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Album Description: Synopsis:
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo) and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios (The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille) transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL*E. After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL*E(short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL*E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL*E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL*E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots. ....WALT DISNEY RECORDS proudly presents the WALL*E ORIGINAL SCORE by Thomas Newman. PLUS a BRAND NEW PETER GABRIEL single "Down To Earth".
Customer Reviews:
- Interesting - wish there was more:
The CD really brings out the intricacy and tremendous variety in musical styles found in the film. The cuts are also, for the most part, quite short. Except for the songs by Louis Armstrong and Peter Gabriel, they all seem like snippets. It is not like the Star War soundtracks where you heard a complete piece. So, if you are a real fan of movie, and really liked the music, it's a good purchase; otherwise, it may disappoint. I don't regret buying the CD because it so interesting. Had they reduced the number of cuts and fleshed-out the remaining, it could have been a great stand alone CD. - 2 extra tracks with a cardboard case: I love this score. Every time I listened, I can picture Wall-e and his antics.
Compare to the other released version, this has 2 extra tracks, BNL and Septuacentennial, and is in a thin cardboard case. Sometimes its a struggle to take out but then again its still new so I got to wear it out a bit I guess. Every time I try to take it out, I get very nervous about scratching the CD.
Most of the music is composed by Thomas Newman but the songs are done by other people. I Recommend this to the usual: fan of the composer/music, movie or Pixar. Pretty good music to work with. Worth the buy. - Thomas Newman Takes Us to the Stars: Thomas Newman is a film composer to pay attention to. His scores all carry his unmistakable style, but they're all different somehow. His score for "WALL-E" is similar to his score for "Finding Nemo" in the way that it captures a somewhat bittersweet feeling, and creates emotional moments in the film without getting sappy. This is a fun score.
- Great music, but bad packaging: OK, the music is great, if you liked the score to Finding Nemo, you'll find more of the same here. The lonesome, haunting melodies that begin the story are great, and there's some fun adventure music and audio clips from the movie.
BUT
Disney decided to package this in a 100% recycled cardboard sleeve case, which essentially means that every time you take your CD in or out of the sleeve, you are scratching the CD against cardboard. So while they're supposedly being environmentally-conscious with the packaging, they're quickly destroying a CD disc which will need to be trashed in a landfill somewhere once it gets too scratched to perform. My suggestion if you like this score: buy the mp3 download, or buy the disc and make a copy of it--or put the CD into a less destructive jewel case. - Heartwarming and fantastic: When I saw that Thomas Newman was composing the music for this movie, I was ecstatic. Finding Nemo has one of the best scores ever, so I had high expectations for Wall E. I wasn't disappointed. The music spreads over many different emotions present in the movie, from the haunting melody of "2815 AD" to the beautiful and heartwearming "Define Dancing," two of my favorites on the CD. The score keeps the futuristic setting in mind while still keeping the emotion. This is a fantastic soundtrack, made all the more endearing by the addition of "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" and "It Only Takes a Moment" from Hello, Dolly, Wall E's favorite movie.
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