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| Into the Wild: Original Soundtrack | 
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| Artist: Eddie Vedder
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
List Price: £15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 485
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 886971824025
EAN: 0886971824025
ASIN: B000WDXNSQ
Release Date: December 17, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Captures the essence of the film beautifully February 16, 2008
Into the Wild is a story that portrays the undefinable yearning for isolation, self-knowledge and ultimately the poignant conclusion of Chris McCandless. I read the book before the film and I usually find that the film cannot match up to the book. However, what I did not reckon on this time around was the superb soundtrack which added to the whole movie experience. I'm not a huge Pearl Jam fan but this soundtrack captures the essence of the film and Eddie Vedder provides a masterful vocal accompaniment to the film. The tracks are varied in style; up-lifting, soulful and at times harrowing (e.g. The Wolf). Overall, I find it a very relaxing CD to listen to though. My personal favourite is 'The Wolf' - Vedder's voice is so expressive and not many musicians can use their voice in this way. I think the soundtrack fits well with the actual plot of the story and it is one that I can put on repeat several times. My only criticism is that I wish the damned thing was longer! At only 33 minutes in length, it's maddeningly short but sometimes the best things come in small packages. Beautiful soundtrack.
Uplifting January 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
...is a word over used when trying to describe good music, but it could not be more apt here.
I went to see the film and pretty quickly picked out Vedder's unmistakable vocal on top of what, at the time, seemed some largely inoffensive middle of the road folky rock music. However, having enjoyed the film I was given the soundtrack (this album) for Christmas and I have to say it is one of the best things I have heard for some time. The songs are well crafted and perfectly encapsulate the feelings of hope, independance and achievement associated with the film. In fact this is so good that only a couple of factors stop it from nudging into the "all time classic" territory: namely the length (33 mins) as some of the tracks are incidental music (Wolf, still brilliant) and others are very short, and also the fact that arguably the two standout tracks (Society & Big Hard Sun) were not penned by the man himself. Maybe that is nit-picking, but if he'd written the whole album it would have added to the resonance of the whole piece.
Anyway, buy/borrow this album and sit down over the next two cold & dark months with a drink and listen to this a few times (at 33 mnins it won't take long) and I promise you that songs like No Ceiling & Society will be emblazened in your memory for some time to come.
Couldn't ask for better December 15, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is my favourite album of 2007 by a long shot. It's full of gorgeous acoustic tunes all accompanied by Eddie's wonderful baritone vocals with his keen sense of melody and lyrics. The album is quite short at only half an hour, but that means it doesn't outstay its welcome and leaves you wanting more.
Track highlights are 'Hard Sun' and 'Society' (ironically, the two tracks not actually written by Vedder), and the beautiful album-closer 'Guaranteed'. There isn't a huge mix of styles, but it does vary from haunting to more upbeat pop stuff.
If you like Pearl Jam you probably have already heard at least some of this album. The music isn't too much of a deviation from the acoustic stuff they have done ('All Or None', 'Around The Bend', 'Of The Girl') but it's a little skewed more towards Eddie's style ('Soon Forget'). If you appreciate good songwriting and want something beautiful, melancholy and acoustic to relax to, you can't do much better than this.
simply stunning December 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Only thing to say is buy it .......This is the album of the year....easy.
Its the songs I always wanted to hear Vedder sing.
More Eddie...more more more...
wild and wonderful September 28, 2007
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
first of forget that this album is from a film it only 33mins long and is quite diffrent from the run of the mill eddie.this possibliy could be one of the best albums u could buy,from the off setting forth sets u free and on to a half hour of fantastic sounds.this gives us a look at eddie vedder not as the angry anti bush anti goverment man we know and love,but as a man that is simply content and happy.the next song no ceilling is mello,bringing as into far behind which has hints of pj but only hints mind.i could go on all nite but the songs are laid back and a nice change of direction hard sun,rise,the wolf the list is endless.bottom line if u love pj but are willing to see another feather in the cap of possibly one of the best and upfront front men of this age then like me u will welcome this with open arms.i'll finish now while the song long nights plays beautfilly in the back ground.
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