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Dieselboy · 01-28-2010, 07:45 PM

NumberNineDream sent this:

Soundtrack from Underground by Goran Bregovic

Knowing the theme here was supposed to be fun/uplifting, and seeing that I was given a soundtrack, had me interested right off the bat. Finding that it was for a Serbian film that Wikipedia labeled as a 'black comedy' only managed to increase that interest. Mr. Bregovic's music definitely works for the fun theme though, and works well. Filled with big brass sounds and upbeat chants, it often had me thinking of parades, gypsies dancing, and even a circus at times.

When you first start this album, you are greeted by a somber sounding trumpet, which goes on for a good while, and even had me wondering how uplifting this could possibly be. After about a minute in though, the music stops and then 'BAM', it explodes into a riot of brass and excited vocals, unlike anything I've found myself listening to before. This is what you'll hear through most of the cd...extremely energetic and catchy all of it, but the piece that really caught my attention in this song (and actually in most of the album) was that bouncy tuba! After taking this album in, I think the tuba could actually be the happiest sounding instrument if played correctly, as demonstrated in songs like Wedding Cocek and Ya Ya as well. The lyrics are not in English, but it's not even an issue. You don't need to be able to understand what they're saying, when you have those horns doing their very best to keep a stupid grin glued to your face and your head nodding.

Not every song on here is as so happy as those though. In fact, I'm not sure I'd be able to stand it if that were the case. Having a few slower sounding songs mixed in like Underground Tango and War (well how are you going to make a song about war sound happy or uplifting?) was a nice touch, and almost a relief from the overwhelming happiness of prior songs. I think my favorite on here might actually be one of these slower numbers in Ausencia, which was very mellow with pleasant vocals, and a neat bubble popping sound throughout. I imagined this to be the movies love song, but really...I have no idea.

Other favorites were the previously mentioned Ya Ya, and also Sheva. True story here, I was listening to the prior song (one of the slow ones) and then Sheva came on with a mellow intro. I was sorta zoned out and slumped over a bit, just thinking to myself, and then that noisy horn riot bursts its way in out of nowhere and I sat up straight like, "HOLY F*CK!". God I love that tuba.

All in all, this is a very good suggestion here, and again...fits the theme well. I actually feel like I've been outdone, and my offering was nowhere near as good, but who knows. I will be keeping this around for sure, and listening to it in the future. I'm actually working on downloading the movie as I type this, and have become very interested in checking it out now, as it will be nice to place the music with the scenes they were designed for. If the movie is anything close to as exciting as this album then I'm really looking forward to it.

01-28-2010, 07:45 PM	#1095 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	NumberNineDream sent this: Soundtrack from Underground by Goran Bregovic Knowing the theme here was supposed to be fun/uplifting, and seeing that I was given a soundtrack, had me interested right off the bat. Finding that it was for a Serbian film that Wikipedia labeled as a 'black comedy' only managed to increase that interest. Mr. Bregovic's music definitely works for the fun theme though, and works well. Filled with big brass sounds and upbeat chants, it often had me thinking of parades, gypsies dancing, and even a circus at times. When you first start this album, you are greeted by a somber sounding trumpet, which goes on for a good while, and even had me wondering how uplifting this could possibly be. After about a minute in though, the music stops and then 'BAM', it explodes into a riot of brass and excited vocals, unlike anything I've found myself listening to before. This is what you'll hear through most of the cd...extremely energetic and catchy all of it, but the piece that really caught my attention in this song (and actually in most of the album) was that bouncy tuba! After taking this album in, I think the tuba could actually be the happiest sounding instrument if played correctly, as demonstrated in songs like Wedding Cocek and Ya Ya as well. The lyrics are not in English, but it's not even an issue. You don't need to be able to understand what they're saying, when you have those horns doing their very best to keep a stupid grin glued to your face and your head nodding. Not every song on here is as so happy as those though. In fact, I'm not sure I'd be able to stand it if that were the case. Having a few slower sounding songs mixed in like Underground Tango and War (well how are you going to make a song about war sound happy or uplifting?) was a nice touch, and almost a relief from the overwhelming happiness of prior songs. I think my favorite on here might actually be one of these slower numbers in Ausencia, which was very mellow with pleasant vocals, and a neat bubble popping sound throughout. I imagined this to be the movies love song, but really...I have no idea. Other favorites were the previously mentioned Ya Ya, and also Sheva. True story here, I was listening to the prior song (one of the slow ones) and then Sheva came on with a mellow intro. I was sorta zoned out and slumped over a bit, just thinking to myself, and then that noisy horn riot bursts its way in out of nowhere and I sat up straight like, "HOLY F*CK!". God I love that tuba. All in all, this is a very good suggestion here, and again...fits the theme well. I actually feel like I've been outdone, and my offering was nowhere near as good, but who knows. I will be keeping this around for sure, and listening to it in the future. I'm actually working on downloading the movie as I type this, and have become very interested in checking it out now, as it will be nice to place the music with the scenes they were designed for. If the movie is anything close to as exciting as this album then I'm really looking forward to it.