** Various artists, “Sling Blade: Music From the Miramax Motion Picture,� Island.

Spooky instrumentals by composer-producer Daniel Lanois dominate this soundtrack, creating an appropriately enchanting yet ominous atmosphere of solitude and open space. Delicate, unearthly guitar work weaves a dreamlike ambience that’s flexible enough to encompass both Booker T. & the MGs’ classic “Soul Dressing� and Local H’s droning, grunge-pop version of Guided by Voices’ “Smothered in Hugs� without losing the mood.

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