The soundtrack from the motion picture ‘The Craft’ is essentially a combination of classic covers of song penned by past musical legends and performed by contemporary artists.

The opening track ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ performed by prolific Canadian band Our Lady Peace, was originally written by the songwriting half of The Beatles; Paul McCartney and the late great John Lennon.

As you progress further through an overall excellent album to match the equally excellent film, you’ll come across further examples of legendary songwriting. Juliana Hatfield does a nice rendition of British rock icon of the 60’s and 70’s Marianne Faithful’s, ‘Witches Song’. But still there is more, as the unmistakable sounds of the hit made huge by the Rolling Stones ‘Jump into the Fire’, is performed by grunge band Tripping Daisy.

These songs, written by some of music’s greatest names are not the only highlights to ‘The Craft Soundtrack’, with some modern musical great's adding their efforts also. Most notably Peter Gabriel (a contemporary genius in his own right) wrote the wonderful  ‘I Have the Touch’ a popular song which has been recorded and re-recorded since it’s initial release by Gabriel. Recently it featured on the soundtrack of ‘Phenomenon’ starring John Travolta, and on this album gutsy female rock act Heather Nova does not disappoint, producing one of the best renditions around.

The mellow sounds of Matthew Sweet with ‘Dark Secret’ is another noticeable inclusion, with the already established Sweet’s writing ability coming to the fore. Of course, the inclusion of an early Jewel song ‘Under the Water’ adds yet another contemporary spin on the soundtrack. Fans of Ms. Kilcher will notice the marked difference between this song which showcases a smooth r&b beat, and her later releases trademarked by her unique folk/rock style.

Any soundtrack would not be complete without original composition music designed specifically for the film, and Graeme Revell produces the fabulously groovy esoteric sounds of ‘Bells, Books and Candles’ (incidentally the titles is based on the classic film by the same name starring Kim Novak and James Stewart) which fans of the film will note comes from the mystic store scenes.

The executive album producer Ralph Sall also throws his hat into the musical composition aspect of the soundtrack, penning ‘Warning’ performed by All Too Much and co-writing Jewel’s ‘Under the Water’.

For the heavy music fans at heart, you have not been forgotten, with the sounds of Spacehog and huge indie artists Elastica also featuring. Alongside these heavy acts, a lighter yet angsty band ‘Letters to Cleo’ perform the album’s hit pick (in my opinion) ‘Dangerous Type’.
As an added bonus, you’ll find Love Spit Love’s now famed version of ‘How Soon is Now’, the main theme to the popular TV series ‘Charmed’ of whom many believed the concept behind the show was based on ‘The Craft’ film.

If you are a fan of the film (and aren’t we all?) then it’s vital that you go out and grab a copy of ‘The Craft Soundtrack’ and rock on to a vast and varied array of fabulous songs performed by some very talented artists.