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23.04.11 # Soundtrack # 35 Comments
The Arthur soundtrack. The idea that popular culture is in some kind of irreversible decline is not one I find myself able to get too far down with. Sure, there’s a lot of crap around. But crap is one thing that we’ve always proved capable of producing in abundance, and I don’t just mean the funny-smelling brown biscuits that pop out of our backsides once a day (twice if last night was chilli and beer night).
Sure, some folks might like to brandish the French New Wave or the Clash or Apocalypse Now as incontrovertible proof that back then was a whole heap better than right now, but when doing so they always conveniently elect to forget the slurry which enshrined their chosen pearls: Plan 9 From Outer Space. The surprisingly successful recording career of the Smurfs. The Wild Geese, especially the bit where Roger Moore makes the dude eat his own drugs.
Having said all that, if you were of the mind to compile a case that might prove a process of cultural decay is very much in progress then Warners’ just-released remake of 1981 comedy Arthur might just be one of your first ports of evidential call. Okay, stately British Oscar-winner Helen Mirren might be a fair swap for stately British Oscar-winner John Gielgud. Far harder to square is the subbing of the late Dudley Moore, the man responsible for one of the finest uses of the C-word in the entire history of comedy with the ‘Hello, Colin’ routine, for Russell Brand, gangly cockernee berk whose name has become a 21st century synonym for irritation.
Then there’s the small matter of the Arthur soundtrack (a-ha! You were wondering when I was going to mention it, weren’t you?). Back in ’81, the man at the musical helm was Burt Bacharach, titan of easy listening pop. And who do we get now? Only Mark flippin’ Ronson, a smugly gormless expression that the world’s saintliest nun could never tire of slapping, bound up with the most maddeningly petulant spoilt brat speaking voice you’re ever likely to hear outside of an Eton playground squabble.
Given that Ronson’s music has more brass than a Lancashire mine owner – something underlined by bombastic opening track A Harmless Game of Dress Up – it is therefore genuinely surprising how mellow much of the soundtrack to the new Arthur turns out to be. Greta Gerwig appears in the movie as Brand’s love interest, and it would not be inaccurate to say that most of the music here could very easily come from one of those twenty-something relationship comedies she tends to crop up in that no-one, and I mean absolutely no-one, not even her closest friends and family, bother to go and see.
Death Cab for Cutie main-bloke Ben Gibbard chips in with a brace of acoustic numbers, with Where Our Destination Lies exhibiting some bluesy leanings, and When the Sun Goes Down being powered by a gently insistent rumble. Mark McAdam’s pair of songs also keep it tasteful, his While You Wait even proving really rather catchy, in its own understated manner. Slightly more animated are the numbers credited to regular Ronson cohort Daniel Merriweather, while Pogo by Eternal Summers is the one true exception to the overall becalmed vibe of the soundtrack, being a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it slice of dynamic girlie pop-punk.
And no soundtrack to an Arthur remake could be complete with a new version of Christopher Cross’s hit theme from first time round, Best That You Can Do (covered here, a few octaves lower than the original by Fitz & the Tantrums). Okay, it might be better. But it wouldn’t be complete.
You can download the Arthur soundtrack as mp3s here
Or get it on cd here
Arthur Soundtrack (Songs / 2011) – Track List
1. A Harmless Game of Dress Up – Arthur Orchestra
2. A Little Bit Better – Daniel Merriweather
3. Where Our Destination Lies – Ben Gibbard
4. Dazed – Daniel Merriweather
5. Hello, I Must Be – Mark McAdam & Dermot Mulroney
6. While You Wait – Mark McAdam
7. When the Sun Goes Down – Ben Gibbard
8. Can’t Buy You – Daniel Merriweather
9. Pogo – Eternal Summers
10. Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) – Fitz & the Tantrums
Leave your thoughts on the Arthur movie and the Arthur soundtrack in the comments. If you’re looking for a particular track leave a description and someone normally replies.
I am looking for the name of the song that plays when Arthur wakes up and finds his nanny has passed away. Any help please?
cant buy you- daniel merriweather
i think is handel butnot sure
whats the song where hes like walking in slow motion at the party after his nanny died…sounds like kings of leon but i don’t think it is
8.cant buy you
the song of nany is clenaing the room is mozzart but is not the original or what????
What is the song that plays when susan(the woman he’s gettin married too) is layin on the magnet bed waitin on him while he is dealin with naomi at his house. Its kinda a techno beat
We Go Hard by B.A.S.K.O Haven’t been able to get a listen though. Hope you find it
it’s pass out from tinie tempah I believe.
Joris is right. It is Tinie
The only track worth listening to and it’s not on the soundtrack cd…
the song opera song in thsi movie????????
Does anyone know the instrumental song what comes on around the 66th minute of the film (right after Mirren and Brand leave from AA) when Arthur calls his mother in the evening saying “Vivian, Dont make me do this please…” . ?
Maybe it’s just some small instrumental score made for the film.
