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Mysterious Skin / Soundtrack

4.8 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

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Track Listings

1 Neil’s Theme
2 The Memories Returning
3 Snowfall
4 Neil’s Farewell
5 Childhood Lost
6 Halloween
7 A Silhouette Approaches
8 Goodbye To Wendy
9 Brian’s Nightmare/ The Unknown, Part One
10 Twilight
11 The Unknown, Part Two
12 The Discovery
13 Loitering
14 The Writing On The Wall
15 One True Love

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 5.75 x 0.45 inches; 2.56 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ CMMT
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ CMMT
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0009HLC0G
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

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Customers praise the album's magnificent music, with one describing it as perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons. The album receives positive feedback for its quality and pacing, with one customer noting how it sweeps listeners off to another world.

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8 customers mention "Music quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers praise the music quality of the album, describing it as magnificent, with one customer noting it creates a beautiful soundscape that's perfect for lazy Sunday afternoons.

"...Thank you, guys, for this magnificent music, and, although I specifically don't want to see the movie this is a soundtrack to, thank you, Gregg Araki..." Read more

"...It is very emotional music that remains dark and haunting while somehow still being light and beautfiul at the same time...." Read more

"...One album that I think will be the best ambient album to come out in years, for Harold Budd fans, is his next album entitled "songs for lost blossoms..." Read more

"...It was very good, not to take away from it, but the music helps make the movie. This CD was truly the best!" Read more

6 customers mention "Quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers describe the album as amazing, with one customer noting it as their years finest work.

"...It is that wonderful and rich a musical experience...." Read more

"...It is some of the best work either of these artists have done and they bring out the best in each other...." Read more

"...The two of them have done a very nice job with this soundtrack in my opinion...." Read more

"...It was very good, not to take away from it, but the music helps make the movie. This CD was truly the best!" Read more

4 customers mention "Pacing"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the music, with one describing it as a visionary feel that sweeps you off to another world, while another finds it uniquely compelling and haunting.

"...with their respective instruments: they both have a ginger, intimately familiar touch on their instruments as regards the actual physical contact of..." Read more

"...If you have his other forays into ambience and simple aural joy, then this is a good CD to add to your collection." Read more

"...The sounds envelop you and sweep you off to another world. What a great soundtrack!" Read more

"A truly haunting and beautiful soundscape. A must have...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2005
    I feel like I've been living inside this record the last few days. It is that wonderful and rich a musical experience. I don't plan on seeing the film to which this is incidentally a soundtrack, but I am an enormous fan of Guthrie (Cocteau Twins fan) and Budd, so finally hearing them do a full-on duet album is just fantastic.

    It's hard to believe they hadn't done one like this until now, seeing as how they've occasionally worked together at intervals since at least 1986's monumentally gorgeous _The Moon and the Melodies_, but better late than never! They go together perfectly because the two of them do very comparable things with their respective instruments: they both have a ginger, intimately familiar touch on their instruments as regards the actual physical contact of musician-on-instrument, as well as a uniquely compelling and visionary feel for the possibilities of sonic space unique to their own instrument. There's a phrase that comes to mind to describe this same thing that they both do: tangible ether.

    It's a good mix of material here, which seems to be split among Guthrie-type songs that Budd plays on and Budd-type songs that Guthrie plays on. There's your shorter, atmospheric interlude pieces, and somewhat longer, more fully-developed compositions. Many of these, such as "Neil's Theme," "Snowfall," "Halloween," and "Twilight" are among the most gorgeous pieces of music you'll ever hear, and are alone worth the price of the disc. Beg, borrow, or steal (Better yet, just BUY the thing! And NOW!) this record, and soak in it. Yes indeed, music fan, you now have in front of you a record in addition to The Pearl, Victorialand, and Imperial with which you can do that. Thank you, guys, for this magnificent music, and, although I specifically don't want to see the movie this is a soundtrack to, thank you, Gregg Araki, for putting Robin and Harold to it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2005
    I'll admit up front I'm not a big Greg Araki fan and have no intention of seeing this movie. I could not pass up another collaboration between Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie and bought this soundtrack without even having heard anything from it, though. I was not disappointed. In the three days I've owned this disc, I've listened to it numerous times. It is some of the best work either of these artists have done and they bring out the best in each other. It is very emotional music that remains dark and haunting while somehow still being light and beautfiul at the same time. It is never overwhelming and some of it's textures and emotions gently drift to the surface throughout the disc. Again, fans of either of these artists or of the field they work in should buy this immediately.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2006
    The etheral sounds on this cd are as haunting as the film. I highly recommend this cd.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2008
    If you are a fan of Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd then I think you will not be disappointed with this album at all. The two of them have done a very nice job with this soundtrack in my opinion. It is a very mellow album, but if you are an ambient fan, then that is something that you will be expecting probably. I give this album a rating of about 4.8 out of a total of 5 stars.

