Original Soundtrack - Bully [Movie Soundtrack] (CD)

All Music Guide

Bully, Larry Clark's grimly compelling film about a group of amoral teens who finally -- and violently -- confront a friend who torments them, features an equally dark and riveting soundtrack made up of hardcore rap and Thurston Moore's brooding score. Ghetto Inmates' "Thug Ass Btch," Cage's "Suicidal Failure," and J.T. Money's and Sole's "Who Dat" capture the claustrophobic, hedonistic world in which the film takes place, while Moore's churning guitar pieces -- made all the creepier by pertinent snippets of dialogue -- complete the soundtrack's dread-filled, nihilistic vibe. Zoë Poledouris' "Unloved" and Fatboy Slim's "Song for Shelter" offer a slight respite from the rest of the album's bleak outlook, but ultimately, Bully is just as uncompromisingly harsh as the movie that inspired it.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide