I noticed that a few people seem to have trouble identifying the song from the “Shortbus” trailer (which is featured in the film as well). It is “Boys of Melody” by The Hidden Cameras, self-proclaimed wrights of “gay church folk music”, which ranks highly with my favourite band manifestos. The song is available as a free download from the Rough Trade Records website.
It can also be found on the “Shortbus” soundtrack, released by Saddle Creek on November 7. Good news: If you pre-oder from their website, it will ship on October 24 – which is today! Shipping is just $ 3.20 to countries outside the US – c’est dead cheap!
I ordered mine a couple of days ago and I’m eagerly awaiting the CD’s arrival. I’m sure it will be worth it for the artwork alone! I’m also excited to hear how “In the End” transfers to a studio version, since the seemingly impromptu version in the film was just wonderful.
As for the film itself, several people have asked me how I liked it and well, let me put it this way: Expectations and apprehensions were high, but I was not disappointed. It was full of sex, not a huge surprise if you’ve been following the media reactions, and yes, it was very graphic, but I’ve seen “Battle in Heaven”, and therefore I have seen far worse, LOL. Apart from Jamie (not James), whom I detested with every fibre of my being, I found all the characters to be quite lovable, costumes, set design and hair were lovely (I’m glad to report that my inner gay hairdresser/interior decorator is still alive and kicking 
), the music was really nice, and the cinematography and animated sequences were absolutely wonderful. I left the cinema feeling strangely uplifted, and find myself thinking about the characters occasionally. I guess I came to care about them.
Having said that, I didn’t love the film as much as I loved “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, but I expected that, and it’s fine. The odds of another “Origin of Love” are pretty slim, so I just sat back and let John Cameron Mitchell unfold what he’s so brilliant at: Paint a world full of vibrant colours, in which its characters feel free to bare their souls – and, in the case of “Shortbus”, various other bits as well.
