Candy (Original Soundtrack)

'Candy' is an Australian independent feature film starring Heath Ledger ['Brokeback Mountain'], Abbie Cornish ['Somersault'] and Geoffrey Rush ['Pirates Of The Caribbean'], among a who's who of Australian actors; and is based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel of the same name, written by Luke Davies.

In the title role, Abbie Cornish delivers a fearless portrayal of a young artist whose lust for life takes her to the edge of sanity. Heath Ledger breathes a sweet and tender optimism into Dan, a sometime poet lost in love with Candy. In heroin they find a path to limitless pleasure, but as addiction takes hold they lose the very thing they sought.

In the end they're no longer using, but their addiction has torn them apart. There's more than a sense that Candy and Dan's relationship would have endured had it not been inextricably bound to their addiction.

The soundtrack album features timeless songs from Tim Buckley, Rodriguez [also featured in the actual trailer of the film], Amon Tobin, Soul Coughing and a stunning new track from Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano, written and recorded specifically for the film. The haunting original score, some of which is also included on the CD, was composed, arranged and produced by Paul Charlier. The balance between the score and the artist's tracks is achieved beautifully.