Wicker Park Soundtrack Album
Published December 17, 2004
Every so often, a film is released with a soundtrack so compelling that it overwhelms the movie. This is particularly true of the popular or fad genre-focused soundtracks. In the '80's, it was the Shocker Soundtrack with heavy metal. In the '90's, it was the Singles Soundtrack with grunge/alternative. Perhaps for the 2000's, it will be Wicker Park with indie/alternative rock. As a general rule, the movies are forgettable or just barely bearable but the soundtracks ROCK! They tend to fit the overall theme of the movie and set the tone perfectly.
The movie is a dark, obsessive love story and soon after leaving the theater, one has forgotten the details. In fact, if you're anything like me, you'll have forgotten important plot points by the time you've read the "coming attractions" posters in the lobby of the movie theater on your way out the door. It's one of those irritating movies that stars all the pretty people in Hollywood and severely lacks a good script. The dialogue is bad, the plot is slow and the story is annoying.
Not so with the soundtrack, though. The overall dark and moody feel of the movie is expressed through music. Each track is emotional and expressive while most of the lyrics reflect the obsessive love theme. Rarely do you find all of the tracks on a soundtrack that fit together and the theme so well.
Featuring eight songs that are exclusive, unreleased or rare non-album tracks from some of the hottest current and up and coming bands of today such as Lifehouse, The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie, it is a rare satisfying collection. The highlights include the exclusive acoustic version of Death Cab For Cutie's "A Movie Script Ending" and the non-album cover of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds," a song ironically featured in an obsessive love story movie from 20 years ago but taken as a whole, it's a truly enjoyable experience.
Rating: 8 of 10
TRACK LISTING:
1. Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics
2. Everybody Is Somebody - Lifehouse
(exclusive song written for soundtrack album)
3. A Movie Script Ending - Death Cab For Cutie
(exclusive unreleased acoustic version)
4. How To Be Dead - Snow Patrol
5. Lover's Spit - Broken Social Scene
6. Retour A Vega - The Stills
(unreleased track)
7. Flowers in December - Mazzy Star
8. When The Day Is Done - The Legends
9. When I Goosestep - The Shins
(rare, non-album track)
10. Light Switch - Jaime Wyatt
(exclusive song written for soundtrack album)
11. These Days - Mates of State
(rare, non-album track)
12. All I Do - +/-
13. We Have a Map of the Piano - Mum
14. Against All Odds - Postal Service
(rare, non-album track)
15. Strange and Beautiful - Aqualung
16. I know You Are But What Am I? - Mogwai
17. The Scientist - Johnette Napolitano & Danny Lohner
(exclusive cover of the Coldplay song recorded for soundtrack album)
- Wicker Park Soundtrack Album
- Published: December 17, 2004
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- Filed Under: Music: Indie Rock, Music: Soundtracks
- Writer: Jim Schwab
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Jim,
I threw this up on Advance.net.
If you are committed to good "first draft" you might want to look over the copy on Advance.net and see the small changes - and sometimes big changes. The big changes are almost always done for space, however. NB: I'm posting this message to all reviews, not singling you out at all. :-)
hey guys
ive been diyng to hear that cioldpaly song at the end of the wicker park movie, but i just cant find it on the web anywhere. id appreciate it if you guys could help me
Mike,
I won't help you find the song, but maybe I can sway you from trying too hard.
I'm a fan of Concrete Blonde and Johnette Napolitano's voice. I've still gotta say, though, I was pretty disappointed in her cover of The Scientist.
For a more graceful version, pick up the special edition (with bonus b-sides and live cuts)of Aimee Mann's Lost In Space. Her live cover of The Scientist is the only one I've heard that does justice to the original. She even tweaks it a bit toward the end with some graceful harmonies.
plz tell m ethe name and the singer of the song at the end of the movie Wicker PArk with the lyrics"i take u back to the stars"
can anyone tell me what the name of the song is when matthew drops off lisa at her house on their first date, then drives off in the snow, then decides he wants to come in, continuing through the sex(sort of)scene? lyrics are 'good to me' or something? i have to know!!
Hello,
I was impressed by the movie, so much impressed that I bought the soundtrack because this on song which would not come out of my brain.
The really bad thing is that this song is not on the Soundtrack !!!
I could not tell its name or the performer to anybody because it is an acoustic song and it is not mentioned at the end of the movie.
It is used twice in the movie. First when Metthew drive with his car to through the snow and ran up the stairs to the wrong Lisa, watching the guy putting the letter under the door and red this letter after pulling it back with his belt. The second time it is played when he throw away the key of the wrong Lisas apartment and when he pulled it back out from the duct cover.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME IN FINDING THE PERFORMER AND THE TITLE OF THIS REALLY CATTHY TUNE !!! I have heard this part of the movie so often from the DVD now and I am so sad about the uncomplete soundtrack. It is such a cool song with Piano, Strings and Bass.
