The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson's fourth feature length film and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. It was written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach. The film stars Bill Murray as eccentric oceanographer Steve Zissou, who seeks to exact revenge on a shark that ate his partner Esteban. Zissou's character is both a parody of and homage to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, to whom the film is dedicated.

Soundtrack

As with Anderson's previous films (excluding Bottle Rocket) Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh composed the original score. In addition to Mothersbaugh's music, the soundtrack features songs by older artists and, most notably, David Bowie songs performed in Portuguese by cast member Seu Jorge (who adapted some lyrics to make them relevant to the film's story). All of the David Bowie songs featured in the film are originally from either the 1971 album Hunky Dory or 1972's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Anderson also enlisted the services of Australian film composer Sven Libaek.

Related Topics:
Devo - Mark Mothersbaugh - Portuguese - Seu Jorge - 1971 - Hunky Dory - 1972 - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - Australian - Film composer

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• Shark Attack Theme - Sven Libaek
• Loquasto International Film Festival - Mothersbaugh
• Life on Mars? - David Bowie
• Starman - Seu Jorge
• Let Me Tell You About My Boat - Mothersbaugh
• Rebel Rebel - Seu Jorge
• Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets/Ned's Theme Take 1 - Mothersbaugh
• Gut Feeling - Devo
• Open Sea Theme - Sven Libaek
• Rock & Roll Suicide - Seu Jorge
• Here's to You - Joan Baez
• We Call Them Pirates Out Here - Mothersbaugh
• Search and Destroy - Iggy & the Stooges
• Nina de Puerta Oscura - Paco de Lucía
• Life on Mars? - Seu Jorge
• Ping Island/Lighting Strike Rescue Op - Mothersbaugh
• Five Years - Seu Jorge
• 30 Century Man - Scott Walker
• Way I Feel Inside - The Zombies
• Queen Bitch - David Bowie

Several songs are featured in the film but do not appear on the soundtrack, including "Stralafur" by Sigur Rós and some of Seu Jorge's performances of David Bowie songs.

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