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For Aimee Mann, the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia was her first opportunity to release new material since 1995's I'm With Stupid. True, some of the songs are a few years old, but this is their first release, and each of her nine songs for the film seamlessly fit together, achieving a perfect blend of musical and lyrical tone. They feel like a miniature album, and while some of these tracks are on Bachelor No. 2, the way they flow and play off of each other makes Magnolia feel like a unique, individual work. Of course, it helps that Mann is at a peak in her craft, creating songs that are not only beautifully melodic, but musically and lyrically rich. Sonically, they're of a piece - even her cover of Nilsson's "One" fits perfectly -- but there's a lot of variety here, from the bouncy, irresistible "Momentum" to the gorgeously melancholic "Deathly." Mann has shined before, but never quite so consistently. It's easy to get lost in her music, which is why it comes as a bit of surprise to hear a gameshow bell ring at the conclusion of "Save Me," cleanly dividing Mann's songscore from the oldies that are also used in the film. Essentially, the two Supertramp songs ("Goodbye Stranger," "Logical Song"), Gabrielle's "Dreams," and Jon Brion's theme for the film act as a bonus EP after Mann's mini-LP. They don't sound out of place, but rather act as a reminder that Magnolia is not a proper Mann album, but a soundtrack. It's a testament to Mann's strengths as a songwriter and pop craftsman that during those first nine songs, it's hard to think of Magnolia as anything other than a Mann album, and her best one to date, at that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Aimee Mann, Performance, MainArtist - Chris Difford, Background Vocals - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - HARRY NILSSON, Lyricist - Ron McMaster, Masterer - Neil Innes, Background Vocals - JON BRION, Producer, Instruments - MIKE DENNEEN, Engineer - Jean Gramaldi, Masterer - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Performance, MainArtist - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Buddy Judge, Acoustic Guitar - JON BRION, Producer, Instruments - MIKE DENNEEN, Engineer - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - Jon Lupfer, Baritone Saxophone - MARK MC KENNA, Mixer - Dan Mac Carroll, Drums
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - David Boucher, Assistant Mix Engineer - Brian Scheuble, Recorded by - Buddy Judge, Background Vocals - JON BRION, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Writer, Background Vocals - MIKE DENNEEN, Recorded by - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - MARK MC KENNA, Recorded by - Mike Breaux, Oboe - Randy Brion, Euphonium - Scott Mitchell, Drums - Keith Brion, Piccolo
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Performance, MainArtist - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - Patrick Warren, Contributor - Brian Scheuble, Recorded by - Hatfield Juliana, Background Vocals - JON BRION, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - MIKE DENNEEN, Recorded by - MICHAEL LOCKWOOD, Contributor
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Brendan O'Brien, Producer, Bass Guitar, Slide Guitar - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - Patrick Warren, Piano - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Scheuble, Reconstruction - Nick DiDia, Recorded by - MICHAEL PENN, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - MICHAEL LOCKWOOD, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals - Dan Mac Carroll, Drums
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Performance, MainArtist - Michael Hausman, Drum Programmer - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - Patrick Warren, Chamberlain Strings, Contributor - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Scheuble, Recorded by - Buddy Judge, Background Vocals - MICHAEL PENN, Guitar - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - MICHAEL LOCKWOOD, Electric Guitar, Keyboards
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Benmont Tench, Chamberlain Strings, Piano - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Scheuble, Recorded by - Buddy Judge, Producer, Background Vocals - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - Ric Menck, Drums
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Aimee Mann, Lyricist, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Produced by, Performance, MainArtist - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer - Patrick Warren, Accordion, Keyboards - DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Brian Scheuble, Recorded by - Buddy Judge, Background Vocals - JON BRION, Background Vocals - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - MICHAEL LOCKWOOD, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Melodica - John Sands, Drums, Percussion
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
DANNY BRAMSON, ExecutiveProducer - Thomas Pasatieri, Conductor, Orchestra - JON BRION, Writer, MainArtist - JoAnne Sellar, ExecutiveProducer - Paul Thomas Anderson, ExecutiveProducer - Jonathan Karp, Consultant
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 New Line Productions, Inc.
Album review
For Aimee Mann, the soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia was her first opportunity to release new material since 1995's I'm With Stupid. True, some of the songs are a few years old, but this is their first release, and each of her nine songs for the film seamlessly fit together, achieving a perfect blend of musical and lyrical tone. They feel like a miniature album, and while some of these tracks are on Bachelor No. 2, the way they flow and play off of each other makes Magnolia feel like a unique, individual work. Of course, it helps that Mann is at a peak in her craft, creating songs that are not only beautifully melodic, but musically and lyrically rich. Sonically, they're of a piece - even her cover of Nilsson's "One" fits perfectly -- but there's a lot of variety here, from the bouncy, irresistible "Momentum" to the gorgeously melancholic "Deathly." Mann has shined before, but never quite so consistently. It's easy to get lost in her music, which is why it comes as a bit of surprise to hear a gameshow bell ring at the conclusion of "Save Me," cleanly dividing Mann's songscore from the oldies that are also used in the film. Essentially, the two Supertramp songs ("Goodbye Stranger," "Logical Song"), Gabrielle's "Dreams," and Jon Brion's theme for the film act as a bonus EP after Mann's mini-LP. They don't sound out of place, but rather act as a reminder that Magnolia is not a proper Mann album, but a soundtrack. It's a testament to Mann's strengths as a songwriter and pop craftsman that during those first nine songs, it's hard to think of Magnolia as anything other than a Mann album, and her best one to date, at that.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:55
- Main artists: Aimee Mann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Reprise
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 1999 Reprise Records; Motion Picture Artwork TM & Copyright (C) New Line Productions Inc. ℗ 1999 Reprise Records
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