American Hustle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist:
Various Artists
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
888430896512
Description
Like Goodfellas and Boogie Nights before it, American Hustle's music celebrates the epic feel of '70s pop, rock, and disco and uses it to give its story extra heft. David O. Russell's tale of con men, Feds, and the mob has a lighter touch than either of those two movies, however, and this is reflected in the soundtrack's song choices. More than a few of these tracks are by Electric Light Orchestra as well as Jeff Lynne on his own, and the whimsical yet driving sound of "10538 Overture," "Long Black Road," and "Stream of Stars" lends a tongue-in-cheek tone supported by Tom Jones' "Delilah" and Chris Stills' "Live to Live." The album touches on some of the decade's definitive songs (Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," Wings' "Live and Let Die," Donna Summer's "I Feel Love") but never sounds like a prepackaged hits-of-the-'70s collection, due in large part to unique choices like Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' gritty version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" and Mayssa Karaa's otherworldly Arabic interpretation of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," which is so striking that it's one of the finest songs on an album packed with big names. A nuanced and playful soundtrack, American Hustle works well as a companion piece to the movie that spawned it and on its own. A1 -Duke Ellington Jeep's Blues A2 -Steely Dan Dirty Work A3 -America (2) A Horse With No Name A4 -Electric Light Orchestra 10538 Overture A5 -Jack Jones I've Got Your Number B1 -Mayssa Karaa White Rabbit B2 -Donna Summer I Feel Love B3 -Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes* Don't Leave Me This Way B4 -Tom Jones Delilah C1 -Wings (2) Live & Let Die C2 -Bee Gees How Can You Mend A Broken Heart C3 -Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road C4 -Temptations, The Papa Was A Rollin' Stone D1 -Todd Rundgren I Saw The Light D2 -Electric Light Orchestra Long Black Road D3 -David Bowie The Jean Genie D4 -Jeff Lynne Stream Of Stars D5 -Frank Sinatra The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil) D6 -Ella Fitzgerald It's De-Lovely D7 -Danny Elfman Irving Montage
