01 - Dead Already

[Kraglord]

What I don't get is why everyone thinks the blond friend is the "American Beauty" when it is clearly the daughter.

[GeorgeHewitt1]

actually a genius song

[JimmyTheWiseGuy]

What is American beauty about?

[IamNick2k11]

@JimmyTheWiseGuy Midlife crisis, Realising you should appreciate what you have in life, Appreciation, Love, and Realing the world is beautiful :) Those who think its pretentious are the people this films is aiming at .. The ones who watch this film and don't like it are ones that can't take what this movie is getting at =) It's fucking amazing !

[JimmyTheWiseGuy]

@IamNick2k11 I'm in one now, seriously gonna check it out now

[IamNick2k11]

@JimmyTheWiseGuy Good on ya :) Hope it helps

[JimmyTheWiseGuy]

@IamNick2k11 Good movie :D saw it 5 mins after you told me and it was kind of sad (the end)

[IamNick2k11]

@JimmyTheWiseGuy Such a good film though :( Deffo a see b4 u die film ! :)

[Galkathink]

Best soundtrack ever!

[wroniecadlo]

sound like my iphone ringtone :D

[mrbun99]

whoooaa. the big blue c: i remember hearing this song from Finding Nemo (i think, not so sure) haha, never thought i was going to find this song.

[djsims2]

been looking for this for ages! i used a music identifying app on the Madagascar movie haha.

[elephant54376]

it makes think of stan from south park l

[callmeCarlie]

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Male 45-54

Male 35-44

Female 13-17

how appropriate

[RTAEON]

@callmeCarlie Haha, very appropriate indeed!

[unstoppabls1]

The beginning sounds like a slower version of one of the iPod's alarms. At least this one isn't annoying, lol. Love this.

[Slezi2007]

this song is in dr house too, roght?

[gelutze]

finally I found. It was used in madagascar

[moviemaker534]

Though this song is over-used (documentaries, detective movies, comedies,...) it still is one of the best film songs!

[XAnimasticX]

whats a song that sounds a bit like this and adieamus?!?!?!?! its killing me! sounds african ish and is in the background to quite a few tv shows and films help please!

[smokeybear69]

@XAnimasticX You may be thinking of Gassenhauer by Carl Orff

[XAnimasticX]

@smokeybear69 thankyou, but it was 'the beach song' actually sounds hardly anything like this!

[TheHellenagr]

@XAnimasticX check this song Pay It Forward - Desert Drive maybe u mean that

[TheHellenagr]

@XAnimasticX or this lol > 19 - Still dead 

[EJES2000]

my name is leister burnham

[as60339]

this sounds like that iPhone ring tone

[k9thefirst]

@as60339

so true!!!!



[craggamusic]

@as60339 The ringtone impersonates this composition

[yateslucy]

This song is what goats dance to...

[chrblubb]

There is so much beauty in this song!

[veganash]

There is another new version of this song or i think its like that? Does anyone know what it is?

[dadsass126]

@veganash gotta be thomas newmann any other name, that is if you have it from American beauty

[FloareTheTiny]

@veganash

You might be meaning the Jakatta's "American Dream", that is actually a mash-up (or a remix - can't quite understand the difference) of this song with "American Beauty" also by Thomas Newman..

[jacobisfriendly]

@veganash it might be the iphone ringtone which is a massive rip off of this

[ALF555ful]

FANTASTIC

[eddrief]

magic :))

[piperkosheen6]

this is the most beautiful movie out there i must say.. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE. probably cus i can relate to almost every charecature in it :D

[Iivansabin]

Тема!

[camaroni8]

ah!! theres the marimba one!!!!

[CookieJunkie44]

transformers ?? O.o

[TheBottleofsand]

So I delete my account...only to come back and find it had a top comment. Piss take.

[OrangeJews1138]

Every trailer for a pseudo-intellectual movie or a comedy about an office worker.

[Digitalsp33r]

@OrangeJews1138 And it's original use was for a genuinely intelligent film... what a shame.

[JimmyTheWiseGuy]

@OrangeJews1138 what about it?

[JimmyTheWiseGuy]

@OrangeJews1138 The office worker represents the average man, the directors want to make it clear that the average man needs to get his life straight by enjoying it and not working hard for some shit pay and big house which you only get to sleep in then have rest of your days filled with bullshit from work when it comes to "pseudo-intellectual" movies.

Choose how you live your life carefully, is what the directors want you to know.

[beo757]

I adore this tune. So deep and kinda creepy, pure masterpiece.

[generalKogoro]

nach knapp 4 Jahren endlich gefunden !

[LomTang]

I just realised that these tracks are in every TV show.

