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The soundtrack to Mike Mills' debut film, Thumbsucker, was apparently an exercise in doubt and devotion. Elliott Smith had been asked to score the film as well as contribute a cover version or two for the film's original score. After Smith's death, Mills, deep in the editing process, was thrown into the depths: he lost a close friend as well as a collaborator. He kept the music Smith had written for Thumbsucker ("Basement on a Hill" and "Let's Get Lost") as well as the two covers he recorded (Big Star's "Thirteen" and Cat Stevens' "Trouble"). He hooked up with Tim DeLaughter and various members of his Polyphonic Spree, who composed and recorded an original score. The Spree's large, nearly chanted chorus vocals, which never stray far from the gentle pop psychedelic musical soundscapes, complement the film perfectly and add to its endearingly wonderful narrative, but also make a powerful emotional statement on their own as an album. From the orchestral orgiastic march of "The Crash," which serves as an intro, and the ballads like "Scream & Shout" and the haunting "The Green Lights," to the gloriously happy bombast of "Debate Montage" (which references DeLaughter's earlier band, Tripping Daisy) and the sweetly, innocently romantic "Skinny Dip," Polyphonic Spree encapsulates the sometimes mawkish, sometimes bewildered, yet always wide-eyed wonder of life in the process of being lived. That it so perfectly mirrors the film's protagonist, Justin, is a small miracle. That the music creates a feeling apart from celluloid and seems to create images from the ether is a triumph. And it should be added that Smith's songs add immeasurably to the overall feel and considerable depth of the score. For fans of DeLaughter and Polyphonic Spree, this will come as a welcome addition to their catalog. For those encountering the band through the movie, this score will be a treasure and perhaps even a revelation.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Elliott Smith, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Elliott Smith, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Elliott Smith, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Anti, inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Tim DeLaughter, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Good Records Recordings, Under Exclusive License To Hollywood Records, Inc.
Album review
The soundtrack to Mike Mills' debut film, Thumbsucker, was apparently an exercise in doubt and devotion. Elliott Smith had been asked to score the film as well as contribute a cover version or two for the film's original score. After Smith's death, Mills, deep in the editing process, was thrown into the depths: he lost a close friend as well as a collaborator. He kept the music Smith had written for Thumbsucker ("Basement on a Hill" and "Let's Get Lost") as well as the two covers he recorded (Big Star's "Thirteen" and Cat Stevens' "Trouble"). He hooked up with Tim DeLaughter and various members of his Polyphonic Spree, who composed and recorded an original score. The Spree's large, nearly chanted chorus vocals, which never stray far from the gentle pop psychedelic musical soundscapes, complement the film perfectly and add to its endearingly wonderful narrative, but also make a powerful emotional statement on their own as an album. From the orchestral orgiastic march of "The Crash," which serves as an intro, and the ballads like "Scream & Shout" and the haunting "The Green Lights," to the gloriously happy bombast of "Debate Montage" (which references DeLaughter's earlier band, Tripping Daisy) and the sweetly, innocently romantic "Skinny Dip," Polyphonic Spree encapsulates the sometimes mawkish, sometimes bewildered, yet always wide-eyed wonder of life in the process of being lived. That it so perfectly mirrors the film's protagonist, Justin, is a small miracle. That the music creates a feeling apart from celluloid and seems to create images from the ether is a triumph. And it should be added that Smith's songs add immeasurably to the overall feel and considerable depth of the score. For fans of DeLaughter and Polyphonic Spree, this will come as a welcome addition to their catalog. For those encountering the band through the movie, this score will be a treasure and perhaps even a revelation.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:03
- Main artists: Tim DeLaughter
- Composer: Tim DeLaughter
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2005 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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