{{Infobox album | name = Soundtrack for Life | type = studio | artist = A:xus | cover = Soundtrack for Life.jpg | border = | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2000|02|28}} | recorded = 1998–2000 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Electronic<ref name="discogs1">{{cite web|title=Soundtrack for Life overview|url=https://www.discogs.com/Axus-Soundtrack-For-Life/release/1245|website=Discogs|date=March 2000 |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref>|deep house<ref name="juno">{{cite web|title=Soundtrack for Life overview|url=http://www.juno.co.uk/products/axus-soundtrack-for-life/53500-01/|website=Juno Records|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref>|acid jazz<ref name="allmusic review, etc.">{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Allmusic Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/soundtrack-for-life-mw0000064755|website=Allmusic|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref>}} | length = {{Duration|m=62|s=24}} | label = Guidance | producer = {{hlist|Aba-cus|Raw Emotions|A:xus}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Soundtrack for Life | type = studio | single1 = Abacus (When I Fall In Love) | single1date = 1998 | single2 = Baghdad Café (Calling You) | single2date = 1999 | single3 = You Make Me Feel Like (Peace & Love & Happiness) | single3date = 2000<ref name="discography">{{cite web|title=Axus Discography|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1485-Axus|website=Discogs|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> }} }}
'''''Soundtrack for Life''''' is the only studio album by Canadian DJ A:xus.<ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/axus-mn0000660912|website=Allmusic|publisher=RhythmOne|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> It was the first record to be released by Guidance Records,<ref name="allmusic bio" /> and includes the hit single "When I Fall In Love" by his alias "Abacus", which was a Top 75 hit in the UK. <ref name="uk">{{cite web|title=Axus UK Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5114/axus/|website=Official Charts|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> The track "Soundtrack 4 Life" is featured in Rockstar's Smuggler's Run as the main menu music.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic review, etc." /> |rev2 = Blues & Soul |rev2score = positive<ref name="amazon" />}}
The album was met with positive reviews. Allmusic commented that the album has "strong, clever production skills and a feel for musical variety that never sounds forced."<ref name="allmusic review, etc.">{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Allmusic Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/soundtrack-for-life-mw0000064755|website=Allmusic|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> A review by Blues & Soul felt that the album "fuses all the best parts of deep house with tinges of jazz, funk, ambient and garage to very good effect."<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|title=Amazon overview|url=https://www.amazon.com/Soundtrack-Life-Axus/dp/B00004OCRA|website=Amazon|accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref>
==Track listing== #Baghdad Café (Callin' U) (6:51) #Raw Emotions (4:27) #My Planet Rocks (5:56) #Synchronicity (5:43) #Near or Far (3:34) #Pluto (5:58) #Oceans Between Us (2:35) #Soundtrack 4 Life (4:01) #Lazy, Crazy, Hazy Days (3:56) #Taxi Blues (4:05) #Nice to See You Again (3:32) #When I Fall In Love (Abacus) (5:42) #You Make Me Feel Like (Peace & Love & Happiness) (6:14)
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Category:House music albums by Canadian artists Category:2000 debut albums Category:Acid jazz albums