    One album that I think will be the best ambient album to come out in years, for Harold Budd fans, is his next album entitled "songs for lost blossoms" with Clive Wright. That album will be a truly outstanding ambient collection.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2010
    I am a huge fan of the Cocteau Twins going way back. I never heard of this film before, but ordered the CD just knowing it was Robin. After being mezmorized by the tunes over a two week period, I decided to order the movie. I would have never seen a film like this before, but was so interested after hearing the soundtrack. It was very good, not to take away from it, but the music helps make the movie.
    This CD was truly the best!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2005
    Some pretty gorgeous melodies here, and they all seem achingly sad. Doubly so since Budd has decided to retire from music. Some of them seem cribbed from earlier works (one sounds like a note-for-note remake of a tune from The Pearl), but it's not so much a repeat as a variation on a theme. Very much like Moon and the Melodies, minus the vocals, and much in the vein of The Serpent (In Quicksilver). Lots of piano sustain, wide synth washes, minor keys. Perfect mood music for lazy Sunday afternoons, solo hikes in dark forests, and floating adrift at sea in a life raft.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2005
    When I saw Mysterious Skin I fell in love with the musical score. The soundtrack is as powerful and moving as the film. Neil's Theme is one of the most bittersweet melodies I have ever heard. It is aching and beautiful at the same time. This CD is on constant rotation in my stereo. The soundtrack to Mysterious Skin is a must-have for anyone who was enraptured with the film.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2007
    With Harold Budd no longer composing, I had to purchase this CD and it did not disappoint. The same shimmering, where-does-it-begin-and-end? kind of music was what I expected from Mr. Budd. If you have his other forays into ambience and simple aural joy, then this is a good CD to add to your collection.

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  • Hentschel, Torsten
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ambientmusik vom Feinsten
    Reviewed in Germany on December 31, 2007
    Auch wenn das Cover es nicht nahelegt, das ist eine schöne, sehr ruhige Ambientmusik, die man gerne anhört. Ich war selbst sehr positiv überrascht...
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  • Chester Drawers
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful and haunting film score.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2014
    Like others who have reviewed this CD, I should declare that I am an admirer of Harold Budd's work with Eno and of Guthrie's with The Cocteau Twins. That said, this is one of the most outstanding film scores I have ever heard.

    The lush, slightly melancholy soundscapes within will appeal to a much wider audience than the ambient enthusiast.

    I have 'forced' this soundtrack on a number of friends and all have fallen under its spell.

    Breathtakingly beautiful.
  • コンピュ・リズム
    4.0 out of 5 stars やさしく儚げなアンビエント
    Reviewed in Japan on March 1, 2006
    ハロルド・バッドと元コクトー・ツインズのギタリスト、ロビンのコラボレーションと聞いて、

    両者のファンとしてはリリース前から胸が躍った。

    実際聞いてみると曲毎にどちらが作ったかがはっきり判り、

    それぞれの個性がより際立って面白い。

    音は前回の競作"Moon & Melodies"のインストゥルメンタルとは若干趣きを変え、

    より儚げな美しさを堪能できる。

    残念ながら映画は未見だが、このアルバムだけでも十分価値のある作品
  • Aleksander Pieri
    5.0 out of 5 stars Truly great!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2005
    If you love all what Cocteau Twins music and specialy the album 'The Moon and The Melodies' then this the what I like to call it the sequel of 'The Moon and The Melodies' album. Budd and Robin made an another beautiful musical diamond. Worth to buy it and to listening in a late night hours. I reccomend it. Sorry for my bad English :)
  • qp
    4.0 out of 5 stars 配信動画を見て、感動。
    Reviewed in Japan on June 17, 2010
    日本では公開が認められていない問題作。監督グレッグ・アラキ氏は性的虐待を受けた二人の少年の衝撃的な過去を、その後再会した二人が実際その行為を受けた部屋で回顧し、蘇ってくる現実を受け入れさせるといった辛い構成で描き切っています。背後に流れる音楽の美しさは言葉では表現できません!あたかも天上にも昇っていくような安らぎを覚えます。ロビン・ガスリーとハロルド・バッドのコンビは暗く辛く哀しいストーリーに救いの花を捧げています。全く文句なく美しいOSTなのです。しかし、何とラストシーン〜クレジットに流れる更なる感動を呼び起こす音楽は入っていませんでした!ショック!調べた挙句シガー・ロスの無題(アンタイトル3)でえあることが判明、とうとうこのアルバムを追って購入しました。