Moonlight Mile Music From The: Mark Isham: Amazon.ca: Music

1. I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone

2. Moonlight Mile - The Rolling Stones

3. Love Will Come Through - Travis

4. Twentieth Century Boy - T. Rex

5. Sweet Head - David Bowie

6. Everybody Is A Star - Sly & The Family Stone

7. I Hear You Knocking - Dave Edmunds

8. Rock And Roll (Part 2) - Gary Glitter

9. Razor Face - Elton John

10. I'll Be Your Lover Too - Van Morrison

11. Comin' Back To Me - Jefferson Airplane

12. Buckets Of Rain - Bob Dylan

13. Song To The Siren - Robert Plant

14. The Telling - Jorma Kaukonen

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There's nothing fancy or pretentious about the Moonlight Mile soundtrack, just classic cuts from classy bards and rockers. Sly and the Family Stone celebrate with the combustible horn-and-harmonica barnstormer "I Want to Take You Higher," which is followed by the majestic blues, soul, and rock hybrid of the Rolling Stones' epic title cut and Elton John's ragged piano rocker. The one-two glam rock punch of T. Rex and David Bowie shrieks with wild-eyed swagger, but things mellow out as Van Morrison, Jefferson Airplane, and Bob Dylan chime in with stripped-down, emotional storytelling. Even the one modern new song, a darker Travis number waltzing with urgent longing, sounds as timeless as these legends. The only black mark is Gary Glitter's tired, overplayed "Rock and Roll (Part 2)," whose fourth-quarter touchdown brashness sticks out like a sore thumb amid the otherwise tasteful selections. Indeed, Moonlight Mile is a solid album through and through. Blessedly highlighting lesser-known but still worthy cuts from music's great innovators, the album stands alongside soundtracks like The Royal Tenenbaums as an excellent example of how to make the familiar seem fresh and new. --Annie Zaleski

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4.3 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars ok soundtrack, May 29 2004

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Negatif (New york, NY) - See all my reviews

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considering they didnt put what i feel is the most defining song of the movie, Elton John's "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (the song for the trailer).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still listening to this CD!, Feb 15 2004

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"james25652" (Midland, MI USA) - See all my reviews

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I am still listening to this CD months later. The songs on this CD are really top notch, but are even better due to the compilation here. I listen to the whole CD without skipping a song. Plus, two songs by Sly and the Family Stone!! Can't beat that.

The music was the high point of this movie!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Final Result: 3 1/2 Stars, Nov 19 2003

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"Moonlight Mile" is a collection of songs that you've probably heard a million times before and could probably hear a million more. It's a solid 70's rock revue, but like the decade itself, there are some huge hits and huge misses. Having seen the movie first, I need to give this album 2 separate ratings.

If you HAVEN'T seen the Movie: 4 STARS. With songs such as the Rolling Stones' "Moonlight Mile," Elton John's more obscure "Razorface," and Bob Dylan's classic "Buckets Of Rain," how could you possibly go wrong? Add in Bowie's manic "Sweet Head," Van Morrison's achingly beautiful "I'll Be Your Lover Too" and both Sly and the Family Stone songs, and you've got a damn near perfect album. Unfortunately, the misplaced "I Hear You Knocking" and the awful hockey theme song, "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" knock one of the stars off, giving the album 4 out of 5 stars.

If you HAVE Seen the Movie: 3 STARS. There are one or two songs that were glaringly omitted from this album. Now I understand that with a compilation album, song rights play an enormous part in what makes the final cut. But to not include Van Morrison's "Sweet Thing," the song that ended the movie, is just wrong! Luckily, one Van song made it onto the album, but "Sweet Thing" would have added so much more to this cd.

Final Result: 3 1/2 stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What is the name of that song?
What is the name of the song that plays while the credits are rolling? It is ever so haunting.

Published on Oct 21 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing for what they could have included...
When I saw Moonlight Mile, I was chomping at the bit to get the cd, because there were such great songs in the movie, including the instrumental sets that the guys from Hot Tuna... Read more