Love Actually [Import, Soundtrack]

Original Soundtrack (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B0000V6SOG
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,297 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Imports > Soundtracks

Editorial Reviews

International pressing of 2003 soundtrack for the US box office hit starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson. 18 tracks (four more than the US edition) from the likes of Sugababes, Dido, Joni Mitchell, Maroon 5, The Beach Boys and Norah Jones. Universal. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Craig Armstrong Does It Again, February 17, 2010

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Bob Dog "My Thoughts" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Actually (Audio CD)

Craig Armstrong does it again with his magnificent work on the "Love Actually" soundtrack. Sure, there are several excellent songs that have been gathered for this soundtrack,including classics such as "God Only Knows," "Both Sides Now," and Eva Cassiday's excellent cover of McVie's "Songbird." But be careful. There have been at least three releases of the soundtrack. Check the tracks very carefully to make sure you are getting the one you want.

I say this because in my humble opinion, the most important, emotional and soulful moments of this movie were brought home by the wonderful compostions by Craig Armstrong, which appear as a trio ONLY ON THIS PARTICULAR CD, the 2007 European release of the "Love Actually" Soundtrack: "Glasgow Love Theme," "PM (Prime Minister) Love Theme," and the best of the set, "Portuguese Love Theme." Watch out - the US release only included "Glasgow," overlooking most of the (seven or eight?) Armstrong compositions that were so important to the impact of this film.

As a result of hearing these wonderful orchestrations, I went back and ordered Craig Armstrong's "Piano" collection (which also contains "Glasgow"), which is also outstanding.

For some reason, I've found many of the "soundtrack" releases from movies which contain a solid foundation of original work from a talented composer along with a selection of previously released tracks from popular artists, always seem to omit most of the original music written specifically for the movie. As far as I know, this particular import release has as much of the Craig Armstrong music as can be found in any mainstream CD.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this soundtrack, February 25, 2009

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Sarah Beth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Actually (Audio CD)

It's great! And this UK release of the soundtrack has the three main Craig Armstrong pieces from the movie (including PM's Love Theme and Portuguese Love Theme). The US release only has the Glasgow Love Theme.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for, May 13, 2009

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A. Stratford (Provo, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Actually (Audio CD)

This is an excellent cd. I bought this one over the other Love Actually soundtracks because this particular version--the UK version--had all three of the love themes: Glasgow love theme, PM's love theme, and the Portuguese love theme. It also has a great selection of good music by loads of great artists. If you enjoyed the music from the movie at all, you would be very happy to have this cd, and it will be worth the money you spend on it.