Just Like Heaven [Soundtrack]

by Just Like Heaven / O.s.t.

Overview

Just Like Heaven is a fairly standard romantic comedy soundtrack, assembling a mix of classics, covers, and excerpts of Rolfe Kent's score. The covers range from good-natured singer/songwriterisms like Pete Yorn's "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" and Katie Melua's pretty, mellow version of the film's namesake (the Cure's original appears later, in all its jangly, bittersweet glory) to note-perfect, borderline-pointless renditions of "Jungle Fever" by Chakachas and "Bad Case of Lovin' You" by Emerson Hart. Bowling for Soup's cover of the Ghostbusters theme is notable mostly for how the band re-creates the original's cheesy synth tone exactly, while Kay Hanley's version of "Lust for Life" is a risky choice that falls flat thanks to the anemic arrangement backing her game vocal performance. However, Imogen Heap's smoky version of "Spooky" and Kelis' "Brass in Pocket" rise above the mediocrity of the rest of the covers; in fact, Kelis is so good that her interpretation rivals the great, wistful sexiness of the Pretenders' original. Along with vintage tracks like the Cars' "Good Times Roll" and Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You, " Just Like Heaven also includes a handful of original songs, such as Beck's "Strange Invitation" and Amos Lee's simple, heartfelt "Colors." Rolfe Kent's score is surprisingly restrained and affecting, particularly on "Her Picture" and "David Alone"; only "Machines Don't Know Everything" brings the schmaltz usually associated with rom com soundtracks, and even then it's in small enough doses that it still seems sweet instead of saccharine. A competent soundtrack, Just Like Heaven's bright spots outshine its stumbles just enough to make it worthwhile for fans of the movie. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2005
Label:	Sony Music Distribution / Columbia
UPC:	0827969769621
Rank:	7735

Tracks

1. Just Like Heaven
2. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
3. Lust for Life
4. Good Times Roll
5. Ghostbusters
6. Brass in Pocket
7. I Put a Spell on You
8. Strange Invitation
9. Spooky
10. Jungle Fever
11. Bad Case of Lovin' You
12. Colors
13. Just Like Heaven
14. Her Picture
15. David Alone
16. I'm Seeing Someone
17. Machines Don't Know Everything
18. I Remember You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pete Yorn   Primary Artist
Bowling for Soup   Primary Artist
Kay Hanley   Primary Artist
Rolfe Kent   Primary Artist,Conductor
Amos Lee   Primary Artist
Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Primary Artist
Emerson Hart   Primary Artist
The Cure   Primary Artist
Beck   Primary Artist
Katie Melua   Primary Artist
Imogen Heap   Primary Artist
Chakachas   Primary Artist
The Cars   Primary Artist
Kelis   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dave Allen   Audio Production,Producer
Robert Smith   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Roland Kruger   Audio Production,Producer
Beck   Audio Production,Producer
Roy Thomas Baker   Audio Production,Producer
Mike Batt   Audio Production,Producer
Ralph Sall   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer,Soundtrack Producer
Barry MaGuire   Producer
Mike Shapiro   Composer
Ray Parker, Jr.   Composer
David Bowie   Composer
Buddy Buie   Composer
Glen Brunman   Soundtrack Executive Producer
Dan Savant   Orchestra Contractor
Simon Gallup   Composer
Bill Ador   Composer
Ric Ocasek   Composer
Iggy Pop   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Nick South   Music Editor
Peter McCabe   Mixing,Engineer
James Sall   Music Coordinator
Lenny Wohl   Executive in Charge of Music
Ross Deroche   Music Preparation
Harry Middlebrooks, Jr.   Composer
Audrey DeRoche   Supervising Copyist
Steve Kempster   Mixing,Engineer
Boris Williams   Composer
Imogen Heap   Producer
Mark Waters   Soundtrack Executive Producer
James Cobb   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Lol Tolhurst   Composer
James Honeyman-Scott   Composer
Jaret Reddick   Producer
John Martin   Composer
Louie Teran   Mastering
Amos Lee   Composer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Composer
Rolfe Kent   Composer,Producer