The soundtrack to this surreal psychological thriller plays out like a sinister nightmare, with choice tracks from some of the heavyweights of the music business, including David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein and even some Lou Reed. Interspersed amongst cuts from these artists is original music written for the film by Trent Reznor, Angelo Badalamenti and Barry Adamson, plus a few audio snippets from the movie. In a word: brilliant.
David Bowie's haunting track "I'm Deranged" opens & closes proceedings, and in between is 70 minutes best enjoyed on a headset, drifting in and out of consciousness after 6 or 7 rum & cokes. I recommend you watch the movie first - it will get you in that paranoid mood you really need to be in to appreciate the journey. But if you're a David Lynch fan you probably already know what I'm talking about, right?
And finally, at the risk of committing heresy, Marilyn Manson's cover of "I Put a Spell On You" may even be better than the Creedence version.
Maybe.
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