Bridge to Terabithia [Soundtrack]

Aaron Zigman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000M5B6P6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,180 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Bad Omissions, March 2, 2007

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Jay Young (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bridge to Terabithia (Audio CD)

I loved the movie "Bridge to Terabithia," and was interested in what the soundtrack would sound like. I was disappointed, since they left out the good stuff. Aaron Zigman's orchestral score is decent; not the best I've heard, but decent. Unfortunately, the best part of the orchestral score, the opening credits, is left out of the soundtrack for some inexplicable reason. The pop songs included are a decidedly mixed bag. They range from good (I Learned From You, Keep Your Mind Wide Open- even though AnnaSophia is not the best singer) to throwaway (Shine). But above all, as mentioned in other reviews- they left out the best songs from the movie, namely, those sung by Ms. Edmonds and her class. For those of you wanting to know, those songs are "Someday" by Steve Earle, "Why Can't We Be Friends," by War, and "O-O-H Child" by the Five Stairsteps. Would it really have been difficult to put those on the soundtrack- either the versions by the original artists or as sung by Zooey Deschanel and the kids? Anyway, you can find the above-mentioned songs on various CDs here on Amazon. Or if you just want the songs by themselves, you can download them on iTunes or Real Rhapsody.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't be so down on this album!, March 31, 2007

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Eric Petersen (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bridge to Terabithia (Audio CD)

As an older fan of the book Bridge To Terabithia, (I first read it as a kid over 25 years ago) I was skeptical about the movie. It turned out to be wonderful! As a classicly trained musician and fan of film scores, I was skeptical about the soundtrack album, which I knew would be geared toward kids, not soundtrack album collectors.

This album contains mostly pop songs, only a couple of which were used in the movie. I'm not a fan of today's pop music, and I'd never heard of any of the artists on this album. But I would not call the songs bubblegum or a disaster! They were a lot better than I thought they'd be. The lyrics are sweet, moving, and uplifting, and fit in well with the themes of the movie. The music is also uplifting and quite catchy.

The best part, of course, is the small selection of pieces from Aaron Zigman's film score, which is one of the best scores I've heard in a long time. Disney really dropped the ball by including only a small fraction of Zigman's score on this album. Fortunately, they chose some of the best parts of the score, including the enchanting Into The Forest and the soaring, breathtaking The Battle. Jesse's Bridge, which closes the album, is one of the most moving pieces of instrumental music you will ever hear.

It's a shame that Disney didn't add more of Aaron Zigman's score to this album. There was plenty of room - as it is now, the album only runs about 48 minutes. Because there's so little of the actual soundtrack on this album, I can't give it a five-star rating. But it's still a good album and worthy of four stars.

Don't be so down on this album! Listen to it, if only for the precious few tracks of Aaron Zigman's beautiful score. And the quality of the pop songs just might surprise you.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment, May 20, 2007

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Cassie Nell "Cassie Nell" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bridge to Terabithia (Audio CD)

What a let down - such wonderful music in the movie - most of it, the reason I wanted to buy the soundtrack - is not on the soundtrack!