Best Laid Plans

RELEASE
August 24, 1999
LABEL
Virgin
GENRES
Soundtrack, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Album Review

The soundtrack to Mike Barker's post-indie thriller Best Laid Plans (starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin, and Allesandro Nivola) has selections from the stylish score by Craig Armstrong, plus savvy, similarly atmospheric selections from Mazzy Star, Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Gomez, and Massive Attack, along with a Patsy Cline song, presumably included to remind you that, yes, the film is indeed set in the American South, even if the soundtrack is decidedly Euro-centric. The album doesn't always hold together, since the two halves don't always meet, but Armstrong's score is evocative and the songs are good on their own terms, making Best Laid Plans a suitably enjoyable souvenir for fans of the film.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Lissa
  2. Twisted Mess
  3. Twisted Love Theme
  4. Father and Son
  5. Flowers in December
  6. Why Can't He Be You
  7. Best Laid Plans
  8. Look on Down from the Bridge
  9. Angel
  10. Worried Eyes [Tropico Mix]
  11. Tijuana Lady
  12. Lissa Montage
  13. End Titles