Songs for a Robot (The Wall-E Mix)
July 3, 2008
I saw Wall-E last week and absolutely loved it. I’m a huge fan of everything Pixar’s done (except for Cars, which was just ok) and this film is right up there with Toy Story as my favorite Pixar film. I actually got choked up in a couple parts, it was a completely wonderful movie experience. There were so many iconic moments in the film that I know will be remembered for years to come. If you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to check it out.
The movie inspired me to look to my music collection for applicable songs and make a 10 song mix for the film. I’ll point out what the song has to do with the Wall-E’s story while keeping it as spoiler-free as possible. Right-click the song title to download the songs. Enjoy!
Wall-E is a Robot.
MP3 Smashing Pumpkins – Tales of a Scorched Earth
The first half of the Wall-E takes place on Earth which has turned into a deserted wasteland.
MP3 Radiohead – Paranoid Android
Wall-E meets another Robot named EVE who is at first very paranoid. Also, like Thom, Wall-E often curiously wonders “What’s there?”
Aww, Robots falling in love. Adorable!
MP3 The Snake The Cross The Crown – Electronic Dream Plant
We soon find out EVE’s eco-friendly purpose.
MP3 Eluvium – Indoor Swimming at the Space Station
Wall-E follows EVE to a Space Station. Where people ride around on floating chairs and go to the pool.
MP3 Sufjan Stevens – Dear Mr. Supercomputer
There’s a very Hal-9000 type of presence on this ship.
MP3 King Harvest – Dancing in the Moonlight
Probably my favorite scene of the movie is when the two Robots are dancing in Outer Space. It’s a gorgeous scene.
MP3 Explosions in the Sky – Your Hand In Mine
All Wall-E wants is someone to hold his robot hands (the album title here is also relevant – The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place).
MP3 Guided By Voices – Gold Star for Robot Boy
Wall-E saves the day. Gold Star!
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Have a great 4th of July, everyone!
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I absolutly love it!
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July 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Nice Playist! Made me smile a couple of times =)
Everyone is raving about Wall-E, I cannot wait to see it.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I’m at work, and listening to hypem.com. Which wil have a playlist of all music that is published on blogs all over the world.
I was listening to your Wall-E mix (not knowing what is was) and then “dancing in the moonlight” began playing and I laughed aloud and immediately came to check out your webpage.
Well done, mate.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I’ve only seen the previews and was a little bit ‘ho-hum’ about the whole idea. I’m like you, I love Pixar’s stuff, but I was totally underwhelmed by Cars. And The Incredibles. So I was actually contemplating giving this one a miss. I’ll definitely be checking it out now though, thanks! Love Toy Story too, though Monsters Inc. is also gorgeous.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Your playlist kicks ass and so does “Wall-E”. Can’t wait for the DVD!
July 8th, 2008 at 2:57 am
A damn fine film. This might be complete hyperbole, but I think this might be one of the best love stories on film i’ve ever seen.
Can’t wait for this on dvd, though, this would make a strong case to upgrade to HD to showcase this one on blu-ray.
July 17th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Wall-E totally looks like the robot from “Short Circuit”… minus the cheesy 80’s style of course
July 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
this is great. yeah “short circuit”, definitely.
September 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I saw Wall-e and it was the best movie I ever saw, recently!