Gotta second Rats comments about that JC album American: IV. Every track moves you. I particularly enjoy his covers of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and the Nine Inch Nails song 'Hurt'. Here's a link to the video of HURT, it cuts *deep* especially if you love the Man in Black....

Regarding the film THE LIFE AQUATIC, I'd say it's a matter of taste if you'd like that or not, I thought it had some good moments, but the soundtrack is first rate IMO and well worth adding to the collection. It makes for great BG music while you are tooling around online.