Michael Kamen's Opus [Soundtrack]

Michael Kamen (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000069DA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,738 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture [Robin Hood Prince of Thieves]

2. Maid Marian at the Waterfall/(Everything I Do) I Do for You

3. Rowena [Mr. Holland's Opus]

4. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? [Dona Ana {Don Juan DeMarco}]

5. You're the One [Circle of Friends]

6. Marooned [Crusoe]

7. There Can Be Only One [Highlander]

8. Magic City (The Next Man)

9. Stromness (The Winter Guest)

10. Tagaki Dies [Die Hard]

11. Nuclear Train [Edge of Darkenss]

12. Brazil [Ary Baroso Brazil]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Kamen's very best work, July 16, 2000

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D. Roberts "Hadrian12" (Battle Creek, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Kamen's Opus (Audio CD)

Michael Kamen is one of the most under-recognized musicians in Hollywood today. He has worked with the likes of Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, Sting, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and David Sanborne (among others). He has written numerous soundtracks and has composed many orchestral scores for Rock bands thru the years. This album is a compilation of some of his best work.

I have always found Kamen's music hauntingly nostalgic. The Julliard product's emotional energy is injected into everything he writes. This CD contains his music from movies such as "Highlander" "Mr. Holland's Opus" (hence the allusion in the title) "Die Hard" and others. Fans of Kamen will recognize that the theme from Stromness he actually "borrowed" from the saxaphone concerto which he wrote for David Sanborne. It is played nicely here on a French Horn.

This is a good CD for anyone who likes Kamen's music, or enjoys showtunes / movie soundtracks. Most people will probably recognize at least one theme off this album, although they may not have the slightest idea who wrote it. 8-)

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, November 9, 2011

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This review is from: Michael Kamen's Opus (Audio CD)

This is an excellent collection of music from a number of popular films. While the collection is instrumental it would have been great if some of the songs were also produced with their lyrics.

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply great music, October 19, 2007

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Y. Karl (Scandinavia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Kamen's Opus (Audio CD)

Michael Kamen has created some of the most beautiful film scores ever, and this CD contains a number of great tracks. One wishes that there would be proper soundtrack releases of more of Michael Kamen's work, e g HIGHLANDER and also EDGE OF DARKNESS