[maxpanchoo]

gives me creeps! i love it

[MilesAvalon]

pure as it comes. that thomas newman

[daveeeed]

far better than the ridiculous jakarta remix

[akkappul]

someone should make a video for this epicness

[sansibar1488]

was haben die soundtracks zu american beauty alle mit schlag den raab/star zu tun?

[AuroraWhispers]

This music sounds really depressing and ordinary to me. It really reflects Lester's suburban life, I think Newman did a really good job.

[ZaferDYaman]

This reminds me to "sam at the lake" from Transfomers Soundtrack xD, its almost the same :D

[TheHammingwell]

OMG i must dancing to this song, in my old dance-crew , Help!

I was the Colour Blue.

[TheGigoloMexicano]

I love this movie..it always makes me laugh and gives me this sensation of extasy that makes me happy and makes me wanna cry at the same time

[singingindark12]

25 dislikers are really dead already... 

[jamieboy30]

Finally found this song!!

[molotov9696]

Every. Freaking. Documentary.

[054khj2911]

@molotov9696 they.re abusing it :(

[RPGprayer]

@molotov9696 One of the most used documentary musical pieces... In the world.

[xXxCHARG3RxXx]

Madagascar. :P

[zhongmingxuan022]

i heard this in ANZ s adv

[TheSaeran]

What a difficult song to track down! Ive finally found you! So worth it :)

[RedLabel1993]

madagaskar :D

[Jaffl3]

I love getting the references of both top comments.

[DennisRemberg]

Schlag den Star xDxD

[MrsJennyLoL]

Genau Schlag den Star :D

[KartoffelbauerBernd]

das lied ist ein meisterwerk

[AdaAdaWong]

geheiligt sei schlag den star! schlag den star hat mir geholfen diesen song zu finden! XD

[boahey8796]

@AdaAdaWong schlag den star ist bildungsfernsehen :) habs auch dadurch gefunden :D

[CloudOfLoveliness]

@AdaAdaWong jop ich hab das schon seit ner ewigkeit gesucht !

[MrFischi87]

der kommt sonst immer bei Galileo oder sonstigen reportagen ... such den song scho seid jahren :D wusste nich das der in dem film vorkommt ... und durch Schlag den Star xD hab ichs nun entdeckt ... richtig nice ...

[XXChristian68XX]

Die Melodie läuft und Neuville drückt das Ding rein! ^^

[TheBlasterhero]

@XXChristian68XX tja das war noch ne zeit tja goodbye Frings Ballack Neuville Borowski Odonkor Lehmann Friedrich Metzelder Asamoah Schneider

[Stullenpate]

Mena Suvari ♥

[CinderRRElla]

schlag den star yayyy :D

[MrSchokosplitter]

schlag den star ^^

[RitschiBattle8]

den song gibts auch in TRANSFORMERS:D zufall;)

[ClydeBread]

schlag den star sent me here too!!! xD

[xTHExFARELLx]

@ClydeBread hehe ;)

[alexcoollike]

schlag den star sent me :D

[sonnigoku]

@alexcoollike hahahaha ya man :D :D (Y) (Y)(Y)

[MrFischi87]

4 years xD and i found it ... 

[StYlELiKeSx3]

The movie is amazing!

[HunterNexos]

It sounds like a Worms 3d music :o

[maanitaman]

Marty: Alex....(echoes)

Alex: ..... 0_0!!!

[WKDdoubleDEKER]

Shawk Shank Redemption ;D

[Badkarma333]

This song is the greatest cure for lethargy I have ever known. I just stick it on, and suddenly I want to make an audio-diary and get my life in order.

Dun-du-dan-du-dun: 'Today was the day I realised that things didn't have to be this way'

Dun-du-dan-du-dun: 'The guy controlling the reins didn't have to be my girlfriend, or the tax-man, or my boss. Today was my day.

Dun-du-dan-du-dun: 'etc.'

Try it some time.

[Juustokauppias]

I was at the mall the other day waiting for a friend of mine to come by. I was sitting on a bench listening music in my 'random' album and this song popped up. Suddenly everything around me seemed weird. Across of me was this fat guy eating a hamburger at mcdonalds, he had ketchup all over the place. I looked to my right and saw a well dressed business man tying his shoelaces, but he had bright red socks for some reason. I looked to my left and saw an old man 'jogging' while standing still.

[psychedelikk64]

where have i heard this before?

[D0BLEJ]

@psychedelikk64

Six feet under has a similar soundtrack, by the same guy. And Jakatta - American Dream samples the song.

[bionda567]

@psychedelikk64 maybe on madagascar when alex is dreaming with the meat

[Franu1991]

Es una de las bandas sonoras más preciosas y una de las mejores películas que he visto en mucho tiempo. Bravo a la interpretación de Kevin Spacey.

