A Brokedown Melody Soundtrack

A Brokedown Melody, a 16mm surfer film released back in 2004, promotes a big-name riddled soundtrack that’s calm, mellow, and quite content being under-the-weather. Jack Johnson, M. Ward, Johnny Osbourne, and Eddie Vedder all lend their musical talents to the flick – with Johnson taking the majority of the titles. Johnson’s "Breakdown" is one of the best reasons to check this soundtrack out. A bouncing acoustic melody backs Johnson’s bittersweet, happily-sad voice; much like that in his "Let It Be Sung." "This ship is goin’ down / Desperately I need a song / To be sung so we can carry on," he sings. Eddie Vedder’s "Goodbye" is softly downtrodden as well, yet feels tropical with the addition of a ukulele. This Hawaiian influence is carried through in "Transfiguration #1" from M. Ward, an instrumental track that would work brilliantly in tropical elevator music or those CD’s that help you relax. Johnny Osbourne’s "We Need Love" takes the album in a different direction, pumping in R&B and rastafarian influences, along with an excellent organ solo. Johnson finishes out the release with his mellow "Home." Relaxing, well-written, tropical, and low-key, A Brokedown Melody’s soundtrack is worth checking out.

(Published at ComfortComes.com)