The song featured in approx the 66th minute of the movie when he has left AA and then calls his mum and then arrives at Naomi’s house to tell her he is marrying Susan is ‘Breathe Me’ By Sia. They should have had it only the soundtrack. Cause she is Divine and an Aussie like me.
hey Bella. I listened to Sia – breathe me, Its very similar and almost has the same feel to it, but it’s not really it. keep lookin’
Then what is that song because i like the breathe me-sia but it isnt it and i love that song so much ! :0
Jarmo,
Did you ever find the name of that instrumental?
to Amirica: No i haven’t found it yet
the song opera in this film pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee is handel???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udQErTi0xqc&feature=related
is marriage figaro mozart but not the original see an compare act 4 final mozart figaro marriage
whats the song where he walks in slow motion at the party the day before he gets married…i thought it was kings of leon but i don”t think it is…
The name of the song when he’s talking to Naomi but she sends him away and he’s walking down the street?
Ti wanna know what is the nam of the song that is playing in the background of the scene when arthur is in the room with susan when niaomi shows up
Whats the name of the song that starts to play when arthur proposes to susan?
what is the name of the song that plays just before arthur asks to have a party and hes not going to be sad any more the only lyrics i can remember are now that your gone
Can’t Buy You
can anyone tell me whats the song of the instrumental at the last scene, when arthur and naomi make up…please…:D
whats the name of the song that plays when the woman he’s gettin married too is layin on the magnet bed wile he was with naomi??
please helppp i want to know thwn name of the song
Just watched the movie (Jan 4, 2012)
Here are all the music credits, although I cannot tell which song was played in which scene in the movie.
Arthur 2011 Soundtrack credits at the end of the movie:
Soundtrack album on WaterTower music
1. “A HARMLESS GAME OF DRESS-UP”, written and produced by Mark Ronson
2. ”POGO” written by Daniel Cundiff and Nicole Yun, performed by Etermal Summers courtesy of Kanine records by arrangement with terrorbird media
3. “1,2,3” written and performed by Jessica fichot, courtesy of Jessica Songs, By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
4. “CHAPEL OF LOVE”, written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Phil Spectgor, performed by The Dixie Cups, Courtesy of Sun Entertainment corporation by arraangemt with Ace music services llc
5. “PASS OUT” written by Marc Williams, Patrick Okogwu and Timothy McKenzie, performed by Tinie Tempah, courtesy of Distruburbing London Records Ltd under exclusive license to EMI Records \ltd, under license from EMI File and Television Music
6. Cues from “Two Scent’s Worth” and “Who Scent You?” written by Milt Franklyn
7. “WE GO HARD” written by Alana Da Fonseca, Ali Theodore, Joseph Smart, Jusian Michael Davis and Ysef \jackson, performed by B.A.S.K.O> courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment.
8. “START AT THE BOTTOM” written by Harold Fullne, performed by The Newton Brothers, Courtesy of Ramco Records/Fervor Records.
9. “WHERE OUR DESTINATION LIES”, written by Ben Gibbard, produced by Jon Briaon, Performed by Ben Gibbard, courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
10. “I’VE BEEN HORRIBLY EMASCULATED” written by Peter Baynham, Russel Brand, Michael Rafter and Jason Winer, produced by Michael Rafter, performed by Russell Brand and Michael Rafter.
11. “WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN”, written by Ben Gibbard, produced by Jon Brion, performed by Ben Gibbard, courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
12. “HELLO I MUST BE”, written by Mark McAdam, performed by Mark McAdam, featuring Dermot Mulroney, courtesy of Superhead Rrecords
13. WHILE YOU WAIT”, written and performed by Mark McAdam, courtesy of Superhead records
14. “CAN’T BUY YOU”, written by Guy Chambers, Daniel Merriweather and Mark Ronson, produced by Mark Ronson, performed by Daniel Merriweather, courtesy of Allido/J recordes, a label group of Sony Music Entertainment
15. “DAZED” written by Daniel Merriweather, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, produced by Mark Ronson, Performed by Daniel Merriweather, courtesy of Allido/J Records, a label group of Sony Music Entertainment
16. “A LITTLE BIT BETTER” written by Daniel Merriweather, Mark Ronson and Francis EG White, produced by Mark Ronson, Performed by Daniel Merriweather, courtesy of Allido/J Records, a label group of Sony Music Entertainment
17. “ARTHUR’S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CN DO)”, written by Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach and Peter Allen, produced by Michael Fitzpatrick and James King, performed by Fitz and the Tantrums. Fitz and the Tantrums appear courtesy of Dangerbird Records
18. “CHARGING BUSS” Arturo DiModica, 1998
19. “Frog and Toad Together” used by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Text and Illustration 1971-1972 Arnold Lobel
20. Poster from “Modern Family” courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Television. All rights reserved. \
21. “BACK TO THE FUTURE” DeLorean courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLLP
22. MAGNETIC BED concept Universal Architecture Janjaap Ruijssenaars
23. “BATMAN”, “ROBIN” and the “BATMOBILE” are tm and c DC Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission .
24. NY1
25. CORBIS
26. This motion picture: c 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment inc.
27. Story and Screenplay: c 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
28. Original Score c 2011 Warner –Barham music, LLC
@ Sam read the commets above, the answer is there
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