at the moment. It is not going to get to New Zealand for another week or so but Dylan himself has endorsed it. It comes with a new soundtrack that is basically the actors singing the songs in copies of Dylan’s originals. I am looking forward to seeing the movie but the sound track does not interest me.
This is not the first Dylan biopic. In 2007 Todd Haynes wrote and directed I’m Not There. This is what, in my opinion anyway, is a great and very Dylanesque take on Dylan’s life. He is presented in different guises by different actors to represent different stages in his career. The choice of actors is interesting, and the soundtrack reflects both the quirky nature of the movie and the man himself.
What I like about the soundtrack is that it is a mix of fairly straight covers to some really interesting takes by a variety of artists some of whom you might not normally expect to associate with Dylan. It is also where you can find some of the last, at least to now, available recordings of Tom Verlaine’s fluid guitar work. His Cold Irons Bound is worth the price of admission alone. Other highlights include Antony and The Johnsons’ Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, The Hold Steady’s Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?, Cat Power’s Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again and Willie Nelson and Calexico’s Senor (Tales of Yankee Power).However, in truth, every time I play the album a different track
impresses me.
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