Original Soundtrack - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind balances love and mental and emotional chaos skillfully, and its soundtrack is nearly as deft, mixing Jon Brion's score and some well-chosen pop songs. Chief among them is Elo's "Mr. Blue Sky"; despite the facts that it appears only in the commercials for the movie, and was also used recently in the ads for Spike Jonze's Adaptation (which, like Eternal Sunshine, was also written by brain-twisting scribe Charlie Kaufman), its quirky cheer fits, and its analog warmth and intricate layers of sounds resemble Brion's style. Read More