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I've recently become a huge hitchhiker's fan and, after seeing the new movie, felt that I had to have the sound track. I really bought it because I love the banjo laden "Journey of the Sorcerer." Like most of the songs, though, I wish it were a longer version. While all of the songs are really well done, most of them are 2 minutes or less. This is not so bad when you listen to them straight through, since there is a detectable theme to the soundtrack. Sometimes you can't even tell that the song switched. Only if you want to listen to one particular track is the length a problem. You get just a taste of the music and then the son switches before you can get really into it. This is only a minor detail, however, when you consider how great the soundtrack is on whole. I'm glad that they decided not to put a whole bunch of sound clips on the album. Not that this is always bad, but isn't the dialogue what the movie is for? In summation, this is a great album for anyone who enjoyed the music while watching the movie, and the extra songs that did not appear in the movie are also great.
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The CD is quite good for a soundtrack, Joby Talbot does some really great stuff, not exactly Williams for Orcestral music, but obviously since its about space, more CGA audio noices, still some fun stuff.
Also has a good Al Green song, just some other funnies, like Marvin's song, reasons to be misrable, still, of course the highlight is Journy of the Sorceror, the theme from the orginal radio brodcasts, if your a "real" fan...
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If you're looking for a soundtrack like Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, you may be disappointed. This is by no means an epic soundtrack. Most of the tracks are short and silly, with a few exceptions. However, I love this soundtrack. I never thought a song like "So Long..." would get stuck in my head, "Viltvodle Street Music" is just silly in its bounciness. "Vogon Poetry", if you've seen the movie, the BBC TV series, or know the scene in the book, will make you laugh.
The vocal songs are great, as well. I never thought I'd listen to a Perry Como song, "Vote Beeblebrox" is absolutely excellent, and I really like "Reasons to Be Miserable". That may be because I've not heard the original like others here seem to have, but I love the lyrics and the beat is catchy. It really depends on whether or not you can stand techno. If you can't, it might get on your nerves.
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I thourougly enjoyed the movie, but these cuts remind you singularly forgettable the music sound track is (with the exception of one or two tunes such as "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish." Save your money for the DVD, or better yet, look at the BBC video of the original TV production.
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I saw this movie the day it came out, being a ravid fan of the entire series. Almost immediately afterwards I ran out to pick up the soundtrack. While a good two thirds of it is standard soundtrack orchestral fare, which is definitely good and entertaining, it is the one third of totally off the wall stuff that makes the purchase worth it. From the opening, to the Journey of the Sorcerer, to any song that plays during the "Guide" entries, to the last four songs (So Long and Thanks is reprised as a lounge act, "Careless Talk" is the "Guide" music that plays over the entry shown during the credits, "Vote Beeblebrox" is incredibly campy 70's rock campaign music that is friggin' hilarious, and "Reasons to be Miserable," a techno beat, driven on by Steven Fry's delicious voice, about Marvin The Paranoid Android's poor lot in life), and especially "Humma's Hymn," something that can only be heard in the background of a scene, and not in it's entirety in the movie. I love everything about this soundtrack, and am unable to remove it from my CD player. Go buy it!
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