SORRY FOR THE BAD ENGLISH, I am a kraut :-(
megan,
that song after the first date..."good to me" - brendan benson
think the white stripes covered it too
can someone please tell me what the name of song is from lisa's modern dance is called when matthew was watching her, and also the song from when matthew was waiting for lisa at wicker park the first time, thanks a lot :)
Please please, someone tell me the name of the song that plays during Matt and Lisa's sex scene. I've been trying to figure it out forever and it's driving me insane! Thanks.
Nevermind, I didnt see Steph's comment. YOU ROCK MY WORLD! THANKS!
Please can anyone tell me the writer of the song "I'll take y back to the stars " wich is played at the end of the movie..thanx
LISTEN UP!!!!!!!! I HAVE FIND THE SONG YOU ALL BEEN LONING TO KNOW 'TAKE YOU BACK TO THE STARS'
IS WRITEN BY COLDPLAY 'THE SCIENTIST
LISTEN UP.........
what is the name of the song that's playing when she is at the dance studio?
Can anyone tell me the title/artist of the song played on the scene where alex was watching matt buying a hotdog sandwich in the park. It goes like "i've been watching your world from apart.."
can someone please tell me what the name of song is from lisa's modern dance is called when matthew was watching her
I love the song when Lisa is dancing and Matthew is watching...reminds me a lot of the Cocteau Twins. Can someone tell me the name and artist(s) please? Also, is it on the soundtrack?
The song played during the dance scene is "We All Have A Map Of The Piano" by Mum, and yes, it is on the soundtrack.
Also, the one in the park with Alex and Matt is 'Strange and Beautiful' by Aqualung. Hope this answers your questions.
i love this movie! everything!! from the story itself, the twist, the actors and the soundtrack of course! what more could you ask for?!
looking fo rthe song played at the end when matt finds lisa ,plz help thnx
its the Scientist by Coldplay..
duuude just look at the soundtrack and look up lyrics lazy bums
Can somone tell me the artist and the name of the song when they finally see eachother at the airport? Plz
nevermind I got it
please someone who knows the name of the song when lisa and matt are dancing in lisa's apartment
thanx
does anyone know the song where Matthew finds lisa's apt and also hides from Lisa's ex. He slips a letter under the door and matthew reads it? I can't find this song anywhere.
i am so in love with josh hartnett! i mean you wouldnt believe how many times i have seen the movie, and i cry at the ending each time; as well as the part where he waits for her and then she's in europe and he goes home and rips all the pictures off his wall, when he's standing there with the tears in his eyes? and the huge tear rolls down... i was sobbing! how can you say this movie is a bad, dull, boring, unrealisticc, and obsessive film? yes, he is obsessive with finding her, but if you really loved someone, and you didnt hear from them in two years and then you saw them, you'd be obsessive, right? this movie is a gem, and I will never forget it. by the way, to you csaba, the SCIENTIST by COLDPLAY the lyrics go "take me back to the START" not stars... lol so the next time you parade lyrics all over the internet at least do us a favor and get them right?
I think the Wicker Park sountrack was very appropriate. I thought it was beautiful.. and I especially loved aqualungs strange and beautiful....
the song, "good to me", is by bredan benson.
The Song is named "Nobody said it was easy"
Hey Ms.Benning...I read what you wrote and liked what you said. I may not be no josh hartnett, but I know what it feels like to be in his position, at least in this movie somewhat. Call me crazy, but I've been trying to pursue the same girl ever since the first grade...and right now I'm about to turn 24. That's 17 years. If you count since I graduated high school it's a lil over 5. I don't know how she truly feels about me. I just keep getting mixed emotions the rare occasions I ever do get to see her, which is years at a time. Not that we live so far away...it's just we live different lives. I do know there is something floating out there, but it just kills me every day thinking about her. It eats at my soul, and she's all I can think about. If you have a remedy for my pain please let me know. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks
The version of "The Scientist" used in this movie is by Johnette Napolitano & Danny Lohne, not Coldplay.
the song where she is dancing is called We have a map of the piano by Mum. Its not a long songh but its very melodic i love it
Brian, that song is from the Wicker Park score (not soundtrack) and is called "Following Daniel". It's a beautiful song.
Hello, i desparately need your help. I bought both Wicker park soundtrack cd and score cd but there is one song that is missing. It is instrumental song that plays for example at exactly 5th minute of the movie when Hartnett is in the restaurant with some chinese people. I simply can not find it anywhere. I am waiting. Pls help :)
i got this crazy feeling when i first watched this movie. i gave it to one of me friends and he forgot to return it during the semester break. i got it back after about a month. yesterday i saw it once more but it didn't even make me sad! maybe because i know the story it didn't have any effect on my emotions. but one thing i gotta admit, i WANT TO feel the way i felt when i first saw this movie. Oh! the mixed crooked feeling that u have is just sooo out of this world!!! i don't have words to describe it. i just wanna forget the story and see it again and again!!! :)
can someone please tell me what is the name of the song at the very, very end. I mean at THE ending inscriptions. I dont mean the Scientist one, but the another after it.
I'd appreciate it if you could help me.
SORRY FOR THE BAD ENGLISH, I'm polish.
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I actually liked the movie and I agree about the soundtrack. Good to own. I Just absolutely love "Maybe Tomorrow" by the Stereophonics.