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Snow Day —
Music from the Motion Picture
Courtesy of Geffen Records
The Snow Dor soundtrack features a wide variety
)f songs from a wide range of bands and singers
bm The Hippos to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
With these acts and several other solid bands, in-
iluding Sixpence None the Richer, one might expect
ifairly solid album. In reality, what one gets is a very
lame album. There are two, or maybe three songs, on
the album that are not about love or do not mention
love less than twice.
It seems like the album’s producers took the ab
solute sappiest songs from every artist and combined
them on one album. From the trailers, the movie looks
like a juvenile comedy, complete with adolescent hu
mor, so it seems odd that the whole album is slow
and lovesick.
The only exceptional songs on the soundtrack are
Smashmouth’s high-energy song. “Come On Come
On” and Sixpence None the Richer’s cover of The
La’s “There She Goes."
For every good song though, there are five annoy-
hg/y sentimental pieces which all begin to sound the
lame after awhile.
1 The movie Snow Day is probably destined for a
| (\ pt ackluster performance at the box office, and the
l I'V'J.I.vl-V.l soundtrack hopefully won’t do any better
. itthe music store. To be blunt, don’t waste your time
OUS nominan in this album. (Grade: D)
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Various Artists
The Beach Soundtrack
London Records
The Beach Soundtrack is a great collection of
unique and diverse tracks.
Everyone from Sugar Ray (who has a surprising
ly good track) to Moby to All Saints are featured on.
the album.
Each song offers a different mid interesting aspect to
die album. From the mysterious, exotic beats of Leftfield’s
“Snakeblood” to die tropical summer sound of Sugar
Ray’s “Spinning Away,” this album just plain rocks.
The moods range from somber to aggravated
with everything in between. Songs like “Porcelain”
by Moby keep a smooth and relaxing pace while
“On Your Own (Crouch End Broadway Mix)” by
Blur maintains an intense rhythm.
All the songs on the album keep the exotic feel of
the film.
Not since The Matrix has a soundtrack been released
that was as good as this mix of tracks. Most soundtracks
offer a range of B-sides mid weak, pointless songs that
were played for several seconds in the film.
However, this album has a mysterious and exotic
feel that makes its way through many musical genres
and experimental styles.
Trust me, this album is paradise. (Grade: A-)
—Kyle Whit acre
The Bellamy Brothers
Lonely Planet
Courtesy of Blue Hat Records/
Bellamy Brothers Records
The Bellamy Brothers have been around for a
number of years and they have definitely had their
ups and downs. They are on one of their musical
ups with Lonely Planet.
At a time when country music incorporates styles
from every genre of music short of blatant heavy
metal, it is refreshing to hear some country music
that actually sounds like country music of the past.
Lonely Planet does just that, weaving great
dance rhythms with infectious melodies in an ef
fortless manner. From the clever word plays in
“The X-Files,” to the old-fashioned honky tonk fla
vor of “Houston, 1 Have a Problem,” The Bellamy
Brothers have come full circle and returned to a
style of music they helped to define.
Featuring a variety of of styles and flavors of te-
jano, this music is nothing fancy, just good music
for dancing to or even to just sit and drink. It is defi
nitely their best in album in several years.
Any fan of The Bellamy Brothers’ earlier works
will definitely enjoy this album, as will just about
anyone who is a fan of good old-fashioned country
music. (Grade: C+)
— Matt McCormick
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in Being John Malkovich, Samantha
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The Talented Mr. Ripley, which had
been a strong contender for best picture,
lead actor Matt Damon and director An
thony Minghella, was shut out of those cat
egories. Besides Law, the movie got nom
inations for adapted screenplay, original
score and two technical awards.
Being John Malkovich, a favorite
among critics, received just three nomina
tions while another critics’ favorite, Top
sy-Turvy, got four bids, including original
screenplay by director Mike Leigh.
The year’s biggest blockbuster, Star
Wars: Episode I— The Phantom Menace,
received three nominations for sound,
sound effects editing and visual effects.
The foreign film nominees were All
About My Mother from Spain, Caravan
from Nepal, East-West from France,
Solomon andGaenor from the United King
dom, and Under the Sun from Sweden.
The nominations were announced in an
early morning ceremony by actor Dustin
Hoffman at the academy headquarters.
The Oscars will be presented March 26
from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Ange
les and broadcast on ABC.
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