Pleasantville [Original Soundtrack]

Performer: Original Soundtrack
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Producers: Jon Brion, Randy Newman, Bruno Coon, Andrew Slater. Engineers: Husky Hoskulds, Howard Willings, Dennis Sands. Anchored by Fiona Apple's crashing-at-midnight version of the Beatles' "Across the Universe," this 12-song soundtrack offering dishes up the usual mix of a couple modern tunes (both provided by Apple), oldies (Gene Vincent, the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Etta James, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly & the Crickets), and an orchestral score (provided by Randy Newman). There's really no theme to the set (it all hinges flimsily on the film's nostalgic-tripping premise), but any album that tosses in vintage Elvis and Miles Davis can't be all that bad. The reason to hear Pleasantville, though, is for Apple's take on the Fab Four. Lazily recited over a slight hip-hop beat, John Lennon's ode to spiritual serenity is given a post-modern spin that is simultaneously dreamy and decadent. It's not at all the bummer it could have been. ~ Michael Gallucci The lovely, weary voice of Fiona Apple twines itself around the Beatles' "Across the Universe" like it was always meant to be there, providing the perfect opening to the soundtrack for the past-meets-present film PLEASANTVILLE. Featuring definers and breakers of style from Elvis Presley and Miles Davis to Buddy Holly and Etta James, this album reflects the beginning of a shift in 1950s sensibilities, as well as the coexisting worlds of the '50s and '90s in the film. Classic songs like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five," Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and Buddy Holly's "Rave On" make PLEASANTVILLE a distinctive and desirable compilation for fans of the era's music.

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