by
Björk
- Record Label: Elektra/Asylum
- Release Date: Sep 19, 2000
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Universal acclaim- based on 108 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 97 out of 108
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Mixed: 3 out of 108
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Negative: 8 out of 108
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Jan 13, 2023Extremely consistent soundtrack that marks its place among her discography. At no point is it boring, overbearing, or too much. The short runtime makes it an enjoyable listen. The sample usage and microbeat experiments give a tease of what's to come.
Highlights: Scatterheart, In The Musicals, New World -
May 1, 2022Pretty good soundtrack. Can't really fault it beyond i just couldn't connect with it much maybe it's because I haven't seen the movie it scores but even so the music doesn't grip or even satisfy in the way soundtracks do .
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Sep 2, 2020
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Jul 24, 2017Selmasongs contains rework songs from the Lars Von Trier movie Dancer In The Dark. And some of the CD versions are weaker than the movie versions. For example I can't explain this version of Scatterheart, the movie version was way more touching. But it's still a great piece. Overature is a masterpiece and 107 Steps, one of the most creative song in Björk's discography.
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Oct 5, 2016The perfect soundtrack to probably the saddest film I have ever seen. The songs inspire hope and beauty while the movie is very much the opposite spectrum, the hardships of a poor life. Ironically the song nominated for an Oscar, "I've Seen it All" (duet with Radiohead's Tom Yorke) is my least favourite track. Download: Cvalda, 107 Steps, Overture.
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Jul 1, 2014It's the best soundtrack that I heard in my life!! The way how Bjork's walking behind the drama and the glory, but staying on the best time of her life while she's hurting herself. I really loved this!
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Oct 29, 2013
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Feb 20, 2012A 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.
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Sep 22, 2010The 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
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JuliaANov 21, 2006
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jyotirmayadAug 27, 2006if you want some cool background music to read the paper to or for napping mood ~ good ... doesn't stand well as an album that would satisfy your need to hear some thing more entertaining except for the song about walls with thom yorke of radiohead fame.
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AndrewFAug 2, 2006This 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.
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Awards & Rankings
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Selmasongs breaks no new ground whatsoever for the Icelandic composer, instead dwelling in more comfortable regions already mapped by Homogenic.... the record definitely has its great moments. The problem is, there are only two of them.
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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.
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An excellent release, albeit a bit short.