Various Artists
Children of Men
Label:  Hip-O Records 
Date:  12/12/2006
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Rock; Soundtrack
  Category:  soundtrack
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Deep Purple - Hush    
      2.  
      		 Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)    
      3.  
      		 Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles)    
      4.  
      		 Michael Price - Sleepy Shores    
      5.  
      		 King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson (King Edit)    
      6.  
      		 Kode9 And The Spaceape - Backward    
      7.  
      		 The Kills - Wait    
      8.  
      		 Donovan - There Is An Ocean    
      9.  
      		 Franco Battiato - Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones)    
      10.  
      		 Pressure Feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey    
      11.  
      		 The Libertines - Arbeit Macht Frei    
      12.  
      		 Cyrus (Random Trio) - Indian Stomp    
      13.  
      		 John Lennon - Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)    
      14.  
      		 Jarvis Cocker - Running The World    
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      Based on this soundtrack, the future of England sounds awfully familiar: a bit of classic-rock excess (Deep Purple's exhilarating "Hush," with its lengthy Jon Lord organ solo; an edited version of King Crimson's "The Court of the Crimson King") and a bit of jittery neopunk (the Libertines' "Arbeit Macht Frei"); a dash of super-deep dub (both Kode9 & the Spaceape's "Backward" and Pressure's "Money Honey" are endowed with bowel-shaking bass) and the obligatory left-field cover (Franco Battiato's Italian-accented "Ruby Tuesday"). Fitting the mood and concept of Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi movie, the most impressive tracks are the ones that sound the most high-tech ominous, like the aforementioned "Money Honey," Cyrus (Random Trio)'s "Indian Stomp" and Roots Manuva's tense hip-hop "Witness." Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker provides an ironically bittersweet, drum-machine-propelled coda with "Running the World," showing that on his own or with a band, he's one of the best lyricists England's ever produced--no wonder his track is right next to one by John Lennon. Note that John Tavener’s score appears on a separate CD. --Elisabeth Vincentelli