Blather and Nonsense

Word of warning

On my way to Lana and Sonya's to meet up with Soren and eat yummy borscht this evening, I listened to the Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack, which I found in my car's CD changer. It's actually the second copy of the album I bought; this fact both pleases and infuriates me. I originally bought this album in December 2001 due to my fascination with the movie and my innumerable hours of enjoyment of the Rushmore soundtrack (also highly recommended). Plenty of good stuff on it, but several key songs were missing from it. A "remastered" version of the album was then released July 2002 with several omitted songs added, notably Simon and Garfunkel's "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" and the Mutato Muzika Orchestra's enchanting arrangement of "Hey Jude." A number of songs that appeared in the movie are still missing, notably the Rolling Stones' "She Smiled Sweetly" and "Ruby Tuesday" (due to the Stones' refusal to license their catalog for soundtracks), Van Morrison's "Everyone," and John Lennon's "Look At Me," among others. Personally, I'm fine with the album in its remastered state now that it has "Hey Jude" since all of the other recordings are available elsewhere, but consider this a word of warning if you're planning on purchasing this still-enjoyable recording.