Captain Corelli's Mandolin / Stephen Warbeck (2001 film) [Enhanced, Soundtrack]

Stephen Warbeck (Artist), Russell Watson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000059QAR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,677 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pelagia's Song

2. The Recruiting Officer

3. To Albania

4. Horgota Beach

5. Albania

6. The Arrival of the Italians

7. La Scala Songs: La Donna È Mobile/Lilli Marlene

8. The Tango

9. Santa Lucia

10. The Mandolin

11. After the Dance

12. Agii Fanentes

13. Lemoni

14. The Guitar

15. Surrender

16. On the Jetty

17. The Battle

18. Senza Di Te

19. Escape From the Island

20. The Aftermath

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

As told by John Madden (director of Shakespeare in Love, not the NFL guy), the screen adaptation of novelist Louis de Bernières's World War II love story Corelli's Mandolin has taken some dramatic licenses. But in coloring his recasting of the popular romantic drama, Madden once again turned to his Academy Award-winning Shakespeare collaborator, Stephen Warbeck. The composer displays his mastery of romantic drama (though here in a bit more somber setting), casting the main love theme of "Pelagia's Song" in a mood that's more emotional than geographic. Warbeck's music then subtly coaxes the Italian and Greek influences from the source material, interpolating some Verdi and other standard works with occasionally dryly humorous effect (Italian infantryman segue from "La Donna e Mobile" to crooning the hoary German standard "Lili Marlene"). "The Tango" and "The Mandolin" offer up some ethnically diverse, if warmly human dimensions to the proceedings, with "Agii Fanentes," "The Guitar," and "On the Jetty" adding to their spare instrumental charm. Warbeck's emotionally compelling final cues are seasoned with a pair of strong performances by young English tenor sensation Russell Watson, "Senzi di Te" and "Ricordo Ancor," a lovely vocal version of the main love theme. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Trailer Song, August 16, 2001

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Eric (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Corelli's Mandolin / Stephen Warbeck (2001 film) (Audio CD)

Just to help: the trailer song which is NOT on the CD is called "Tonight and the Rest of my Life" by Nina Gordon

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attn: Found the great song from the preview, August 15, 2001

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David Hwu (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Corelli's Mandolin / Stephen Warbeck (2001 film) (Audio CD)

For all of us who have been looking and buying thid cd for the song we heard during the preview your search is over. The song is "Tonight and the rest of my life" by Nina Gordon. Hope this helps. Email me if it does.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Misleading!, August 8, 2001

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Mark D. Kim (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captain Corelli's Mandolin / Stephen Warbeck (2001 film) (Audio CD)

Very disappointed in this soundtrack. Was mislead in the movie theater when I found that the great track during the preview was not included on this CD. (The only reason I picked this CD up).