Soundtrack Review: Trust The Man

By Patrick Luce Aug 24, 2006, 17:16 GMT

The soundtrack for Trust The Man features an array of established artists and complete unknowns, assembled carefully by music supervisor Daniel Wise together with Trust the Man director Bart Freundlich. As the featured artist, Wrong Records artist Libby Johnson\'s music serves as a backbone throughout the film, and her song "Don\'t Mean You Lost Your Love" is the album\'s lead track. Other highlights include songs by Ben Harper, Rachael Yamagata, ...more

Filled with rocking tunes from a number of artists, the Trust The Man Soundtrack is worth buying thanks to a number of great songs that range from rock to blues.

Artists on the album include Preacherman, Ben Harper, Chocolate Genius, Dave’s True Story, and Uncle Carl.

The album kicks off with the rocking “It Is What It Is” from Preacherman, and also features the poppy rock tunes “Everything” from Ben Harper, and “Everlasting No” from Dave’s True Story. The soundtrack also benefits from a number of songs from singer/songwriter Libby Johnson – whose tracks help shape the overall pace of the entire album.

Trust The Man is described as a smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage among modern day New Yorkers. The film features the romantic escapades of two couples: a successful actress (Julianne Moore) and her stay at home husband (David Duchovny); and her slacker younger brother (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend Maggie Gyllenhaal). The film follows these four on their pointed, often surprising and frequently hilarious search for love in the midst of careers, family, infidelity and the ever-daunting search for Manhattan street parking.

The film was written and directed by Bart Freundlich who shaped the album around Johnson’s tracks after he heard the singer’s new solo debut album ‘Annabella.’ He also edited several of the film’s scenes around Johnson’s music.

Johnson’s (who made her start in music by playing in New York City piano bars) has four tracks on the soundtrack, and the singer provides much of the soundtrack’s tone. Her songs include “Rain,” “Every Broken Curve,” “Don’t Mean You Lost Your Love,” and “Indelible Mark” – which is probably one of the best tracks on the entire album.

Fans of the various artists and the movie will want to check out the soundtrack, and it manages to deliver an album that can stand on its own. I was not familiar with all the artists on the soundtrack, but that is one of the great things about the album. All of the tracks are easily hits, and I would highly recommend taking a chance on it.

Trust The Man Soundtrack is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Visit the soundtrack database for more information and a complete track listing. Visit the movie database for more information on the film, and to read M&C’s review of the movie.