Diva (1981 Film) [Soundtrack]

Wilhelmenia Wiggins-Fernandez, Vladimir Cosma | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: DRG Records / Rykodisc
• ASIN: B000008F3Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,926 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #12 in Music > Indie Music > Soundtracks > Movie Soundtracks

Track Listings

1. Aria - Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

2. Sentimental Walk

3. Dead End

4. Gorodish

5. The Zen in the Art of Bread and Butter

6. Aria [Instrumental] - London Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Cosma

7. Sentimental Walk [Second Version]

8. Ground Swell

9. Metro Police

10. The Priest and the West Indian

11. Abandoned Factory

12. Aria (Reprise) - Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

Editorial Reviews

This CD can be considered somewhat rare now.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, moving soundtrack, Opera fans will love it., August 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Diva (1981 Film) (Audio CD)

Comedy, Romance and Murder. Vladimir Cosma's soundtrack to the quirky film Diva is inspirational. Originally the winner of the 1982 Cesar Award for Best Original Motion Picture Award, this is no "Titanic" soundtrack - it's far more than that. Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez's operatic singing on the theme, La Wally, are beautiful beyond words. Her voice is crystal clear, and the despair and beauty of the piece is brought home.

Vladimir Cosma plays the the piano solo for Sentimental Journey, a Debussyesque piece of music.

Quirly tracks, like the Zen are of Bread and Butter offset the beauty and seriousness, and add humour to the score.

This is a truly beautiful score. A must for Opera fans, and musics fans alike. Neither grand nor pretentious, the score will compliment any music fan's CD collection.

Only criticism is the length of the soundtrack - it's a short CD with a running time of around thirty six and a half minutes.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Film noire goes to the opera--what a kick!!, August 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Diva (1981 Film) (Audio CD)

I loved this soundtrack. The movie is a "keep you on the edge of your seat" French thriller that is true to its origins from the Delacorta novel. The music, and oh what music, captures the protagonist's love of opera, which he in turn tries to capture by smuggling in his homemade, but mighty powerful, recording devices to historic opera performances. Hard to believe that a futuristic, slick somewhat violent plot could mesh with such music, but it does.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a MUST-HAVE!, June 18, 2001

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C. N. Chaudruc (NYC, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diva (1981 Film) (Audio CD)

The musical variety on this recording flows between classical, opera, new age, jazz and rock....in other words, this soundtrack skillfully transcends classifications and boudaries.