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Mary S. from TAMPA, FL
Reviewed on 2/17/2007...

Great for fans of the radio show, fans of the movie, and anybody who likes folksy music. And Lindsay Lohan's "Frankie & Johnny" (track 15) isn't bad either. But the best on the disc is certainly "Bad Jokes" by Woody Harrelson & John C. Reilly (track 21).

Pretty Good Soundtrack & DVD

I'm Serious | Galt, CA USA | 06/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Soundtrack from the film Prairie Home Companion is superb.

The tracks aren't in the same order as they occurred in the film, but must have been a bit rearranged for balance and listenability.



You don't have to see the movie to enjoy the soundtrack, and if you've seen the film, it's even better.

I found myself wanting to applaude after several of the pieces during the film, but didn't want to seem like an amateur, nor did I wish to startle the old folks sitting in front of me; pieces such as "Gold Watch and Chain" by Streep and Keillor, "Frankie & Johnny" by Lohan, "Old Plank Road" by Robin & Linda Williams, "Coming Down From Red Lodge" by the Guys All-Star Shoe Band, and "Bad Jokes" by Harrelson and Reilly are the most memorable.

The film had all the great music I could have hoped for except for the omitted "Powdermilk Biscuits Theme." C'mon, GK---how do you expect to win the Oscar for Best Picture when you leave out the theme for Powdermilk Biscuits? Jeeze, Louise!



The DVD included with the Soundtrack is a real Bonus!

The highlights are Keillor's Catchup monolog, and the pieces played by the Guys All-Star Shoe Band: they are an outstanding group of extrordinarily talented and versatile musicians, a pleasure to watch and a joy to listen to!"

Patience is a virtue, especially in Lake Wobegon

John DiBello | Brooklyn, NY | 06/17/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you've been having trouble importing this CD to your Mac with iTunes, take heart: I had much the same problem the first couple times I inserted the disk (it spins and does not mount on the desktop and didn't show up in iTunes). F12 or eject to get the CD out, and try it again. Third time was the charm for me: while it is doing a lot of spinning as it imports, it imported fine that time. As GK himself might say, there's nothing given to us that's worth its weight in told unless we have to cuss and struggle over it a little bit. (But one star off for the difficulties in importing for our very un-Lake Wobegon iPods!)



The soundtrack is itself a delight, like the film. My only quibble is that, like with many soundtrack albums, the music is not in the same sequence as it appeared in the film: Altman and Keillor took time and effort to build their story using the music, and to present it out of sequence loses some of the effect. Nevermind. It's easy to resequence the tracks any way you like 'em in iTunes, and you can even leave out Lindsay Lohan's brassy and funny "Frankie and Johnny" if it's not for you. A wonderful souvenir of one of my favorite films of the year."