Come See The Paradise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Randy Edelman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 13, 1990)
• Original Release Date: January 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000003TEI
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,950 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Theme

2. Fire In Brooklyn Theatre

3. Shikataganai

4. Love Is The Sweetest Thing - Mark Earley

5. Lily And Mini

6. Flower That Blooms In The Rain - Mariko Seki

7. Kawamura Family Theme

8. Jack And Lily

9. Nevertheless - Bart Kalmar/Harry Ruby

10. You Can't Spit At Heaven

11. Forget Me Not - Sanae Hosaka

12. Little Tokyo

13. Terminal Island

14. Santa Anita

15. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - Teri Eiko Koide/Jumi Emizawa/Cynthia Lawren

16. Bad Days

17. Love Birds - Syoji

18. Nine Tiny Seconds

19. A Little Bag Of Magic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The music makes the movie, April 10, 2001

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Paul Sayles (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come See The Paradise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

The music of Come See The Paradise is key to it's being an exceptional film. With out Edelman's music, it might have been a very different film. The music stayed with me long after the film ended and even now I play it quite often as background music. The music is never overpowering, it accents each scene in the film. Look at Jake leaving the compound after his father in law dies - masterful interposing of people, wide open desolation and music. Lily's theme will stay with you forever.

This is an outstanding soundtrack for an movie that highlights a time in our history which is too frequently ignored.

A must for any film soundtrack collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars That theme..., September 4, 2000

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Jason Farcone (Mukilteo, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come See The Paradise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Track 2, titled "Fire in a Brooklyn Theater", is classic. I'm sure anybody and everybody who loves films would easily recognize this piece of brilliant music. No, Edelman isn't the best composer there ever was. But some of his themes are just so incredible that you must give the guy credit. Gettysburg, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Come See the Paradise, and Dragonheart (his best) all have hauntingly beautiful themes. Honestly, I have never heard a piece of music played more in trailers. It carries the same mood in all, but can fit with so many different images. Why, with this mesmerizing theme, do I give this score only 3 stars then? Simple, the cd isn't very good. I love every part of the score, and would give it an easy 4, maybe a 5... If it was strictly at least 30 minutes of score. Unfortunately, as other reviewers have said, there are many songs between the tracks (throughout the whole album). I don't mind songs, but these songs are simply bad. Oh well, can't win them all. If you get this cd, do it because you like the theme... If you don't breakdown with joy when hearing it, don't bother with the album, because there isn't a whole lot else here.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One track saves the entire CD, October 17, 1999

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James Krishna (Sydney, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Come See The Paradise: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

The only reason I got this soundtrack is because of the Track No.2. This specific piece of music is used in numerous film trailors. This piece is so dramatic and powerful. It isn't in the league of Hans Zimmer or Mark Mancina, but this is Randy Edelman's best piece so far. Buy it for this track only.