Memphis Belle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

George Fenton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1990)
• Original Release Date: October 17, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014RX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,044 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Londonderry Air/Front Titles: Memphis Belle

2. Green Eyes

3. Flying Home

4. The Steel Lady

5. Prepare for Take Off (Amazing Grace)

6. The Final Mission

7. "With Deep Regret..."

8. I Know Why (And So Do You)

9. The Bomb Run

10. Limping Home

11. Crippled Belle: The Landing

12. Resolution

13. Memphis Belle [End Title Suite]

14. Danny Boy [Theme from Memphis Belle]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Memphis Belle, July 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Memphis Belle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Liked it but I really bought it for the jazzed up version of danny boy that was in the movie. It wasn't on the CD. Dissapointed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully inspired orchestration, March 30, 2000

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Carla M. Tiemann (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memphis Belle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This has been one of my favorite CDs for the past decade (I bought the soundtrack shortly after the movie came out). The instrumental tracks are incredibly powerful and moving. The "Danny Boy" melody woven throughout is wonderful (as is the vocal version, although it would've been nice to have Harry Connick, Jr.'s voice!). The real gem is the "Amazing Grace" orchestration; it is very uplifting--just listening to it is a spiritual experience. George Fenton is a genius! His "Shadowlands" and "Anna and the King" soundtracks are some of my other favorites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic music - whether you liked the film or not!, January 24, 2000

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[e-mail] (Wales) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memphis Belle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I have to admit first off that I am a big Memphis Belle fan anyway, but the soundtrack is superb. The tracks fall into two main categories - original "movie" music, and 1940s big band songs - such as Green Eyes or "I know why...". Both fit well with the visual footage, and the movie tracks are highly appropriate to the feel of the movie. My only slight criticism is that I would have liked to have seen "'Neath the Spreading Chestnut Tree", and Harry Connick Jr's "Danny Boy", but then we can't have everything! I was initially sceptical of the new version of Danny Boy (last track), but I like it, although I do not think it is particularly relevant to the film. All together, though, an excellent soundtrack, which stands as an album in its own right.