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God Help the Girl was the name Stuart Murdoch gave his 2009 female-fronted Belle & Sebastian project -- a detour so intriguing, he decided to spin it off into another endeavor, also called God Help the Girl. This 2014 project realized Murdoch's original cinematic ambitions, turning the songs from 2009 into a film starring Emily Browning, which means that the 2014 album called God Help the Girl is a bit of a strange beast. It has previously released songs -- one of which, "Act of the Apostle," was pulled directly from Belle & Sebastian's catalog -- remixes of tracks from the 2009 album, several newly performed versions of songs from 2009 now performed by the cast, snippets of dialogue, instrumentals and, finally, three new songs written by Murdoch and sung by the actors. It's at once disjointed and cohesive, a patchwork with a distinct point of view that can be beguiling and frustrating. Murdoch's writing remains sharp and sly, at least as far as the completed songs are concerned. These aren't scarce on the soundtrack but they are scattered, sometimes arriving as clusters ("God Help the Girl," "The Psychiatrist Is In") but often hidden amidst sketches and dialogue. Sometimes, they're undermined by the actors, who have a bit of homely charm that perhaps plays better onscreen than it does on record. Nothing feels ill-considered and the soundtrack often does evoke the sophisticated '60s style that's one of Belle & Sebastian's specialties but, as a record, this is ultimately a novelty: a fitfully interesting footnote in a brilliant career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
COOKE, Composer - Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geddes, Composer - Colburn, Composer - Jackson And Kildea, Composer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Stuart Murdoch, Composer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Alexander, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Murray, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Alexander, Emily Browning and Hannah Murray, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and Stuart Murdoch, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Stuart Murdoch, Composer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Neil Hannon, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Hannon, Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Alexander, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Olly Alexander and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Jackson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stevie Jackson and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Garcia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Celia Garcia and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Murray, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Murray and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - God Help The Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Murdoch, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Browning, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Murray, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hannah Murray, Emily Browning and God Help the Girl, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
COOKE, Composer - Jackson, Composer - Belle And Sebastian, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geddes, Composer - Colburn, Composer - Kildea, Composer - Martin And Murdoch, Composer
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
God Help the Girl was the name Stuart Murdoch gave his 2009 female-fronted Belle & Sebastian project -- a detour so intriguing, he decided to spin it off into another endeavor, also called God Help the Girl. This 2014 project realized Murdoch's original cinematic ambitions, turning the songs from 2009 into a film starring Emily Browning, which means that the 2014 album called God Help the Girl is a bit of a strange beast. It has previously released songs -- one of which, "Act of the Apostle," was pulled directly from Belle & Sebastian's catalog -- remixes of tracks from the 2009 album, several newly performed versions of songs from 2009 now performed by the cast, snippets of dialogue, instrumentals and, finally, three new songs written by Murdoch and sung by the actors. It's at once disjointed and cohesive, a patchwork with a distinct point of view that can be beguiling and frustrating. Murdoch's writing remains sharp and sly, at least as far as the completed songs are concerned. These aren't scarce on the soundtrack but they are scattered, sometimes arriving as clusters ("God Help the Girl," "The Psychiatrist Is In") but often hidden amidst sketches and dialogue. Sometimes, they're undermined by the actors, who have a bit of homely charm that perhaps plays better onscreen than it does on record. Nothing feels ill-considered and the soundtrack often does evoke the sophisticated '60s style that's one of Belle & Sebastian's specialties but, as a record, this is ultimately a novelty: a fitfully interesting footnote in a brilliant career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:58
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Milan Records
- Genre: Soundtracks Originele soundtracks
(P) 2014 Exclusively Licensed by Milan Entertainment, Inc.
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