Even though it’s not something in our typical wheelhouse, we’re sort of rooting for Ryan Murphy’s “Eat Pray Love.” Based on the best selling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, the film stars Julia Roberts, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis, Billy Crudup, and Javier Bardem in the story of a woman who travels to Rome, Mumbai and Bali when she finds herself at a crossroads in her life. Yeah, it sounds like it could by treacly, but we’re hoping the solid cast and director Ryan Murphy (“Running With Scissors”) can deliver on the material, and take it to some interesting places. There’s not enough female driven dramas of quality, so we hope this is one of them.
Anyway, at the very least, the soundtrack should be worth hunting down as the tracklisting boasts a pretty nice mix of classic rock, soul and bossa nova. We’ll skip over Josh Rouse and get to the good stuff like the two great Neil Young tracks “Harvest Moon” and “Heart Of Gold.” Marvin Gaye and Sly & The Family Stone will inject some rhythm with “Got To Give It Up (Part 1”) and “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” respectively, while Bebel and Joao Gilberto will keep things breezy and light with their contributions. And if that Eddie Vedder & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan song seems familiar, well, it is. It originally appeared on the “Dead Man Walking” soundtrack.
The soundtrack is currently scheduled to hit iTunes on July 20th, but no word on a physical release date at this time, but we’ll keep you posted. “Eat Pray Love” will hit theaters on August 13th.
“Eat Pray Love” Soundtrack Tracklisting
1. Flight Attendant – Josh Rouse
2. Last Tango In Paris (Suite Pt. 2) – Gato Barbieri
3. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & The Family Stone
4. Der Holle Rache Kocht In Meinem Herzen from “Die Zauberflote” (The Magic Flute) [Performed by Wiener Philmarmoniker, George Solti, Conductor]
5. Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
6. Kaliyugavaradana – U. Srinivas
7. The Long Road – Eddie Vedder with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
8. Harvest Moon – Neil Young
9. Samba De Bencao – Bebel Gilberto
10. Wave – Joao Gilberto
11. Got To Give It Up (Part 1) – Marvin Gaye
12. ‘S Wonderful – Joao Gilberto
13. Better Days – Eddie Vedder
14. Attraversiamo – Dario Marianelli
15. Augusteum – Dario Marianelli [Pre-orders only]
Neil Young “Heart Of Gold”
Marvin Gaye “Got To Give It Up”