The Holdovers [OST] (LP)
Various Artists
Amoeba Review
Prefer your holiday soundtracks on the wry side? Then you'll dig The Holdovers soundtrack, the musical companion piece to Alexander Payne's Paul Giamatti-starrer about a misfit group of holiday holdouts at a New England prep school. The original compositions by Mark Orton give a nod to classic '70s film music; inspired by the likes of Carol King and Cat Stevens, the tracks are endowed with a sense of restlessness and adventure, warmth and familiarity. The other tracks are a mix of Christmas and non-Christmas, throwback and contemporary, with selections from Khruangbin, Shocking Blue, The Allman Brothers, and Andy Williams. A cozy listen that readily evokes the movie's milieu.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Silver Joy
|
Damien Jurado | 03:06 |
2.
Venus
|
Shocking Blue | 03:07 |
3.
The Time Has Come Today
|
The Chambers Brothers | 04:54 |
4.
Candlepin Bowling
|
Mark Orton | 02:17 |
5.
Primal Architecture
|
Mark Orton | 00:47 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
|
Labi Siffre | 03:01 |
2.
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
|
The Allman Brothers Band | 06:58 |
3.
Knock Three Times
|
Tony Orlando & Dawn | 02:59 |
4.
When Winter Comes
|
Artie Shaw | 02:54 |
5.
Nursing Home / Drive to Boston
|
Mark Orton | 03:55 |
Side C Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Medley: Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly / What Child Is This?
|
The Swingle Singers | 03:11 |
2.
Silent Night
|
The Temptations | 06:07 |
3.
Jingle Bells
|
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | 03:11 |
4.
It's Christmas!
|
Mark Orton | 02:13 |
5.
Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)
|
Trapp Family Singers | 02:01 |
6.
White Christmas
|
The Swingle Singers | 02:11 |
7.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
|
Andy Williams | 02:33 |
Side D Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
The Wind
|
Cat Stevens | 01:42 |
2.
A Calf Born in Winter
|
Khruangbin | 03:31 |
3.
The Glove / Now He's History / 5/4 for Constantine4:24
|
Mark Orton | 04:19 |
4.
A Girl In Tow / Back To Barton
|
Mark Orton | 04:29 |
5.
Danny / The Glove / Let's Make The Best Of It
|
Mark Orton | 02:19 |
6.
SeeYa / Into The Unknown
|
Mark Orton | 04:33 |