Am I the only one out there who thinks that Judd Apatow may be churning out the movies a little bit too quickly? His latest one is the Adam Sandler/Seth Rogen trip Funny People. The soundtrack for the film comes out this week.
The soundtrack is a bizarre collection of mostly '70s AM rock performers (James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Warren Zevon, etc) and former Beatles solo material (where's George in all this?). A sprinkling of current indie favorites are included to attempt to appeal to the kids.
Most of these songs are throwaways or otherwise unnoteworthy. Taylor's "Carolina In My Mind" is sterile. Robert Plant makes "All the King's Horses" dull as dishwater.
There are a handful of bright moments. Zevon's "Numb As a Statue" is inspired rock and Ringo Starr's "Photograph" shows he was under appreciated as a songwriter. The intriguing combination of Wilco and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird provide a catchy live rendition of "Jesus, etc". Most surprisingly, Maude Apatow and Larry Goldings' cover of "Memory" from the musical Cats isn't half bad.
All that said it's hard to ignore that the normally indie pop perfect Coconut Records contributed a pair of clunkers here and there are two incredibly unfunny Adam Sandler songs and you need to steer clear of this soundtrack. Here's hoping the film is better.
Best tracks: "Numb As a Statue", "Photograph"
Track listing for Funny People OST:
- Great Day- Paul McCartney
- Wires- Coconut Records
- All the King's Horses- Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
- Carolina In My Mind- James Taylor
- Keep Me In Your Heart- Warren Zevon
- Real Love- Adam Sandler
- We- Neil Diamond
- Jesus, etc- Wilco with Andrew Bird
- Gene Simmons Soon Will Be Gone- Adam Sandler
- I Am Young- Coconut Records
- Memory- Maude Apatow and Larry Goldings
- Numb As a Statue- Warren Zevon
- Photograph- Ringo Starr
- Watching the Wheel- John Lennon
3.0/10
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