[TheEnvRecords]

Such a fucking tune Thomas Newman is pure genius, and as for Kevin Spacey's voice over for the intro of American Beauty.. Golden!.. "In less than a year, I'll be dead... Ofcourse, I don't know that yet" :P

[VhellomotoV]

"My name, is Lester Burnham."

anyone else automatically hear that ?

[delltardboy]

i love the bass that kicks in at 1:55 it comes on at the perfect time in the beginning of the movie when hes watching his wife out the window talking to one of the jims about her miracle gro and egg shells

[delltardboy]

@arnoldasgrigutis shut up u obviously dont know shit about good movies

[TardisOMG]

Absolutely ADORE Thomas Newman. These songs are so... him.

[TomEatsBob]

@PoshEnglishTwit Indeed.

[TomEatsBob]

The Stanley Parable. ~~

[JaceFalcon]

@arnoldasgrigutis i ttly agree with catflashblue. and btw good for you on the stanford thing.

[CatFlashBlue]

@arnoldasgrigutis American Beauty isn't a disgusting movie. It's very thought-provoking, with a nice balance of humor as well. The title and photo shown here are both misleading, as they are only one aspect of the movie. And one of the much less important aspects. I would love for you to watch it, for your own potential enjoyment. And so you are no longer misled.

[SuiPuk]

this is in alot of movies xD but this rulez cuz it sounds funneh

[jummuu]

Heard this soundtrack in the film "About Schmidt". So lame when they use existing soundtracks for movies ;(

[gonemushrooming]

Look at me, jerking off in the shower. This will be the highlight of my day. It's all downhill from here.

[054khj2911]

@gonemushrooming i actually have it like that a very very VERY few times -.-

[CANDEMORL]

it sounds like The Mentalist

[PHILIBOYLONDON]

Holy shit is that Amelie in the suggestions!? Just been in 'Paris' cruisin around youtube, listening to my favourite movie tunes, the ones that jolt the heart mind. Guess ill be off to 'dont let it bring you down' next...

[findlj]

hands down the best track of the movie

[Mr11MUSICMAN]

Look at me.....

jerking off

[brendy1995]

this song stirs up so many little feelings, its like someones tapping different parts of my head to make the sound

[chlozerz92]

wow... its raining steaks :D

[aaronmb83]

@chlozerz92 Madagascar...right?

[chlozerz92]

@aaronmb83 haha yeah XD

[sarahluv7]

@chlozerz92 gotta love Madagascar :))))

[bigrigrug]

brilliant song. i play this song when i go for my runs, for army training. :)

[GoodTriumphs]

I'm in the jungle, naked... chase me, haha, you can't catch me... Oooh, where am I? have I climbed a tree? NO... I'm behind you. BOO.

I'm dancing and skipping around, no one can touch me, "Ooh a fruit tree, I wonder what's on it"

Mmm, bottles of cherry cola on the fruit tree, I'll drink them. You cannot catch me, for I am running free.

The jungle, by me.

[KALMAGEDDON]

¡¡Qué buena!!

[Zsuzsi680]

yeee...just like me.. ;)

[Zsuzsi680]

Yes, just like me... :)

[LedColin]

Oh yes

[dorrienn]

I have also that feeling that i've heard this in another movie

[GiveRespectToGetIt]

@dorrienn Madagascar??? lol

[DonAgalloch]

@dorrienn You might be thinking of Pay It Forward. I know when I saw that movie, I just kept thinking how similar the music was to American Beauty.

[MrsTroublechick]

desperate housewives

[MistaBatty]

each song of the american beauty soundtrack suits everything thing i do. i wish the suitable song played everywhere i go

[hoorayforpee69]

seriously this is it my friend just told me to look this up and it sucks major amounts of ass sooooo boring if it changed your life ur just a stupid ignorant. thumbs down bitch! if u hate on me u can suck on my balls cause im having fun with my friends and ur not so fuck you!!!

[Mr11MUSICMAN]

@hoorayforpee69 I have....

a fucking penis

[klwtvesdsyybtch]

@hoorayforpee69

*you're

*you

*cunt

[Winduct]

I have this feeling that I've heard this music before.

[fizwizbiz96]

@Winduct like me

[GiggidyGoo20]

@PlanetaryUnionEnergy

what the f&^*^ is wrong with you?

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

If you could Big Ben all Lodges, you'd be clear, Big Ben is nice.

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

whoever is letting youtube masonry ride needs to speak to me. dont you get you are fucking with a Haitian King? Put it this way: if you can fuck up Mount Hermon Lodge, you win. The secret to Mount Hermon lodge is the problem of the Lodges main clock. I big ben that hose.

[kentaura]

@PlanetaryUnionEnergy Nice monologue, Herman.

