Yes Man

RELEASE
December 09, 2008
LABEL
EMI Music Distribution
GENRES
Soundtrack, Soundtracks, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock

Album Review

The score for director Peyton Reed's Jim Carrey-starring comedy Yes Man consists of instrumental music by Lyle Workman and Mark Oliver Everett, aka E of Eels, drawn from tracks by Eels. This soundtrack album features the original vocal tracks by the band, including one new song, "Man Up," which makes it something of an Eels best-of. In addition to the group's lo-fi alt-rock, dominated by E's scratchy tenor, there are also four songs by Munchausen by Proxy, the fictional band in the film led by Zooey Deschanel and Von Iva. These are synth pop with attitude in the style of the B-52's and the Waitresses. The best of them, "Keystar," isn't actually in the film. (Everett obligingly pens liner notes touting Munchausen by Proxy, while "Allison Monier" -- Deschanel's character in the film -- writes about Eels.)
William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Man Up
  2. Bus Stop Boxer
  3. To Lick Your Boots
  4. The Good Old Days
  5. The Sound of Fear
  6. Wooden Nickels
  7. Flyswatter
  8. Blinking Lights (For Me)
  9. Somebody Loves You
  10. Sweet Ballad
  11. Uh-Huh
  12. Keystar
  13. Yes Man
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