2007 saw the release of Into the Wild, the movie based on Jon Krakauer's 1996 book chronicling Christopher McCandless' journey into the unknown. Marking Sean Penn's fourth directorial work, the soundtrack for the movie became Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder's first solo album. He wrote most of the songs appearing in the film while Michael Brook provided original music. Describing this soundtrack as "folky" is hardly a new discovery, but it is the first adjective that comes to mind after listening to the welling guitar sounds. At its worst the album reaches a monotonous quality only saved by Vedder's magnificent, touching interpretations. Although it was "Guaranteed" that won Vedder a Golden Globe for best original song and the celebratory, repetitive Indio cover "Hard Sun" was released as a single, it seems to be "Society", a Jerry Hannan -penned piece that stands at the emotional core of the movie.
- 10/20/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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