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Brilliantly eclectic compilation!

Paul Campbell | 03/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A number of reviewers have taken this soundtrack to task for its omissions - and, yeah, I was really surprised and disappointed "99 Luftballons" wasn't included (although only 20-some seconds were used in the film perhaps the filmmakers didn't realise the indelible mark it would leave!).



Still, this being the age of the internet and MP3s it is very easy to make your own 'Complete' Watchmen soundtrack as several websites have already posted the movie's tracklisting.



First off, I bought both soundtracks, the Various Artists and the Tyler Bates Score edition (which, incidentally, is VERY good - has an intensity and darkness that the film's pop tunes overshadow). Also, the CDs come with terrific internal artwork - honestly, worth the price of buying them alone.



For a few extra $s you can pop over to Amazon's MP3 download section and create you own version of the soundtrack: I ripped the original CD into my computer then supplemented it with 6 others featured both in the movie and its trailers, all downloaded from Amazon's MP3 catalogue. I then burned them all onto one 80 minute CD (an * denotes the additional songs which I downloaded).





1) Take a Bow - Muse*

2) The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning - Smashing Pumpkins*

3) Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

4) The Times They Are a-Changin - Bob Dylan

5) 99 Luftballons - Nena*

6) The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

7) Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

8) I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band

9) You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday

10) Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - Philip Glass

11) Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears*

12) Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

13) Clyde - Waylon Jennings*

14) All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

15) Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance

16) First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen*

17) Pirate Jenny - Nina Simone



Total running time: approx. 76 mins.



I left out "Ride Of The Valkyries" as this would have taken the running time to 81 mins. Besides, chronologically it falls between Simon & Garfunkel and Janis Joplin - and, dude, that's just wrong! But, seriously, "Valkyries" completely jars: and, anyway, Apocalypse Now already 'owns' that tune.



Tracks 1) and 2) featured to great effect in the movie's trailers and 16) was the second song used in the end credits. Yes, I know, it was actually the Muzak version of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" which was used in the movie - but, really, who wants that?!

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Skip the Soundtrack, Pick Up Tyler Bates's Score Instead

Andrew Shaffer | Davenport, Iowa | 03/04/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"There are two "Watchmen" albums out. One is Tyler Bates's excellent, haunting score. And the other is this collection of golden oldies.



Don't get me wrong--every one of these songs, with the exception of My Chemical Romance's punkish Bob Dylan cover--are five-star classics. But does Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable" really work side-by-side with "The Times They Are A-Changin'"? Does KC and the Sunshine Band belong in the same context as Jimi Hendrix? It's eclectic, but not there aren't any overlooked gems that would even make it a decent mix-tape.



If you don't already own these classics, I would suggest cherry-picking the songs and artists you do want on Amazon's MP3 store or iTunes. And while you're at it, pick up the Smashing Pumpkins' "The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning", which was featured in the "Watchmen" trailer (but not on the soundtrack or in the film)."

Disappointing

shelbie007 | Denver, CO | 03/09/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"12 songs? Really?

I was amazed by the sheer amount of music this movie held. Great songs all over the place. As I sat there watching the movie I thought, man I need to get this soundtrack!

12 songs... not even all the good ones!

Lame to put out a $10 cd with a fraction of the songs that actually appear in the movie. I am waiting for the second volume where they feature the rest of the songs and want us to pay $20 for that one... milk it for all you can.



I would just skip this and just get the 2 or 3 songs you actually want."