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Description: B B 0 0 Damon Gough, the man behind Badly Drawn Boy, opted to score the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel About a Boy instead of recording a regular follow-up to 2000's Hour of Bewilderbeast. Interspersed with short instrumental interludes that serve as lovely miniatures, the songs evoke the book's jaunty mood and (fittingly for something based on a Nick Hornby story) incorporate strands of pop music from the past 40 years with uncommon grace. "Something to Talk About" borrows from Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney yet doesn't feel derivative; "Above You, Below Me" is a charming waltz; the intoxicating ... (more)

Manufacturer: Reincarnate Music
Release date: 23 April 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0801190101924 UPC: 801190101924

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Favorite Songs of All Time: 2002-2003 (73 music items)

""Something to Talk About" Runner up: "Silent Sigh" "

Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 7 years ago

Film Soundtracks: 2002 (91 music items)

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My Favorite Albums: 2002 (24 music items)

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