Soundtrack reviewed by Glenn Gaslin Film starring Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Marianne Faithfull. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Released by Astralwerks. This is what rebellion and youth and power sound like in the late 1700s: Adam Ant, Bow Bow Wow, The Cure, The Strokes. In Coppola's rollicking telling of how a 19-year-old became Queen of France, new wave, punk rock and Aughties indie pop make perfect sense, not to mention a good listen. To anyone Marie Antoinette's age today, the sounds of New Order add a sense of history, and Coppola has culled each track carefully to add just the right amount of depth to each scene (Siouxsie and the Banshees, for example, fits for a masked ball). Beyond the 24-hour-party-people vibe, there's plenty from period Baroque master Jean-Philippe Rameau and fresh compositions from frequent Coppola cohorts Air. They may not be from the 18th Century, but hey, at least they're from Versailles. |
