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4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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The actual movie was just so-so but the music of Andre Previn provided a filmscore which gave the movie whatever potential it may have ever realized. It's a large work and if you want a great taste of it, click on track 11. Interesting trivia on this one, Previn's second wife, Dorey, (Mia Farrow was his third! Woo-Woo!) wrote the lyrics for those tracks which required them. I'm pretty certain that this was the only significant work that they ever collaborated on. In any case, this one is a winner for classical music lovers. You'll get a mix-match of Previn's mature atonal slant plus many of his more melodius works. I thought "Honey and Rue" (With Kathleen Battle singing soprano, which I have heard her sing live) was a spectacular work and this soundtrack rates equally with that notable piece. A "must have" for your collection.

The Andre Previn score for "Four Horsement of the Apocalypse" is great music. The romantic moments make me very nostalgic for a young lady I once knew. The music that accompanies the German soldiers entering Paris creates a vivid image of that sorry time. Overall, I love this soundtrack. The movie was overlong and tedious. Why is it that great composers produce great scores for so-so movies?

I saw the movie, in the theater, when I still in High School. I own the Album and now I own the C.D.

The only vocal, "You are Mine for the Moment," brought me from my theatre seat and made me a part of that movie's night club audience. It's enchanting. The selection of, "No Divorce," is, also, a very powerful musical composition.

Andre Previn's CD of the movie The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is elegant brilliance. It's everything a soundtrack
should be and more!