The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou [Original Soundtrack]

by Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou / O.S.T. (Colv)

Overview

Defying the trend of shoving a bunch of songs together for unit-shifting, the soundtrack to the Bill Murray movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou is a cohesive and entertaining collection of songs. Sven Libaek's score pieces are remarkable, from the dreamy jazz of "Shark Attack Theme" to the watery, hypnotic "Open Sea Theme," while Mark Mothersbaugh's offerings are as consistently good as ever. From lilting horn orchestrations ("Loquasto International Film Festival") to bright beautiful pieces ("Let Me Tell You About My Boat"), Mothersbaugh triumphs. Filmmaker Wes Anderson contrasts such instrumentals with outstanding '70s rock choices like Iggy & the Stooges' proto-punk Molotov "Search and Destroy," Devo's "Gut Feeling," and a pair of Hunky Dory-extracted David Bowie classics like the rollicking "Queen Bitch" and the somber brilliance of "Life on Mars?" A second version of the latter, sung in Portuguese by Seu Jorge, is one of five absurd but likable Bowie covers, making for an eclectic but compelling collection. ~ John D. Luerssen

Product Details

Release Date:	06/20/2025
Label:	Hollywood Records
UPC:	0050087579760

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Shark Attack Theme
2. Loquasto International Film Festival
3. Life On Mars
4. Starman
5. Let Me Tell You About My Boat
6. Rebel Rebel
7. Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme [Take 1]
8. Gut Feeling
9. Open Sea Theme
10. Rock N' Roll Suicide
11. Here's To You

Disc 2

12. We Call Them Pirates Out Here
13. Search And Destroy
14. Le Nina De Puerta Oscura
15. Life On Mars?
16. Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op
17. Five Years
18. 30 Century Man
19. The Way I Feel Inside
20. Queen Bitch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scott Walker   Primary Artist
Mark Mothersbaugh   Primary Artist
Ricardo Modrego   Primary Artist
Paco de Lucia   Primary Artist
David Bowie   Primary Artist
The Zombies   Primary Artist
Iggy & the Stooges   Primary Artist
Devo   Primary Artist
Seu Jorge   Primary Artist
Sven Libaek   Primary Artist
Joan Baez   Primary Artist
Marcia Dickstein   Harpsichord
Paul Morin   Bass
Larry Klimas   Flute
Fred Selden   Flute
Desiree Craig-Ramos   Director
Michael "Hoss" Miller   Guitar,Mandolin
Gordon Peeke   Drums,Timpani,Percussion

Technical Credits

Robert Casale   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Mark Mothersbaugh   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Sven Libaek   Composer
Bob Mothersbaugh   Composer
Joan Baez   Composer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
James Williamson   Composer
Mark Pollard   Art Direction
Enny Joo   Design
Miquel Manuel Lopez Quiroga   Composer
Scott Walker   Composer
Rod Argent   Composer
Randall Poster   Producer
Mitchell Leib   Executive
Stewart Lerman   Mixing,Editing,Preparation for CD Mastering
Jim Dunbar   Music Coordinator,Preparation for CD Mastering
David Bowie   Composer
Gerald V. Casale   Composer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Wes Anderson   Producer
Iggy Pop   Composer