Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Original TV Soundtrack > Reviews > Best soundtrack yet

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	A couple of weak links
Value for Money

Advantages:	Brilliant soundtrack,emotional songs,cool music,excellent for fans of the show
Disadvantages:	A couple of weak links in the playlist,not appealing to EVERYONE

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I recently rented this out of my local library after watching the show and thinking the songs were 'ok' as id heard them in the background. However,after repeated listenings to it,I realised that I needed this album so I went out and bought it!
Not only does the album perfectly capture the moods and feelings felt by the characters felt in the show,but its an excellent,tuneful album that anyone with a indie,relaxed music taste would like.

On the album there are a whopping 18 tracks! Far more than many albums and almost every one is excellent! The opener,by nerf herder,would be very familiar to anybody whos ever seen buffy the vampire slayer as its the theme tune! Although its a very good theme tune,it doesnt seem to work as an instrumental on an album....unlike the last track by Christopher Becke. This is a deeply moving instrumental to anyone who watches the show and an ok instrumental to anyone who doesnt (or as my friend says-"something that sounds as though it's come from a television show").

As said before,there are few duff tracks-probably only hepburn-i quit, and rasputin-transylvanian concubine (which is a very weird song!). All the others rarely fall below average standard-and most excell. My favourite tracks are bif naked-luck and k's choice-virgin state of mind which are able to be both dramatic,moving and soft.

There are also songs for those with more harder tastes in music though-garbage,four star mary (the band dingoes ate my baby in the show).

Overall,I think that while this is a brilliant compilation cd,it is also a wonderful soundtrack-something quite rare as far as Im concerned. I think this would not only appeal to fans of the show,but fans of most genres of music-probably not "REALLY" poppy music or hard rock,heavy metal fans though!