This epic, beautifully arranged songs of The Beatles, adapting the wide panoply of their songbook, creates a dramatic and inspired soundtrack to the equally beautiful film of artistic breadth, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. For ages, songs of The Beatles had been revived, rewound and reinstated, but never before there came an album that had been modified yet stayed true to the spirit of The Beatles, harmonising the contemporary sounds, soul, jazz, pop, rock, and of course, The Beatles-sound - into something worth listening to and might hook you consequently.

From the voices of newcomer actor Jim Sturgess, the lovely Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fusch, Joe Anderson, TV Caprio, and U2's Bono, it has proved its array of talents. Starting off with the mesmerising "Girl" by Jim Sturgess, then puts on the dancing shoes with Evan Rachel Wood's "Hold Me Tight". There are many brilliant standouts, like Sturgess's rendition of "All My Loving", Wood's quiet heart-schmooze "If I Fell", Caprio's slow yet captivating "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (made me realise that it's not a happy song indeed, but about a person who wanted to hold somebody's hand but didn't quite achieve it), Joe Cocker's edgy "Come Together", the soulful and moving with gospel choirs "Let It Be", the intricate and meaningful "Dear Prudence", and Joe Anderson's "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" are only some of the few fantastic sounds. Bono also adds his "I Am The Walrus", Anderson with his vocal style in "Hey Jude", but it's this man named Sturgess who's a wonderful find, proving that can sing and act, with his "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Across The Universe" and "All You Need Is Love".

Movie soundtracks proved to be worth the sell indeed, as the songs perfectly serenades the story of the film. If The Beatles were alive, they could have never been prouder.


RATING: A+