when David describes his comeback after his accident. ("People *will* read again!")

"Indra" by Theivery Corporation: The Trance music playing when David enters the club with his latex mask. His movement and personality change noticably when he is wearing it.

"The Healing Room" by Sinéad O'Connor: "Lucid Dream" presentation.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Elmer Bernstien: Edmund Ventura describes the "Iconography" of David's youth.

"njósnavélin (the nothing song)" by Sigur Rós: The haunting music in the final scene with David and Sophia ("I'll find you again")

I can only give this CD three stars due to what was left out. Otherwise it would have been a perfect five.

complete songlist in chronological order (updated).......2006-01-16

1. radiohead - everything in its right place
2. mint royale - from rusholme with love
3. paul mccartney - vanilla sky
4. red house painters - have you forgotten
5. rem - all the right friends
6. looper - my robot
7. john coltrane - my favorite things
8. the impressions - keep on pushing
9. looper - mondo 77
10. josh rouse - directions
11. creeper lagoon - wrecking ball
12. nancy wilson - piano love theme
13. nancy wilson - welcome to your face
14. peter gabriel - solsbury hill
15. nancy wilson - almost kiss
16. jeff buckley - last goodbye
17. julianna gianni - i fall apart
18. spacecraft - earthtime tapestry
19. nancy wilson - guitar beat
20. sigur ros - svefn-g-englar
21. nancy wilson - garage beat
22. sigur ros - agaetis byrjun
23. thievery corporation - indra
24. chemical brothers - loops of fury
25. leftfield feat. afrika bambaataa - afrika shox
26. underworld - rez
27. andrea parker/two sandwiches short of a lunchbox - too good to be strange
28. r.e.m. - sweetness follows
29. nancy wilson - the splice
30. joan osborne - one of us
31. nancy wilson - plate removal
32. bob dylan - fourth time around
33. u2 - wild honey
34. nancy wilson - submarine and helicopter
35. nancy wilson - the joenet project
36. radiohead - i might be wrong
37. nancy wilson - life part one
38. nancy wilson - kick me when i'm down
39. the monkees - porpoise song
(joan osborne - one of us)
40. bobby helms - jingle bell rock
41. tv commercials - its slinky
42. five americans - western union
43. todd rundgren - can we still be friends
44. rolling stones - heaven
45. nancy wilson - hall of heads
46. sinead o connor - the healing room
47. beach boys - good vibrations
48. freur - doot doot
49. elmar bernstein - to kill a mockingbird
50. nancy wilson - elevator beat
51. spiritulized - ladies and gentleman we are floating in space
52. sigur ros - the nothing song (njosnavelin)
(paul mccartney - vanilla sky)
53. chemical brothers - where do i begin

Special thanks to Stainless_Steel_Rat and grand_admiral_thrawn85from IMDB!
Without their help this song list wouldn't exist!

Song Before Roof While In Elevator.......2005-10-26

Song in elevator is "Doot-Doot" by Freur. I remember this song from the 80's. Its one of my favorites. However, it is not on the VS soundtrack.

This movie has a special meaning to me personally. You MUST see it at least 5 times to pick up the little clues and subtle hints through out the movie. The soundtrack fits perfectly!

Absolutely wonderful CD!.......2005-09-19

This CD has the most beautiful and inspiring songs on it,I recomend seeing the movie before you listen to the CD though.

Review and Question.......2005-09-11

I really loved the soundtrack in the movie, but like others said the actual soundtrack album doesn't have all of the songs.

Does anyone know what song is playing when David sees the elevator door open, and starts walking toward it, right before the rooftop scene. It's just some short beat.. but I can't seem to find the title to it.

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