... It features collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Milla Jovovich (who starred in the film) as well as the Million Dollar Hotel (MDH) band, which comprises of various other musicians.
I feel the need to highlight some of the best tracks to really delve into the quality of this record
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itself (see Until the End of the World and Wings of Desire), serving not only as a companion to the film but as a standalone work of art. The Million Dollar Hotel is no exception, indeed it ups the ante. The film is based on a story conceived and written in part by U2's Bono, and his influence is all over the score. U2 contribute three stunning songs, most notably a collaboration with Daniel Lanois: "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", a soaring pop ballad with lyrics penned by writer Salman Rushdie that stands among the best U2 cuts ever recorded. In addition, Bono joins the all-star "Million Dollar Band" (comprising Mr Fly himself, Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Brian Eno and others) for a host of great tracks, including the ethereal groove of "Never Let Me Go". And if that isn't enough, The Million Dollar Hotel also features a duet between Brad Mehldau and Frisell ("Tom Tom's Room"), a surprisingly smoky cover of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love" by model-actress-chanteuse Milla Jovovich and a raved-up, Americanised, Spanish-language version of the Sex Pistol's "Anarchy in the UK" ("Anarchy in the USA") sung by Tito Larriva with the Million Dollar Band. Despite such a wide-ranging host of contributors, Bono's sure hand keeps the album within the same emotional spectrum, coloured by a kind of melancholic longing and a wistful wonder, resulting in one of the best and most original soundtracks ever recorded. --Tod Nelson
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The soundtrack to a Wim Wenders joint is often as creative and satisfying as the movie ... more
itself (seeUntil the End of the WorldandWings of Desire), serving not only as a companion to the film but as a standalone work of art.The Million Dollar Hotelis no exception, indeed it ups the ante. The film is based on a story conceived and written in part by U2's Bono, and his influence is all over the score. U2 contribute three stunning songs, most notably a collaboration with Daniel Lanois: "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", a soaring pop ballad with lyrics penned by writer Salman Rushdie that stands among the best U2 cuts ever recorded. In addition, Bono joins the all-star "Million Dollar Band" (comprising Mr Fly himself, Daniel Lanois, Bill Frisell, Brian Eno and others) for a host of great tracks, including the ethereal groove of "Never Let Me Go". And if that isn't enough,The Million Dollar Hotelalso features a duet between Brad Mehldau and Frisell ("Tom Tom's Room"), a surprisingly smoky cover of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love" by model-actress-chanteuse Milla Jovovich and a raved-up, Americanised, Spanish-language version of the Sex Pistol's "Anarchy in the UK" ("Anarchy in the USA") sung by Tito Larriva with the Million Dollar Band. Despite such a wide-ranging host of contributors, Bono's sure hand keeps the album within the same emotional spectrum, coloured by a kind of melancholic longing and a wistful wonder, resulting in one of the best and most original soundtracks ever recorded. --Tod Nelson
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Advantages: subtle, atsmospheric quality Disadvantages: few too many fillers
...soundtrack to the film "The million dollar hotel" and is arguably the best thing about the film. Bono was the executive producer for this album but only 3 of the songs on the soundtrack are U2 songs. It features collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Milla Jovovich (who starred in the film) as well as the Million Dollar Hotel (MDH) band, which comprises of various other musicians.
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet: Written by Salman Rushdie and features in his book of the same title is a sad love song and it is an extremely strong track which featured as a bonus track on the UK version of their critically acclaimed 10 studio album "All that you can't leave behind". From the first note this song sends tingles down your spine. It whispers its way into the world before a stunning vocal performance by Bono carries ... more
This album is all too often referred to as a U2 album, and therefore it gets compared with the masterpieces they have churned out of the years. This is, as stated, the soundtrack to the film "The million dollar hotel" and is arguably the best thing about the film. Bono was the executive producer for this album but only 3 of the songs on the soundtrack are U2 songs. It features collaborations with Daniel Lanois and Milla Jovovich (who starred in the film) as well as the Million Dollar Hotel (MDH) band, which comprises of various other musicians.
I feel the need to highlight some of the best tracks to really delve into the quality of this record
The Ground Beneath Her Feet: Written by Salman Rushdie and features in his book of the same title is a sad love song and it is an extremely strong track which featured as a bonus track on the UK version of their critically acclaimed 10 studio album "All that you can't leave behind". From the first note this song sends tingles down your spine. It whispers its way into the world before a stunning vocal performance by Bono carries it to a powerful finish. Lyrically strong, melodic and moving which fits in perfectly with the film but works just as well on its own.
Never Let Me Go: Perhaps my joint favourite track on this album (together with stateless), this is Bono's song, as none of the rest of the band worked on it. A haunting sound with a long introduction that features a sound byte from the film, then the beautiful lyrics kick in for a truly incredible piece of music, "You run from love and don't believe, Unless it catches you by the heel, And even then, you struggle". The chorus is sung in an almost pleading, extremely emotional voice. Simply stunning tune. The only disappointing thing about this song is that it finishes far too soon, and a long outro is frustrating at the first listen as you expect there to be more.
Stateless: Another underrated U2 song, with a similar sound to the other 2 (obviously, as it is for the same film), opens with a simple introduction and strong opening lyrics "I've got no home in this world, Just gravity, luck, and time, I've got no home in this world, Just you, and you are not mine", this song is clearly linked to the main character of the film and makes a lot more sense if you've seen the film, but I don't listen to it that way and it is still a fabulous song. A common theme here but a really strong melody equal with the lyrics makes it a strong U2 effort.
Falling At Your Feet: Duet between Bono and Daniel Lanois, is a very melodic and intimate sounding song with a charming quality. "Every chip from every cup, every promise given up, every reason that's not enough, is falling, falling at you feet." A very merry tune that can't fail to bring a smile, and is very appropriately placed in the film but not needed to be enjoyed.
Other notable tracks are "The First Time" taken from the 1993 album Zooropa, which is not my favourite, but is by no means bad, a slow builder with poignant lyrics, and "Dancin Shoes" which is bluesy, with some wild vocals form Bono.
Unfortunately, the rest is just filler, mostly instrumental tracks, a unique rendition of "Satellite Of Love" with Milla on lead vocals, and a truly unnecessary version of "Anarchy in the USA" by Tito Larriva.
It really is a shame, because a few of these songs will have been missed by so many people because the overall album isn't that amazing unless you have seen the film, I would suggest downloading the noted tracks if buying it is too much of a risk.
This is not a genuine out and out U2 album, they merely helped Wim Wenders by helping out with the Soundtrack. The most memorable track is actually Milla Jovovich's rendition of Lou Reed's Satellite of Love, a song which U2 themselves covered, and which appears on the CD single of One. As with a lot of film soundtracks there are a lot of filler tracks and to appreciate this album you need to have seen the film. One for the completists but otherwiser ...
Morgenhund 26.07.2000
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