VA — Moulin Rouge (Music From Baz Luhrmann\’s Film) (2001)
MP3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) | Soundtrack, Downtempo, Modern Classical, Pop Rock, Euro House | 1h | 173 / 427 MB
Nicole Kidman playing a sig prostitute Ewan McGregor channeling the Police If the soundtrack to director Baz Luhrmann\’s freakish musical Moulin Rouge has its way, we\’ll all be wearing corsets and swig from the ceiling while the former Mrs. Tom Cruise becomes our favorite new pop sensation. As daring as Luhrmann himself, the compositions test Kidman—who could have easily used a league of backup singers and studio knob-twiddlers to hide her inexperience—and she actually passes. She\’s no Olivia Newton-John, but she capably mixes Madonna\’s \»Material Girl\» with \»Diamonds Are a Girl\’s Best Friend\» (which is as breathy as Marilyn would\’ve wanted it to be) and goes full throttle on any medley thrown her way. Her cover of \»One Day I\’ll Fly Away\» is especially poignant given her much-publicized personal tragedies. Ewan, though, is a real star; his giggly schoolboy brogue morphs into a fun cradle for Paul McCartney\’s Wings as well as U2\’s Bono on \»Elephant Love Medley.\» Beck\’s cover of David Bowie\’s \»Diamond Dogs\» is a hit waiting to happen, while Pattie LaBelle\’s \’70s staple \»Lady Marmalade\» (remade by an all-star cast of divas, Lil\’ Kim and Christina Aguilera among them) already is. A delicious, racy soundtrack that is equal parts cabaret, glam rock, and trip-hop, Moulin Rouge doesn\’t disappoint. -Kristy Martin
01. David Bowie — Nature Boy
02. Christina Aguilera, Lil \’Kim , Mya and Pink — Lady Marmalade
03. Fatboy Slim — Because We Can
04. Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Caroline O\’Connor, Natalie Mendoza and Lara Mulcahy — Sparkling Diamonds
05. Valeria — Rhythm of the Night
06. Ewan McGregor and Alessandro Safina — Your Song
07. Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer — Children of the Revolution
08. Nicole Kidman — One Day I\’ll Fly Away
09. Beck — Diamond Dogs
10. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Jamie Allen — Elephant Love Medley
11. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor — Come What May
12. Ewan McGregor, Jose Feliciano and Jacek Koman — El Tango De Roxanne
13. Rufus Wainright — Complainte De La Butte
14. Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo and Alka Wagnik — Hindi Sad Diamonds
15. David Bowie and Massive Attack — Nature Boy
16. Christina Aguilera, Lil \’Kim, Mya and Pink — Lady Marmalade (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)