Have you read the book?
Have you seen the film?
Have you heard the album?
You must have heard the single.
I’ve not read it. Five or six hours, 50,000 words. Manageable. Maybe the Audible version.
I’ll probably watch it at the cinema. 136 minutes. No toilet break required.
I’ve bought the album and listened to it a few times. Twelve songs. 34 minutes, 40 seconds. Marble green vinyl.
The single is 4 minutes 29 seconds. You’ve definitely heard it.
So is it any good?
Some say the film is nothing like the book, that it only tells half the story.
Others say it captures the spirit. That it’s an interpretation, not a translation.
Charli XCX and John Cale feel like deliberate curveballs. It’s good. Not really a soundtrack. More a collection of partly formed ideas.
Kate Bush is an inspiring, creative talent who distilled the whole Gothic storm into four and a half minutes.
And there you go.
Over-hyped, gothic, bodice-ripping, bondage-teasing romance.
Done.
Number 2 and 3 in the Amazon book charts.
Number 1 at the cinema.
Number 1 in the album charts.
I’ll play the single tonight.
A 19th-century novel.
A 1970s single.
A cinematic reboot.
A 2026 art-pop album.
A multi-platform, multi-generation, multi-content-strategy, multi-interpretation cultural brand.
One core idea, endlessly reinterpreted.
Not bad for a windswept house on the moors.
Enjoy your Quick PINT
Nigel
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The logotype choice for Wuthering Heights caught my eye. A headline font is doing the heavy lifting. Full of personality and atmosphere. Turns out it was influenced by a 1920s film poster. Pastiche? Copying? Rip-off? You decide.
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This week in bands
Wuthering Heights, Charli XCX 2026
Not really a soundtrack. Not quite a Charli XCX album either. More a set of ideas partly realised, but enjoyable all the same. Especially the big ballad Chains of Love.
