As soundtracks to Beatles-inspired movies go, Across the Universe -- the companion piece to Julie Taymor's pseudo-psychedelic fantasmagoria extravaganza that tells the story of the '60s through the tunes of the Fab Four -- has bewilderingly gaudy moments, but it's not as appallingly tacky as Sgt. Pepper or as stuffy as All This and World War II. Still, Taymor's overly designed fantasia is at once too tasteful and too garish, which is an odd combination for an odd movie -- and something that may be more gripping onscreen than it is on record. Dana Fuchs furiously channels Melissa Etheridge (especially on "Helter Skelter") when her performance is isolated as music, although the biggest surprise is that Bono not only looks like a dead ringer for Robin Williams in the film, but he sounds a bit like him too, with overly earnest readings of "I Am the Walrus" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Much of the rest slides by agreeably enough. Jim Sturgess has the same plainspoken delivery as Ewan MacGregor in Moulin Rouge, which helps in love songs from "All My Loving" to "Something" -- and he does a credible job on the rockabilly revamp of "I've Just Seen a Face" -- while Joe Cocker steals the show with his slinky, funky, spacy version of "Come Together." And, apart from Bono and Fuchs' too-strong soulful belting, nothing is distracting -- but the biggest strength of Across the Universe may be that, when considered in its entirety, it mainly whets the appetite for the original recordings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack)
09/14/2007 | Interscope Records
All Music Guide Review
Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack) Track Listing
Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack) Notes
About the movie: A love story set in the 1960’s amid the
turbulent years of anti-war protest,
mind exploration and rock ‘n roll.
Jude (Jim Sturgess) and
Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), along with a small
group of friends and musicians, are swept up
into the emerging anti-war and counterculture
movements with “Dr. Robert” (Bono) and
“Mr. Kite” (Eddie Izzard) as their guides.
Featuring songs from the greatest songwriters of all time, performed by the cast including Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, Bono, Joe Cocker and Eddie Izzard --
all my loving • i want to hold your hand • it won’t be long
i’ve just seen a face • let it be • come together • something
i am the walrus • oh! darling • across the universe • helter skelter
strawberry fields forever • happiness is a warm gun • blackbird
hey jude • lucy in the sky with the diamonds
Packaging:
Art will incorporate stills from pivotal scenes from the movie jewel case, 14 songs, 16-page folder foldout poster with a strawberry image
Credits of Across the Universe (Original Soundtrack)
- Olivia McClurkin
- Choir Conductor
- Stephen McLaughlin
- Engineer
- Marcus Rojas
- Musician
- Jonathan Sheffer
- Conductor
- Patrick Warren
- Musician
- Bruce Williamson
- Musician
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Producer, Musician, Orchestration
- Jay Bellerose
- Musician
- Antoine Silverman
- Music Contractor, Musician
- Ivy Skoff
- Music Contractor
- Curtis Roush
- Supervising Editor
- Gavin Lurssen
- Mastering
- Mike Piersante
- Engineer, Mixing
- Marc Mann
- Musician
- Paul Bogaev
- Vocal Supervision
- Mike Elizondo
- Musician
- Denise Luiso
- Executive in Charge of Music
- Lia Vollack
- Executive in Charge of Music
- Robert Elhai
- Orchestration
- Michael Roth
- Musician
- Pancho Navarro
- Musician
- Jackie Presti
- Music Contractor
- Lawrence Manchester
- Engineer
- Liam Ward
- Creative Assistance
- Julie Taymor
- Soundtrack Executive Producer
- Brandon Mason
- Engineer, Mixing
- Rick Martinez
- Musician
- Josh Garza
- Producer, Musician
- Brandon Curtis
- Producer, Musician
- Brian John Mitchell
- Musician
- T-Bone Wolk
- Musician
- Halsey Quemere
- Engineer
- Andrew Van Meter
- Production Coordination
- Jason Wormer
- Engineer
- Mark Baechle
- Music Preparation
- Anja Wood
- Musician
- Ghian Wright
- Engineer
- Stacy Parrish
- Engineer
- Yohei Goto
- Engineer
- Emile Kelman
- Engineer
- Angie Teo
- Music Coordinator
- Martin Luther "M.L." McCoy
- Musician
- Justin "Bumper" Reeve
- Soundtrack Coordination
- Sheldon Yellowhair
- Engineer
- Missy Webb
- Engineer
- Vanessa Parr
- Engineer
- Kerry Hickey
- A&R
- Tony Seyler
- Soundtrack Executive Producer
- Adam Haggar
- Engineer
- Bryan Pugh
- Engineer
- Julia Betley
- A&R Assistance
- Benjamin Curtis
- Producer, Musician
- Juan Mantilla
- Music Preparation
- Steve Sherr
- Marketing
- Jim Keltner
- Musician
- The Edge
- Vocals (Background)
- Carla Azar
- Musician
- Louis Bellafatto
- Vocal Supervision
- Christopher S. Brooks
- Music Editor
- Stephen Bruton
- Musician
- T Bone Burnett
- Producer, Musician
- Peter Calo
- Musician
- Robert Carlisle
- Musician
- Keith Ciancia
- Musician
- Caroline Dale
- Musician
- Charley Drayton
- Musician
- Frank Filipetti
- Engineer
- Teese Gohl
- Producer, Musician
- Page Hamilton
- Musician
- Dan Higgins
- Musician
- Jimmy Iovine
- Soundtrack Executive Producer
- Joel Iwataki
- Engineer, Mixing
- Richard King
- Musician
- Howard Levy
- Musician
- Mark Stewart
- Musician
- Bernie Worrell
- Musician
- Ronnie Cuber
- Musician
- Gil Goldstein
- Musician











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