High Fidelity
 | Hollywood Records, 2000, Audio CD Customer Rating: 78 reviews Recommend |
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Like a great mix tape, the soundtrack to High Fidelity feels like it was assembled by a true music fanatic. Interspersing selections from cult favorites both old (Love, the 13th Floor Elevators) and new (Smog, Stereolab), it provides a window into the mind of the film's main character, a record store owner who's better able to express his love for a rare 45 than for his longtime girlfriend. — Steven Stolder
Nick Hornby's novel about a middle-aged, obsessive record-store owner and his struggle with growing up in an adult world indifferent to the finer points of soul music was a sharp commentary on life, love, and a decades-long affair with popular music. If any movie has to have a decent soundtrack it's this one. And it does. Perhaps a little light on soul (Stevie Wonder is a hip pick, but how about Arthur Alexander or even Otis Redding?), it specializes in cult and indie bands that should be familiar to many. The Velvet Underground, Love, the 13th Floor Elevators, and the Kinks honor the old school, while Royal Trux, Stereolab, and Smog represent the newest wave. Elvis Costello appears with a strong pick from an odd era (early '80s), and his greatest imitator, John Wesley Harding, is featured as well. This probably should have been a box set — you end up wanting more. — Rob O'Connor
- You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
- Everybody's Gonna Be Happy - The Kinks
- I'm Wrong About Everything - John Wesley Harding
- Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - The Velvet Underground
- Always See Your Face - Love
- Most Of The Time - Bob Dylan
- Fallen For You - Shiela Nicholls
- Dry The Rain - The Beta Band
- Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Cold Blooded Old Times - Smog
- Let's Get It On - Jack Black
- Lo Boob Oscillator - Stereolab
- Inside Game - Royal Trux
- Who Loves The Sun - The Velvet Underground
- I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) - Stevie Wonder
Title: High Fidelity
Sales Rank: 18311 in Music
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Hollywood Records, 2000-03-28, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Soundtrack
Item Dimensions: 0.21 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds
- Good variety - good songs
- The main reason I purchased this item was for the Dylan song "Most of the Time", but I have been happy with 3/4 of the other songs also. There is enough variety in the soundtrack that anyone should be able to find at least one song to enjoy.… More reviews
- REALLY Disappointing, Save Your Money
- Honestly, what can I say, this CD can hardly be called a sound track as most of the songs on this CD were barely, and I mean barely represented in the movie. I love the movie, but the CD does not have the feel of the movie and that is what I want from a soundtrack.
The really interesting songs in the movie are not on this… More reviews
- "Pop:" Redux
- Film soundtracks are a tricky business typically, and usually don't do much for me. Among the notable exceptions to this are two soundtracks that actually changed my approach towards music quite a lot. The first was "Singles," the grunge exposition that accompanied the Cameron Crowe film. When that one came out, it introduced me to then-new/new-to-me acts like… More reviews
- YOU NEED THIS
- Phenomenal movie about good music could only generate a phenomenal soundtrack. My only dissappointment is that there aren't more tracks on this cd. However, as other reviewers have already kindly added the lengthy list of tunes heard and discussed in the film, you can look them up and explore the sounds. I have been turned onto at least 3 bands from… More reviews
- enjoyable
- got a few of the songs on other albums before (think elvis costello etc) but there are a few gems that are harder to find. More reviews
