Ulysses

James Joyce - Ulysses [film soundtrack]

Happy Bloomsday!

This is actually a 2-cassette recording of the soundtrack from the film adaptation of the James Joyce classic. The soundtrack is not the theme or any indidental music, but only some of the dialogue itself with sound effects in the background. The dialogue is all taken from the novel. The film adaptation of Ulysses was filmed on location in Dublin, where the novel takes place. It was released in 1967.

Obviously, the 2-cassette version presented here is condensed. Side 1 opens with the scene where Buck Mulligan is shaving on a roof-top platform and conversing with Stephen Daedalus where Mulligan brings up the point that his aunt thinks that Daedalus killed his mother. Sides 1, 2 and 3 depict Leopold Bloom's metaphorical The Odyssey journey (or exile from his home) through Dublin. Side 4 is devoted entirely to Molly Bloom's stream-of-consciousness soliloquy (which is over 40 pages in the book, btw). For those struggling with the novel (it can be difficult to read and understand) or those curious yet do not have the time to devote to the book, this would help in obtaining basic knowledge about the work in around 90 minutes.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Ulysses side 1 {20:53}

Side 2

1. Ulysses side 2 {23:10}

Side 3

1. Ulysses side 3 {24:46}

Side 4

1. Ulysses side 4 {24:39}

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