At the Movies: Soundtrack Hits

Performer: Original Soundtrack/Van Morrison
Artist: Roger Waters; The Chieftains
Engineer: Donn Landee; Jim Stern; Mick Glossop; Walter Samuel; Brian Masterson
Producer: Van Morrison; Roger Waters; Ted Templeman; Dick Rowe; Nick Griffiths; Paddy Moloney; Robbie Robertson; Van Morrison; Ted Templeman
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Van Morrison; Roger Waters, The Chieftains. Audio Mixers: Donn Landee; Alastair McMillan; Mick Glossop; Walter Samuel; Brian Masterson. Audio Remixer: Brooks Arthur. Liner Note Author: Michael Heatley. Recording information: The Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA (1986). This strange concept for a retrospective--collecting the many times Van Morrison's music has been used in popular films--pairs obvious Morrison classics such as "Gloria" and "Wild Night" with lesser-known gems such as "Queen of the Slipstream" and "Irish Heartbeat." The question one has to wonder--given the availability of superior hits collections--is why? Perhaps Martin Scorsese's use of "Comfortably Numb"--taken from a riveting performance with Roger Waters and the Band at the fall of the Berlin Wall--in 2006's THE DEPARTED was the necessary nudge. AT THE MOVIES also includes live versions of "Caravan," "Domino," "Moondance," and "Into the Mystic" that should satisfy hardcore fans who already have the studio albums. And although AT THE MOVIES ultimately confuses, newcomers should find some thrills here. This is Van the Man, after all.

Q (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The frenzy of 'Baby Please Don't Go' was perfectly in tune with the madness of David Lynch's 'Wild At Heart'..."

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