Love Happens [Soundtrack]

Christopher Young (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 23, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: La-La Land Records
• ASIN: B002ZXZJDS
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Happens (3:18)

2. Kaleidoscope Christmas (2:18)

3. A World In The Three Colors (2:18)

4. It's MMM...Good (1:48)

5. Crystal Flowers (2:12)

6. Walk The Talk (1:30)

7. Around Or Through? (3:55)

8. Past Isn't (3:34)

9. Joy Within Each Thought (1:56)

10. Groove E (1:31)

11. Each Decorated Ditch (2:43)

12. Vodka Logic (3:41)

13. Mind Noise (4:20)

14. Cinnamon Life (2:44)

15. We're A-OK (2:44)

16. Love Happened (6:02)

17. Baggage Blister Hoedown (1:53) bonus track

18. A Consonant Cry (3:04) bonus track

19. A Dissonant Discourse (2:57) bonus track

20. Why The Hell Am I In Heaven? (2:38) bonus track

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Love Happens CD a waste of money, April 15, 2010

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Paul G. Wiese (La Crosse, WI) - See all my reviews
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I wanted to suprise my wife by purchasing the sound track from the movie "Love Happens." We both enjoyed the movie and the songs. Unfortunately, there were no lyrics and the songs played all sounded the basically the same. I don't understand why this CDs is listed as a sound track, when the orginal music performed for the movie is not on the CD. I called a local vender and he said sometimes that happends and counldn't explain what the industry does this. We feel we wasted our time and money in getting this CD.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Young Doesn't Give Us Anything New, But He Handles It Extremely Well & Gives Us A Great Romantic Score, April 7, 2010

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Kaya R. Savas (North Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Happens (Audio CD)

Romantic scores can become incredibly overdone and fall into saccharine territory very easily. It takes a skilled composer to evoke real emotions without going the cheesy route. Christopher Young succeeds with Love Happens. The music is simple and guitar based. It's light and doesn't overpower. Young had decent material to work with in that he was able to venture into sadness. Tracks like "Past Isn't" and "Vodka Logic" embrace a solo piano with soft strings to achieve that.

This isn't a one dimensional score. It has a playful side to it but knows when to get serious. The main theme echoes throughout and it works because it's simple. The track "It's MMM. . . Good" playfully uses the title of the track as a lyric. Young also brings in the strings more heavily in later tracks to get a full bodied sound that resonates more.

All in all the score doesn't break any new ground in the genre, but it succeeds. It's heartwarming and has a flow of energy that is present throughout. Elements of it reminded me of John Powell's terrific score to P.S. I Love You. Christopher Young knows not to overpower with melodrama or cheesy arrangements.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this if you are looking for songs featured in the movie, October 19, 2010

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Code4Toys (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Love Happens (Audio CD)

I saw the movie on cable and enjoyed it. What I enjoyed most were the songs from the movie. I never heard of these songs before but I liked the style of music I heard. I bought this CD expecting to get some of that music. Instead all you get is incidental music. I understand if some of the score was included like in the Forrest Gump soundtrack, but the whole CD is the score! It's a waste of money and I wish I had read the other 1-star review and I wish I didn't open this so I can return it.