EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Nov 01, 2005; Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Soundtracks

Not counting Rufus Wainwright and Teddy Thompson's laconic version of ''King of the Road,'' the Brokeback Mountain Original Soundtrack plays it pretty, well, straight. Composer Gustavo Santaolalla's New Age country instrumentals alternate with the arid likes of Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. Relief from the unrelenting tastefulness comes from Linda Ronstadt (her oldie ''It's So Easy'' sounds downright frisky in this context) and the Gas Band, whose ''An Angel Went Up in Flames'' tips its hat to Charlie Daniels.

Originally posted Jan 06, 2006 Published in issue #858 Jan 06, 2006 Order article reprints

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