Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
ie8 fix
SelmaSongs: Music from the Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark - Björk
SelmaSongs: Music from the Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark Image
Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: The soundtrack to Lars Von Trier's "Dancer In The Dark" consists of seven tracks from Bjork, who also starred in the film. Includes "I've Seen It All," a duet with Radiohead's Thom Yorke.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    The music on Selmasongs brings Bjork's penchant for haunting melodies, cinematic imagery and ambient percussion fully to bear.... Though composed for a film, the music is 100-percent Bjork and may well be her best work yet. [12/2000, p.91]
    All this publication's reviews
  2. MTV.com
    90
    Björk's airy and exalted vocals are wonderfully familiar. She may be singing as Selma, but Björk herself isn't too far beneath the surface.
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    There's still enough synapse-jangling vocal invention and moments of great beauty to make it a worthy addition ot Bjork's singular ouevre. [Nov. 2000, p.99]
    All this publication's reviews

See all 20 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. gagaforever
    10
    The movie made me cry so much at the end and the lyrics and songs on the album are exceptional..."New World" is deffinitely a song i can relate to and love listening to Bjork's music...She's so original and like Lady GaGa, Has her own style and voice that no one else can touch… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. AndrewF
    10
    This is by far my favourite Bjork album, and one of my fave albums of all time. It works much better once you've seen the film, and you associate the heart-wrenching tale with the lovely music. Some of the most depressing music ever made to go with a nihilistic film, but it's a bold and daring artistic statement.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JuliaA
    7
    The soundtrack that can stand on its own without being too attached to the movie. who would ever thought the sound of train on railways (I�39;ve Seen It All), a broken-alike musicbox scape (Scatterheart), even just shouting numbers of footsteps(107 Steps) would sound so amazing? the reason I don't give this album 9 or 10 would be the amount of songs (the song at the scene where Selma got hanged and few more songs would be nice).… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

See all 6 User Reviews

Recommended Products

  1. Drawing Restraint 9 OST - Björk

    • Release Date: Aug 23, 2005
    Drawing Restraint 9 OST Image

  2. Volta - Björk

    • Release Date: May 8, 2007
    Volta Image

  3. Medulla - Björk

    • Release Date: Aug 31, 2004
    Medulla Image

Current Music Releases

Full List »
  1. Tago Mago [40th Anniversary Edition] - Can
    Metascore: 99
  2. Live in Europe 1967: Best of the Bootleg, Vol. 1 - Miles Davis
    Metascore: 99
  3. Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition] - Smashing Pumpkins
    Metascore: 96
  4. The SMiLE Sessions - The Beach Boys
    Metascore: 96
  5. National Treasures: The Complete Singles - Manic Street Preachers
    Metascore: 95
  6. Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe] - U2
    Metascore: 93
  7. Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] - The Rolling Stones
    Metascore: 93
  8. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - Ry Cooder
    Metascore: 92
  9. Unto the Locust - Machine Head
    Metascore: 91
  10. Quadrophenia [The Director's Cut] - The Who
    Metascore: 90
  11. Rio [Live] - Keith Jarrett
    Metascore: 90
  12. Bitch Magnet - Bitch Magnet
    Metascore: 90
  13. What Were You Hoping For? - Van Hunt
    Metascore: 90
  14. Charity Starts at Home - Phonte
    Metascore: 89
  15. Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition] - Nirvana
    Metascore: 89
  16. Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 - Drexciya
    Metascore: 88
  17. Bad as Me - Tom Waits
    Metascore: 88
  18. The Singles - Goldfrapp
    Metascore: 88
  19. Undun - The Roots
    Metascore: 88
  20. The Wonder Years - 9th Wonder
    Metascore: 87
All Current Music »