Life Aquatic With Seu Jorge

One of my favorite Wes Anderson films is none other than the Jacques Cousteau inspired film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The film is about the travels of Steve Zissou to capture a shark that has killed his long time friend and partner. While he seeks revenge on his fishy nemesis, he has discovered that he had a son. He joins him on his quest while trying to establish a relationship with his bond. It is a very strange film with an unusual sense of humor, similar to his previous works. However, I enjoyed every minute of it and I love every detail that was put into the movie.

The Life Aquatic featured a great soundtrack, but it was their compilation album The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Featuring Seu Jorge that really stood out. It features talented Brazilian artist Seu Jorge. It is a collection of David Bowie covers all sung in Portugese. I'm not sure why Jorge went with Bowie. Maybe he was a fan or perhaps it was under the direction of Wes Anderson. In any case, the covers sounded amazing. Enriching and absolutely gorgeous, he carried out his tunes in such a classical way. Bowie, himself would be very proud. On that note, majority of all the tracks (other than Jorge's original "Team Zissou") are featured on two of Bowie's classic albums, The Legend of Ziggy Stardust and Hunky Dory.


For anyone who enjoys David Bowie should take a look at this compilation. It's a great album and it's worth hearing another perspective on the legendary singer's famous songs. Also, I highly recommend checking out the film.