The Love Guru

Performer: Original Soundtrack
Engineer: John "Wheels" Hurlbut; Patrick Ford; Steve Kempster; Danny Blume
Producer: Chris Hajian; David Freeman; George S. Clinton; John Houlihan
Distributor: n/a

Notes: Personnel: Amanda Homi (vocals); John "Wheels" Hurlbut, Steve Kempster, Bernd Schoenhart (guitar); George Doering (electric guitar, electric sitar); Andrew Mendelson, Anwar Khurshid, Paul Livingston (sitar); David Andrew Mann (saxophone); Greg Huckins (bass saxophone); Barry Danielian (trumpet); Dave Restivo (piano, organ); Larnell Lewis, John "4 Daddman" Robinson, Shawn Pelton (drums); David Freeman , Mike Fisher (tabla); Chris Hajian (programming). Audio Mixers: John "Wheels" Hurlbut; Steve Kempster; Brian Malouf. Arrangers: Chris Hajian; David Freeman ; George S. Clinton ; John Houlihan. This audio companion to the 2008 Mike Myers comedy THE LOVE GURU features the Canadian actor performing vintage pop hits such as Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and Steve Miller's "The Joker." Other notable tracks include the energetic Norman Cook remix of Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha" and Celine Dion's dramatic, Meatloaf-esque "I Drove All Night." Comic actor Mike Myers tends to exert authority over various aspects of the films in which he appears, from writing the screenplays to providing parts of the soundtracks, in addition to playing several parts. For The Love Guru, he is the dominant force in this "Music from the Motion Picture" various-artists soundtrack, which gives the impression that the movie retains the comedian's eclectic, anything-goes approach. The title makes it unsurprising that Myers pops up here and there speaking goofy dialogue in an Indian accent; he also sings such golden oldies as Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and Steve Miller's "The Joker" in the same dialect. The selections are a miscellaneous group of pop songs from the '70s, '80s, and '90s in a variety of styles, and their inclusion no doubt makes more sense onscreen than it does on a CD. Or maybe not. As long as some laughs are elicited, the music and the movie will have done their job. ~ William Ruhlmann

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