Ever After: A Cinderella Story - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]

George Fenton (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: George Fenton
• Audio CD (August 4, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000009PNP
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,836 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Don't be misled by the film's trailers; the soundtrack to Ever After--yet another modern adaptation of a Cinderella story--is an orchestral score by George Fenton. Best known for his work on Gandhi and The Fisher King, Fenton has created a sweeping orchestral score, with the occasional Celtic influences thrown in, as on "Cinderella" or the upbeat "Going to the Ball." But on most tracks Ever After's score is quiet and subtle. Though Fenton has done more memorable work (Cry Freedom), he succeeds here in accentuating the romance of the film. Brit soft-rockers Texas provide the lone vocal track on the score with the infectious closing tune "Put Your Arms Around Me." --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely classical soundtrack to a lovely movie, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

The score to Ever After is just lovely. Listening to this soundtrack calls to mind all of the endearing moments of the movie, even bringing tears to my eyes at points. If you enjoy classical soundtracks, then you may enjoy this CD even if you have not seen the movie. However, if you are looking for the songs played during the movie's trailers to entice you to see the movie, you will not find them on this CD. For some reason, I've noticed that more and more movie trailers use music to attract a particular audience to the movie, and don't always play music that is included in either the movie itself or on the soundtrack CD. (Something I find to be misleading). This is certainly the case with Ever After - the songs I refer to are Loreena McKennit's Mummer's Dance and Robert Miles' Fable, neither of which appear on this CD. The music that is actually included in the movie does appear on this CD - buy the CD for the classical score by George Fenton, and you won't be disappointed.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack, November 1, 2003

By	Pen Name (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Pretty decent soundtrack for the film, and unlike a lot of musical soundtracks, the songs on this CD really give you the feeling of watching the film again. Especially good is "Walking on Water." The only problem with this CD is that it lacks the two songs that were used in the Trailers, "Robert Mile's "Fable" and "Mummer's Dance" by Loreena McKennitt. The last song on the CD, "Texas" which has vocals, is a bit wierd as well.

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soundtrack music and trailer music, December 17, 1999

By	"parkay" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

To clear up any misunderstanding of why the music from the soundtracks often don't match the music found on the trailers for the movies, it's necessary to understand the timing of things in Hollywood. Often times, when studios are ready to run their trailers to promote their films, the actual soundtracks to their movies aren't ready to be released. This forces them to choose music which they feel fits the "feel" that they want their movie to convey. I don't believe that anyone who's seen Ever After would disagree that "Mummer's Dance" and "Fable" did not convey that feeling of the movie. The orchestral music by George Fenton goes beautifully with the movie and the fact that the trailer music isn't contained on the soundtrack should not take away from his work. It's still a beautiful collection of pieces and worth the purchase. For those of you who still hold a grudge and want to whine and complain that the trailer music isn't on the soundtrack, go out and get Loreena McKennit's "Book of Secrets" and Robert Miles' "Dreamland". Oh, and as for the argument that this practice is "false advertising", keep in mind that the MOVIE trailer is used to promote the FILM not the SOUNDTRACK.