Magnolia (Sdtk) by Aimee Mann

Pros: Good overview of Mann in the nineties

Cons: Only nine Aimee Mann songs? Not enough!

Review: The Aimee Mann songs included on the soundtrack of "Magnolia" are a perfect fit for Paul Thomas Anderson's fascinating film about a group of people struggling to find peace and belonging in life. In the last decade, Mann has been trying to find that...

Pros: Aimee Mann in an amazing album

Cons: Supertramp? What the????

Review: Or even if you don't. I like some Sheryl Crow, but Sarah McLachlan puts me right to sleep. Nice voice, but I'm not a fan of her songs. Aimee Mann, on the Magnolia Soundtrack, has made a nice combination of fast and slower paced songs that I find...

Pros: Extremely creative, original songs by Aimee Mann, in addition to a very cool cover of "One"

Cons: A lack of depth towards the end of the album, especially in Gabrielle's "Dreams"

Review: A great soundtrack is an album that is full of enjoyable songs that drive or compliment the film it accompanies. Many soundtracks have enjoyable songs, but they contribute little to the film (i.e. "Godzilla"). Every so often though, a soundtrack...

Pros: A nice mix of Aimee Mann's songs and classics.

Cons: Short, Thematically Homogenous and Depressing

The Bottom Line: Ideal for those who want to be depressed or recall highlights of "Magnolia" without taking three hours, the "Magnolia" soundtrack delivers.

Review: "Magnolia" remains, to date, my second favorite movie of all time (right behind "Brazil"). In effect, "Magnolia" acts as an opera, with various storylines paralleling each other through loss, forgiveness, and love. In the movie, the soundtrack is...

Pros: everything

Cons: "Dreams" -- I mean, come ON...

Review: From the moment I put this CD in my player, I knew it wouldn't be coming out for a long time. This is an amazing album from an amazing movie... what more do I need? Aimee Mann is an amazingly talented artist, and I totally understand why director...

Pros: incredible music, crucial to the film

Cons: none

Review: One of my earliest reviews was of the movie "Magnolia." I spent the majority of the review raving about the soundtrack, so I figure that it is about time that I put the review of the soundtrack into the correct category.

I LOVE AIMEE...

Pros: Beautiful, moving material. Captures the movie perfectly.

Cons: Gabrielle's "Dreams." Omission of some film score.

Review: I saw Magnolia with the full knowledge that Paul Thomas Anderson had based it around the songs of Aimee Mann. Now, I'm not a huge fan of Aimee Mann's type of music. I've never been a folk rock guy, but I've always had a respect for Mann. Unlike...

Pros: Proof that even the best can get better!

Cons: The addition of songs by other artists at the end of the album.

The Bottom Line: Bottom line, you should definitely already own this CD if you are an Aimee Mann fan, and you will become a fan once you DO own it.

Review: Before I start, I am going to admit that I am an Aimee Mann junkie. Since the first moment she stood up and yelled "He said, SHUT UP, he said, SHUT UP" on MTV, I have been an avid, if not rabid, fan. As I sit here looking at my stack of every CD she...

Pros: Great Lyrics, Gives A Better Understanding of the Movie

Cons: Tracks at the end are forgettable

The Bottom Line: Worth it for all the great Aimee Mann songs, but other than that I wouldn't recommend it.

Review: Okay this CD has a really interesting story behind it. There is a song on this CD "Deathly" which contains the line "Now that I've met you would you object to never seeing me again" That single line was the inspiration for the original movie...

Pros: Songwriting is superb, immensely listenable

Cons: Some songs duplicated on Mann's new album

Review: From the folksy song stylings of former Til' Tuesday frontwoman, Aimee Mann to the fond-chuckle-inducing Supertramp anthems, the Magnolia soundtrack is a work of art. Like it's predecessor, the gloriously silly Boogie Nights...