[MshizzleM]

@PlanetaryUnionEnergy il mount hermon

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

so he becomes Heavens champion motorcyclist, the Heavenly Champion, no shit. But God is unpleased, yet pleased, and wants him to come back to earth and run the marathon spaceship comptetition anti gravity from the moon, and to mars, and back to the earth. the catch is, this is televisioned live all across earth and moon, but the winner is not the champion, the winner just gets, the first print out of playboy magazine. who wins? no shit, my dad

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

you dad is the champion racer of his country, say, Haiti, and right before his death, he crashes his red prelude after a wine club episode, on a little ravine next to the road. He then dies, shot, because of a superstore paint store that his cousind decides to open up, on the road of the big time fuck up president called, say, Aristide. he then dies, starts to ride out his way with a honda motorcycle through the tunnel, and then, sees his dad, with his mom, kissing and then, he sees, the light

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

you are an angel and you keep fucking up. I mean, you are a "Council of Elders" and you make mistakes. You don't see angels, and you can't hear your own brothers and sisters way up there, they are next to you, they want you to be unaware, THEY WANT TO COMMUNICATE, but the bitch they know is around, keeps shaking her head, its not the right time. And here you go inventing smuggling methods for the Haitian and russian Mafia, and writting spiritual texts you pass out at CNN North Carolina, Ashevill

[PlanetaryUnionEnergy]

If you were a miracle maker, and all you made was a miracle catalyst, (you are a saint), and, would you fear theft, of idea, of person, of energy, of force, of style, or words or, business proposals? you'd flip shits if it wasn't, in fact, youd go the mile, post them up on billboards and go super far, start clubs of business ideas by randomization softwares, share it with the underground hackers in underground cities in Africa and, make it to worldunionspirit dot comes.

[Tkeery]

Most ripped off track in the history of composition...

Yes, I'm referring to you, LA reality tv composers.

[Mr11MUSICMAN]

Poawrn music.

[MrReavi]

Everytime i listen to this song all i can think about is...."Look at me, jerking off in the shower. This will be the high point of my day," XD

[fairshoulders06]

wheres the version with vocals??

[ciekawyswiata1]

mamy tylko jedno życie ... przeżyjmy je prawdziwie ...

[illegalalien2]

This Song was the Concert Opener for Genesis Shows in 2007, and I also heard this song while watching "Madagaskar" , And this is now my Wake Up Ringtone...

Great Song :)

[ipodhelp999]

I have heard this song only 4 times in my life I'm 13 yes old and I'm proud I found this song:)

[PUOj]

@ipodhelp999 Nice :)

[bblackswann1]

what a great music !

that moive is just perfect!

[PeaceLovePink223]

this movie had such kinda of a common plot so to speak. u know " a middle aged man going through a midlife crisis reinventing himself ", but it was just so good. the plot had alot more than that though. it really is one the best movies we've had of the last 10 years

[StefanR10]

I don´t understand the film

[tb46667]

@StefanR10

the movie is about the myths of the perfect family life. Lester is a man Trapped in a job he hates, a loveless marriage and a daughter that hates him Everything changes for Lester when He meets Ricky Fitts Next door and his Perception of Reality changes. He decides to change his life my breaking out of his Prison and his Inspiration for doing this his Daughters gorgeous friend angela Lester is a good man who does not sleep with and discovers that there so much beauty in the world

[StefanR10]

@tb46667 Ok I understand what you say

[robthomy]

With this music in your ear, the world looks so different.

[ModernPianoAble]

omg I've never seen the movie of heard the soundtracks before but it feels like I've heard this song a thousand times!

[salmoms]

@ModernPianoAble its probable because you have an iphone

[salmoms]

Iphone Xylphone ring tone sounds exactly like this tune.

[emimichan007]

Is the music used in the american series Bones ?

[Luxo62094]

I can't believe that Thomas Newman has never gotten an Oscar yet.

[KADDiiix33]

I don't know why, but this soundtrack reminds me of a jungle ;)

[kkq109]

hypnotist

[TheFinlandnator]

@LunaaDevonaj495 Nope. Nobody wants a virus or a trojan.

[ravrik]

All our physical functions plus deep-down emotions like fear, lust, anger, jealousy are exactly the same as animals, and the difference comes from our very well-developed grey matter in our brains that on top of this allows us to know what's best for our survival (social cohesion, peace etc), and also the ability to appreciate art, music, literature, beauty etc.

[akkappul]

OMFG I've been searching for this song for such a long time and now I accidentally found it!!

[jakxcombat]

@akkappul You didn't find it, it found you :)

[TheSuperhaloman]

Was this in Finding Nemo?

[IlOIlOIl]

@TheSuperhaloman part of it i guess