Across The Universe [Deluxe Edition]

If you're a Beatles fan, and who isn't, then you'll really enjoy the movie and CD. Yeah, they're covering the Beatles so it isn't exactly the Beatles, but the interpretations of most songs is really wonderful. One suspects that the Fab Four would smile and nod in approval of these renditions; we certainly do each time we hear them.

What a wonderful soundtrack this is. I don't know how I missed seeing this movie when it came out in late 2007 but better late than never. "Across the universe" is a musical movie and like last year's "Mamma Mia!" (which was based on songs by swedish super group ABBA), it is based on songs done by the Beatles.

Now, the only music by the Beatles I own is their compilation "1" so this is a great introduction to more music by the Beatles to people like me. Like loads of reviewers have stated, seeing the movie helps one appreciate this CD much better. The songs are performed (credibly I must say) by the cast of the movie.

I love every single song on this CD (I have the deluxe edition with 31 tracks) and I'm glad to see practically every song used in the movie is here and chronologically arranged too. A few favourites are the Gospel treatment of "Let it be" (by Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum), Joe Cocker's Bluesy take on "Come together" (the best remake of this song I've heard, far superior to efforts by Michael Jackson or Sugababes), "Strawberry fields forever" (by Jim Sturgess), "All you need is love" by Jim Sturgess and a Janis Joplin channelling Dana Fuchs (she reminds me of Anastasia and Taylor Dayne), "Happiness is a warm gun" and Hey Jude" by Joe Anderson (though I miss the harmonising on the latter song by Jude's mom in the movie version), and "I want you (She's so heavy)" by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T.V. Carpio & Ensemble.

Bono's take on "I am the walrus" is so trippy and fab, previously the only version of this song I'd heard was a noisy and boring remake by UK rockers Oasis. A few of the songs are given slightly different treatments on the CD (the afore mentioned "Hey Jude" being an example) but still, this is a solid collection.

Some Beatles purists will understandably raise hell over the "desecration" of these classics but I think this is a superbly and sensitively done soundtrack which will introduce the music of the fab four to a newer audience.

there are many movie soundtracks that dont include every song from the movie and that is always a downer. this cd is quite the opposite. everysong from the movie is in it and they are all in order

I AM A SUPER SENIOR AND HAVE BEEN A BEATLES FAN FOR EVVVA! THE FILM WAS WONDERFUL AND VERY CREATIVE. JULIE TAYMOR IS A WONDER.FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD OF DANA FUCHS.WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN MORE OF HER IN THE FILM.VERY CLOSE TO JOPLIN.LAST TIME I SAW JOPLIN WAS AT A CLUB CALLED
" GENERATION" AT A VENUE ON 8TH STREET IN NY. ALSO APPEARING WAS BB KING. WHAT A NIGHT.
I AM ALSO A FAN OF THE FAB FAUX. BEST BEATLES BAND IN THE WORLD.
STAN

The Movie was fantastic and the soundtrack is music to my ears...The soundtrack got my boyfriend in to the Beatles (he's a hip hop fan) and we own the movie on blu-ray. Needless, to say this album will stay in my collections for many years to come. It was worth the money the first time and I will be re buying it because I sadly misplaced it while moving :(