• Submit Date: 4/13/2005
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

Donnie Darko: What Should Have Been

Artist Song
Michael Andrews  Carpathian Ridge 
Echo & The Bunnymen  The Killing Moon 
Michael Andrews  The Artifact & Living 
Tears For Fears  Head Over Heels 
Michael Andrews  Manipulated Living 
dialogue  Prophecy 28 6 42 12 
Michael Andrews  Philosophy of Time Travel 
Michael Andrews  Middlesex Times 
dialogue  Smurfs 
Duran Duran  Notorious 
Michael Andrews  The Tangent Universe 
dialogue  Imaginary Friend 
Michael Andrews  Liquid Spear Waltz 
Michael Andrews  Gretchen Ross 
Michael Andrews  Burn it to the Ground 
Michael Andrews  Slipping Away 
dialogue  Stupid Man Suit 
Michael Andrews  The Tangent Universe 
Michael Andrews  Rosie Darko 
Joy Division  Love Will Tear Us Apart 
The Church  Under The Milky Way Tonight (acoustic) 
Michael Andrews  Cellar Door 
Michael Andrews  Ensurance Trap 
Michael Andrews  Waltz in the 4th Dimension 
Michael Andrews  Time Travel 
Michael Andrews  Did You Know Him? 
Gary Jules  Mad World 

Comment:

The treatment the soundtrack deserved -- not that score-only CD. Folks in the UK can now buy something similar to this, but when I made it two years ago, it was high times on campus for me.

Although the music, score and dialogue more or less follow their appearance in the film, there are few peculiarities about this mix. I chose to repeat "The Tangent Universe" for sequencing purposes, which might seem crazy if it didn't work so well. I see it as similar to the approach used on the "Requiem For A Dream" soundtrack.

I happened to have a gorgeous recording of The Church doing an acoustic rendition of "Under The Milky Way Tonight," and it sounded even more natural following Joy Division than the studio version did, so that's why it's on here. Purists, please do not judge until you've compared the two versions.

Feedback:

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baron von chicken pants
Date: 4/13/2005
this looks awesome. and i'm glad to see the smurfs dialouge made it on here. i swear i had that same conversation with friends before that movie came out.
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 4/15/2005
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparklemotion.
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anonymousblack
Date: 5/2/2005
i love mixes that incorperate dialogue, and this seems like it does so very organically. is that acoustic version of "under the milkyway" off the steve kilbey "acoustic & intimate" cd?
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The Nightcrawler
Date: 5/3/2005
I don't believe it is; it sounds like a different version to me. I got the song from a friend who got it from a file-sharing site, so I haven't managed to pin down its point of origin. It resembles an in-studio performance, but the sound quality is excellent, so I don't know how probable that is.
Here are a few other possibilities:
Sum Of The Parts (1988), Track 2

Reptile single B-side on:
7" Arista AS1-9733 (USA) - 1988

CASS Arista CAS-9733 (USA) - 1988

Destination single B-side on:
CD3 Arista CD3-3001 (USA) - 1988

2 Meter Sessies - Volume 1 (1993) - Live Acoustic

Best Of 2 Meter Sessies - Live Acoustic

Absolute Acoustic Rock (2001)
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hosey
Date: 6/21/2005
Hi,

I'd really like to trade for a copy of this. Just saw the movie............

Check out my mixes

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hosey
Date: 6/30/2005
Just finished listening to this mix. Amazing job Nightcrawler. This is a most excellent mix!
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*Paula*
Date: 8/4/2005
This is just way too cool! I tried to make my own version a while back, its ok. I tried to duplicate the sound of the movie or the feel I guess, but I didnt have enough of the songs really. I just listened to it the other day actually. But your mix looks really great.
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Luke79
Date: 8/1/2006
Just wish they'd made a Donnie Darko Doll... fantastic, and necessary mix!