Customer Reviews
Excellent - By: Sarah, 02 Jul 2008 
I saw the film first & bought myself this cd afterwards. I love every song on it. If it's the music from the film that you want it's all on here. I'd highly recommend this cd.
Original, easy-listening, refreshingly new - By: Claire Cooper, 22 Apr 2008 With or without the dvd, this music is new & refreshing. With the DVD, there is added meaning. Get the CD, watch the DVD.
Best soundtrack for years - By: Paul Spencer, 21 Mar 2008 I can count the number of film soundtracks I've bought on two hands, this is one of the best. Outside of the category of film soundtracks it's still one of the best albums I've heardin a while.
A superb effort from two talented musicians, I really hope the do something together again soon.
Mellow and moving - By: M. Doherty, 06 Jan 2008 
Overall a great collection of songs : I would agree it does resonate more emotionally if you have seen the film first , as the music is integral to it. However I did buy this before I had had a chance to see the film (it didn't get that wide a release unfortunately) & the songs still stand up very well by themselves.
Glen Hansard was previouslyin The Commitments & latterly the band The Frames so the musical pedigree is very good. A couple of the tracks have previously seen the light of day on the most recent Frames album "The Cost" (2006) ("Falling Slowly", "When Your Mind's Made Up") while "Say It to Me Now" goes all the way back to their mid-90's album "Fitzcarraldo" , but the arrangements/versions here are new - the latter revisited as a belter solo effort with just acoustic guitar.
The style is more folky & softer than Hansard's band The Frames, which are also highly recommended if you like the music here - as mentioned before their last album "The Cost" is similarin tone to this.
(As an introduction to the Frames I would recommend you start with The Frames 2002's live album "Set List" , & either "Fitzcarraldo" & "Dance with the Devil". )
You can't beat great songs - By: M. Wyn, 02 Jan 2008 As a songwriter I am forever converted to five beatsin the bar as well as on occation a simple approach to songwriting. The songs on this album are stunning, & just like the film, wake something that has been asleep for a while. I feel sorry for the people for whom this is not their cup of tea.
