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Wes Anderson movies are perfect in every possible way and his soundtracks are the sweet, sweet buttercream icing on his movie shaped cakes, from the heavy British Invasion presence in ‘Rushmore’ to the Portuguese David Bowie covers throughout ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’ and who could forget any of the original compositions by Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh! Needless to say I was buzzing at the thought of hearing ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ soundtrack; from Anderson’s new movie about three American brothers on a ‘spiritual quest’ across India to reconnect with each other.
Disappointingly Mark Mothersbaugh hasn’t contributed to this soundtrack, instead the track listing consists of mainly traditional Indian music, from Merchant Ivory and Satyajit Ray movies. These songs are enjoyable and sit comfortably amidst 70s rock from The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and the odd classical number. Standout track is definitely ‘Typewriter, Tip, Tip, Tip’ and insane little ditty that will make you want to go and watch ‘Bombay Talkie’ (and ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ of course) right away, to find out what the hell is going on! It’s infectious with cheeky incessant drumbeats, bonus xylophone/glockenspiel tinkling and big band brass, plus the lyric “naughty finger”! Brilliant!
The soundtrack is out now and with ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ finally being released in cinemas on November 23rd, I can’t wait to enjoy these songs within the context of the movie!
Listen: www.myspace.com/thedarjeelinglimitedmovie
Tracklist:
1. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt
2. Title Music from Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Jalshagar’ - Ustad Vilayat Khan
3. This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
4. Title Music from Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Teen Kanya’ - Satyajit Ray
5. Title Music from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘The Householder’ - Jyotitindra Moitra and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
6. Ruku’s Room from Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Joi Baba Felunath’ - Satyajit Ray
7. Charu’s Theme from Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Charulata’ - Satyajit Ray
8. Title Music from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘Bombay Talkie’ - Shankar/Jaikishan
9. Montage from Nityananda Datta’s film ‘Baksa Badal’ - Satyajit Ray
10. Prayer (Traditional) - Jodphur Sikh Temple Congregation
11. Farewell To Earnest from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘The Householder’ - Jyotitindra Moitra and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
12.The Deserted Ballroom from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘Shakespeare Wallah’ - Satyajit Ray
13. Suite Bergamasque: 3. “Clair de Lune” - Alexis Weissenberg
14. Typewriter Tip, Tip, Tip from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘Bombay Talkie’ - (Sung by Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle) - Shankar/Jaikishan
15. Memorial (Traditional) - Narlai Willage Troubador
16. Strangers - The Kinks
17. Praise Him (Traditional) - Udaipur Convent School Nuns and Students
18. Symphony No.7 in A (Op 92) Allegro con brio - Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
19. Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones
20. Arrival In Benaras from Merchant-Ivory’s film ‘The Guru’ - Ustad Vilayat Khan
21. Powerman - The Kinks
22. Les Champs-Elysees - Joe Dassin
