Customer Reviews

Because of Winn-Dixie

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I thought that the movie was pretty good. The music is what made the movie. However, as a Dave Matthews Fan, I hoped to see at least one of his melodic jams on the soundtrack. I could replay that scene in the pet store for hours just to listen to that little jam of Dave and his guitar.

Honestly... awesome music in this movie! Where is it all - why isn't it on the soundtrack? Isn't the point of a soundtrack to put the music from the movie on it? Dave Matthews even said himself in an interview, he wishes at least one of his songs would have made it. He specifically mentioned "Butterfly." Dave Matthews was the musical influence for this movie. There's no reason he shouldn't have been on this disc. Also, one of the most popular songs from the movie, "Sunrise" by Nora Jones should also have been included. I like the music they picked, but it by no means is a complete soundtrack of the movie.

This is a beautiful soundtrack, with the slow, sweet southern/country/pop music from the movie. It's perfect for a rainy day, or any time you want to escape the pressures of everyday life and just relax for a while. The instrumental pieces were especially moving. That said, I should point out that there were a few shortcomings. The Finn Brothers' song was weak and rather dull. One of the songs from the movie (Sunshine, sung by Norah Jones) was missing from the soundtrack, which is a shame because it was one of my favorites. And there are no pieces by Dave Matthews. But this is still a cd worthy of recognition. Nice effort, and one of the prettiest soundtracks out there.

It's almost TOO tempting to wax rhapsodic over how wonderful the movie is, but this is a forum to state opinion regarding the soundtrack. Suffice to say that the movie is AT LEAST as awesome as the soundtrack.
The mix of songs were obviously chosen to highlight the 'feel' of the film and capture some perspective of the characters. Well done! Beyond the various songs accomplishing a reflection of the story, it easily stands on it's own as a VERY good album (and yes, I have owned 'albums', so I still get to call them that!). I believe that it is important to state that I am generally NOT a fan of country-style music, but I do LOVE folk music and many of these tunes blend these two closely-related musical stylings to near-perfection. The non-folk/country tracks are also endearing in terms of touching that inner child and providing a conduit for early-year innocence and the joy of childhood to take a renewed peek at the world. In fact, I found myself setting the replay feature on my CD player just to make repetitive visits through 'The Clapping Song'.
The Rachel Portman instrumentals make a great 'fit' into the album, but might have been better served had they been intertwined between the lyrical numbers just for the sake of having a nice transition between the tracks. Still, there is a great emotional feel to these tunes, especially if you were fortunate enough to see the film and are able to allow yourself the luxury of revisitng the scenes affiliated with these tracks.
So, why 4.5 stars? The Finn Brothers' 'Won't Give In' is not an exact match to the overall texture of the CD, it is NOT a bad tune, so it isn't completely distracting from the overall quality. Also, as one of the previous reviewers stated, I am absolutely enamoured with Dave Matthews and I absolutely agree that the samplings in the film from the music store would have perfectly completed this soundtrack. Perhaps contractual obligations, ownership rights or some such ridiculous 'business' legal shackle prevented their inclusion, but since I'm not bound to any specific grading criteria in this personal review, I elect to 'charge' the soundtrack a half-star fee for missing the achievement of perfection! Still, the inherent beauty in the voice of Alice Peacock on 'Sunflower' combined with the lyrically complex and very touching 'Cabaret' performed by Emmylou Harris easily compensate for whatever wrinkle caused by 'Won't Give In'. Every other track on this CD is enderaing, touching and well-deserving of presence on this musical endeavor.
If you have a preference for acoustic-based folk and/or country music, you might seriously consider buying this record. If you've seen the film and would like to have an auditory experince that permits easy revisitation of the characters and the story, then once again, I would suggest this is a 'must-own' album. I wish I could double the pleasure just by purchasing another copy!

I can't believe that they would release this with out the Butterfly song.

The movie was lovely, but it was the music that really was memorable in this film.

I think this book was awesome because it is really exciting and i think if the book is, the movie will be too. The book has so many different interesting parts to it. I never read a book this good. I read this book for a reading report at school. I never knew it would be a good book. Then I read it and i wanted to reread it again and again. The book ia about a 10-year-old girl who finds this dog to be her best friend after she finds him in a grocery store called Winn-Dixie in a town called Naomi, Florida. She makes friends with people she thought after finding out what they are really like. You will probably like this book if you love books that are entertaining and funny. I am looking forward to the movie. I hope you read this book too.

Arrived in great shape. Thanks. Music is okay. Some fun songs that my niece loves.

The soundtract is great. Once one connects the music to specific scenes of the movie, they will get a better feel of the different moods the movie presents.

I listened to all the song samples and didn't really hear anything that grabbed me, except for one track: "I've Gotta See You Smile." It is an absolutely beautiful song, and I highly recommend it, even if you only download it and not the rest of the album (that's what I did). Seriously; you owe it to yourself to give it a listen.

(note: I gave the album five stars because I don't own it and I don't think it's fair for me to hurt its rating just to recommend one song off of it.)