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SelmaSongs: Music from the Motion Picture Dancer in the Dark - Björk
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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  1. JuanM.
    Aug 8, 2001
    10
    This is the greatest album from Björk, all the tracks are very good
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  2. Kristian
    Aug 10, 2003
    9
    I've seen the movie and you've seen nothing yet until you've listened to the album, especially the wonderful I've Seen It All, Scatterheart and A New Day
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  3. AndrewF
    Aug 2, 2006
    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.
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  4. jyotirmayad
    Aug 27, 2006
    7
    if 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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  5. JuliaA
    Nov 21, 2006
    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'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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  6. gagaforever
    Sep 22, 2010
    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
  7. CalR
    Feb 20, 2012
    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.
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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Pitchfork
    74
    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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  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.
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  3. Almost Cool
    80
    An excellent release, albeit a bit short.
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