‘Moulin Rouge’, the soundtrack reissued on vinyl is released

Twenty-five years after its release, ‘Moulin Rouge’, film by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann is one of the most representative film musicals of the 21st century. The soundtrack to the 2001 film, beloved by several generations of music fans, is re-released on vinyl in an expanded version for its 25th anniversary.

The album will be released on July 10th, the double LP will be printed on Velvet Rouge colored vinyl and will contain eight extra tracks taken from the second volume. The reissue includes an eight-page booklet, embossed cover, and gatefold cover, and has been remastered by Levi Seitz at Black Belt Mastering.

The soundtrack of “Moulin Rouge” (read the review here) is embellished with the cover of “Lady Marmalade”winner of a Grammy Awards and played by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya And Pinkoriginally recorded by Labelle. The soundtrack also includes cast recordings such as Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor who perform hits like “Like a Virgin” Of Madonna, “Your Song” Of Elton John And “Smells like Teen Spirit” of the Nirvana.

Beck
reinterprets
“Diamond Dogs”
Of
David Bowie
while Bowie himself sings
“Nature Boy”
Of
Nat King Cole
together with
Massive Attack
. They also contribute
Fatboy Slim, Bono
And
Rufus Wainwright
.
“Come What May”
written by
David Baerwald
And
Kevin Gilbert
and sung by Kidman and McGregor, and is the only original song on the soundtrack.

Set in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris at the dawn of the 20th century,
‘Moulin Rouge’
tells the story of Christian (
Ewan
McGregor
), a young writer who moves to Montmartre to immerse himself in bohemian culture and falls in love with Satine (
Nicole Kidman
), a cabaret actress and star of the Moulin Rouge, the famous venue in the area.
‘Moulin Rouge’
received eight Oscar nominations, including best film, and won two: for best production design and best costumes.