About A Boy [Soundtrack] - Badly Drawn Boy
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

  • Summary: Instead of a real follow-up to "The Hour of Bewliderbeast" (look for that later in 2002), Damon Gough returns with the score to the film adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel. The 16 new tracks here are split between short instrumental pieces and full songs.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. With About a Boy, Badly Drawn boy has grown up.
  2. A collection of stylistically diverse tunes that is cohesive and refreshing. [Jul 2002, p.76]
  3. Ambition, imagination, charm and grace - by any measure, 'About A Boy' hits the heights.
  4. 60
    Light and airy, pretty in parts, but devoid of muscle, grit or originality. [May 2002, p.96]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. DaveN.
    10
    It does not get much better than this.....
  2. JN
    10
    feelgood album of the summer and probably the year!
  3. DaveL
    8
    Very good album....solid songwriting, great singing. "Silent Sigh" is one of the best songs of the year.
  4. 7
    As good a soundtrack album as you'll probably hear and a very strong follow up to Hour of Bewilderbeast.While it doesn't have the same depth as Bewilderbeast, it is a soundtrack so is a completely different album. Lots of lovely short tracks in between proper songs. It's centre piece I love NYE and Silent Sigh are worth having this record alone. Donna & Blitzen is a classic alternative Christmas anthems that unfortunately never gets played. Expand

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