Name: Across The Universe by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 602517469501
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (217 reviews)

COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

As soundtracks to Beatles-inspired movies go, Across the Universe -- the companion piece to Julie Taymor's pseudo-psychedelic fantasmagoria extravaganza that tells the story of the '60s through the tunes of the Fab Four -- has bewilderingly gaudy moments, but it's not as appallingly tacky as Sgt. Pepper or as stuffy as All This and World War II. Still, Taymor's overly designed fantasia is at once too tasteful and too garish, which is an odd combination for an odd movie -- and something that may be more gripping onscreen than it is on record. Dana Fuchs furiously channels Melissa Etheridge (especially on "Helter Skelter") when her performance is isolated as music, although the biggest surprise is that Bono not only looks like a dead ringer for Robin Williams in the film, but he sounds a bit like him too, with overly earnest readings of "I Am the Walrus" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Much of the rest slides by agreeably enough. Jim Sturgess has the same plainspoken delivery as Ewan MacGregor in Moulin Rouge, which helps in love songs from "All My Loving" to "Something" -- and he does a credible job on the rockabilly revamp of "I've Just Seen a Face" -- while Joe Cocker steals the show with his slinky, funky, spacy version of "Come Together." And, apart from Bono and Fuchs' too-strong soulful belting, nothing is distracting -- but the biggest strength of Across the Universe may be that, when considered in its entirety, it mainly whets the appetite for the original recordings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Volume 1

1. Girl

by Jim Sturgess

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Jim Sturgess; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

2. Hold Me Tight

by Evan Rachel Wood

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Evan Rachel Wood; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

3. All My Loving

by Jim Sturgess

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Jim Sturgess; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: T-bone Burnett; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

4. I Want To Hold Your Hand

by T.v. Carpio

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: T.v. Carpio; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

5. With A Little Help From My Friends

by Joe Anderson, Jim Sturgess

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Joe Anderson
Jim Sturgess; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

6. It Won't Be Long

by Evan Rachel Wood

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Evan Rachel Wood; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: T-bone Burnett; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

7. I've Just Seen A Face

by Jim Sturgess

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Jim Sturgess; Main Performer
Lyricist: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki
Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
T-bone Burnett; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante
Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

8. Let It Be

by Carol Woods, Timothy T. Mitchum

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Carol Woods
Timothy T. Mitchum; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante
Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: T-bone Burnett; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki
Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

9. Come Together

by Joe Cocker

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Joe Cocker; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
T-bone Burnett
Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

10. Why Don't We Do It In The Road

by Dana Fuchs

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Dana Fuchs; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

11. If I Fell

by Evan Rachel Wood

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Evan Rachel Wood; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

12. I Want You (She's So Heavy)

by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T.v. Carpio

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Joe Anderson
Dana Fuchs
T.v. Carpio; Main Performer
Lyricist: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

13. Dear Prudence

by Dana Fuchs, Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, T.v. Carpio

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Jim Sturgess
T.v. Carpio; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Mike Piersante; Production
Producer: T-bone Burnett; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Piersante; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

14. Flying

by Secret Machines

Composer: George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul Mccartney
Richard Starkey; Composer
Primary Artist: Secret Machines; Main Performer
Lyricist: Richard Starkey
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Brandon Mason; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Josh Garza
Benjamin Curtis
Brandon Curtis; Production
Studio Personnel: Brandon Mason; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Starkey
John Lennon
Paul Mccartney
George Harrison; Other

15. Blue Jay Way

by Secret Machines

Composer: George Harrison; Composer
Primary Artist: Secret Machines; Main Performer
Lyricist: George Harrison; Composer
Mixing: Brandon Mason; Production
Producer: Josh Garza
Benjamin Curtis
Brandon Curtis
Elliot Goldenthal; Production
Studio Personnel: Brandon Mason; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Harrison; Other

Volume 2

1. I Am The Walrus

by Bono, Secret Machines

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Secret Machines
Bono; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Brandon Mason; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal
Josh Garza
Benjamin Curtis
Brandon Curtis; Production
Studio Personnel: Brandon Mason; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

2. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite

by Eddie Izzard

Composer: Paul Mccartney
John Lennon; Composer
Primary Artist: Eddie Izzard; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Joel Iwataki; Production
Producer: Elliot Goldenthal; Production
Studio Personnel: Joel Iwataki; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other

3. Because

by Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T.v. Carpio, Martin Luther Mccoy

Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Primary Artist: Joe Anderson
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Martin Luther Mccoy
Jim Sturgess
T.v. Carpio; Main Performer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Mixing: Brandon Mason; Production
Producer: Teese Gohl; Production
Studio Personnel: Brandon Mason; Production
Composer Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Other