SelmaSongs: Music from the Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark - Björk
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76 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • 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]
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    She may not have written the words, but Björk's emotional investment in songs like 'I've Seen It All' (really sad) and 'Scatterheart' (really really sad) is undeniable; making this album - 'in character' as poor, doomed Selma - totally seductive as A Björk Record.
  3. Almost Cool
    80
    An excellent release, albeit a bit short.
  4. 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]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  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
  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
  3. CalR
    8
    A prime example of an Artist embodying the essence of the movie and in pop music. Selma Songs is one of Bjork's best efforts, only hindered by having to engage with the film, which appears to have deduced her lyrical capacity.… Expand
  4. 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

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