2xLP CANARY YELLOW VINYL

Defying the trend of shoving a bunch of songs together for unit-shifting, the soundtrack to the Bill Murray movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is a cohesive and entertaining collection of songs. Sven Libaek's score pieces are remarkable, from the dreamy jazz of "Shark Attack Theme" to the watery, hypnotic "Open Sea Theme," while Mark Mothersbaugh's offerings are as consistently good as ever. From lilting horn orchestrations ("Loquasto International Film Festival") to bright beautiful pieces ("Let Me Tell You About My Boat"), Mothersbaugh triumphs. Filmmaker Wes Anderson contrasts such instrumentals with outstanding '70s rock choices like Iggy & the Stooges' proto-punk Molotov "Search and Destroy," Devo's "Gut Feeling," and a pair of Hunky Dory-extracted David Bowie classics like the rollicking "Queen Bitch" and the somber brilliance of "Life on Mars?" A second version of the latter, sung in Portuguese by Seu Jorge, is one of five absurd but likable Bowie covers, making for an eclectic but compelling collection

Sven Libaek–    Shark Attack Theme    0:57
Mark Mothersbaugh–    Loquasto International Film Festival    4:40
David Bowie–    Life On Mars?    3:43
Seu Jorge–    O Astronauta De Marmore    3:21
Mark Mothersbaugh–    Let Me Tell You About My Boat    1:38
Seu Jorge–    Rebel Rebel    2:24
Mark Mothersbaugh–    Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme Take 1    2:52
Devo–    Gut Feeling    4:07
Sven Libaek–    Open Sea Theme    2:01
Seu Jorge–    Rock N' Roll Suicide    3:12
Joan Baez–    Here's To You    3:07
Mark Mothersbaugh–    We Call Them Pirates Out Here    3:56
Iggy And The Stooges–    Search And Destroy    3:27
Paco De Lucia–    La Nina De Puerta Oscura    2:58
Seu Jorge–    Life On Mars?    3:24
Mark Mothersbaugh–    Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op    4:15
Seu Jorge–    Five Years    3:41
Scott Walker–    30 Century Man    1:27
The Zombies–    The Way I Feel Inside    1:33
David Bowie–    Queen Bitch    3:17