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Hamlet: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (2000 Film)

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This is music for the person who loves music. If you have an appreciation of Shakespeare, and creative and well-made modern reproductions, then you will completely enjoy this soundtrack and how well it not only complements the film, but carries itself as an independent piece of art. This is completely modern -- not classical -- and certainly not pop. You will want to see the film if you have not done so already. The moods will swing you if you let them and you will get lost in this music. I can listen to it over and it will not get old. I rented this DVD and then I bought it and then I bought the music. It is the single-best soundtrack I have ever heard.

I havent had a chance to see the film yet, but if its anything like its soundtrack, I will own it, and probably will have to replace it within a month, as it shall be so used and worn. From the moment I sampled it, it had a deep, residual tone, very unlike most soundtracks ( you tend to find more depth in scores) The sound is fresh, inviting, and non-repetative. More so, the music is new, and non-top 40. I am very impressed with the music on this soundtrack, and I feel anyone with a keen Ear for an excellent musical experience, should pick this up. And use Amazon, cause gosh darnit, they rock.

This collection of hypnotic rythms and passionate beats allows a hip and modern mood to float about the room. The second track, "Big Calm" is my favorite because it's soulful, eerie, and sexy. Other great songs include the jazzy, smooth sound of track # 5, "Sublime" and the hypnotic, mellow sound of track #7. The overall tone of this album is mellow,ecclectic, and moody. I would recommend playing it in the car while driving at night under the stars just to get away...

I like this soundtrack, I really do. The problem is this: I normally buy a movie soundtrack when I hear 1 or 2 musical performances in the movie that are too cool for me to live without. In Hamlet, it was the cool techo-beat you hear in the first opening shots (right before Hamlet speaks his first lines) and the orchestral music heard when the opening movie title, "Hamlet", flashes on the screen - stark white letters on a red background. And this soundtrack CD has...neither of these! But I do still enjoy what it does have. Mostly dark, grunge techno with some good alternative as well.

This CD was something that my group had to buy in order to be able to teach the class about "Hamlet" the play. This CD has some amazing songs and lyrics that helped us to describe some of the characters' emotions in the movie (mainly track number 2). Great for needed literature about "Hamlet."