Mr. Holland's Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Michael Kamen, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1995 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 1996)
• Original Release Date: January 23, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Polydor / Umgd
• ASIN: B000001EIM
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,061 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Visions Of A Sunset - Shawn Stockman (of Boyz II Men)

2. One, Two, Three - Len Barry

3. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys

4. Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group

5. Uptight - Stevie Wonder

6. Imagine - John Lennon

7. The Pretenders - Jackson Brown

8. Someone To Watch Over Me - Julia Fordham

9. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles

10. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon

11. Cole's Song - Julian Lennon

12. An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus) - Michael Kamen

Editorial Reviews

Michael Kamen's arrangement of "An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)" won a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mr Holland's Opus Original Moive Soundtack -Title Misleading, November 11, 2000

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Renee Overton (Escondido, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Holland's Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I like the CD however it is not the music as performed in the movie, "Mr. Holland's Opus." For that reason I can agree with many of the people who have reviewed this item. If you are looking for "Mr. Holland's Opus" the music as performed in the movie, this is not the CD you want.

The confusion lies in the fact that there are two versions of the "Mr. Holland's Opus" soundtrack. Mr. Holland's Opus: The Original Movie Score," is the soundtrack that has the music as performed in the movie.

Don't get me wrong; this is a good CD. I enjoy it. The songs on this CD are for the most part the same as in the movie. The difference is the original artists perform the songs.

I consider this CD a companion to the original movie score for "Mr. Holland's Opus." I believe when they released this version of the soundtrack it was done to go along with "Mr. Holland's Opus," the movie score.

The title for this CD is misleading and you expect the music as performed in "Mr. Hollands Opus," the movie. For that reason my rating for this soundtrack is three stars.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THERE ARE TWO CD's WITH SAME NAME!, November 29, 1999

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Sing141 "Reader" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Holland's Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

If you do a search under Popular Music, looking for "Mr. Holland's Opus" you will get this CD(ASINB000001EIM) which claims to be the "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." If you do a search under Classical Music looking for "Mr. Holland's Opus" you will get a different CD (ASIN B000004295) WHICH IS PROBABLY THE ONE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. Nowhere will you find both CD's on the same list.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mr. Holland's Opus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I remember my excitement at seeing the cover of this cd. The only reason I bought it was for one song primarily. That was "Someone to Watch Over Me". Imagine yourself putting on the cd, expecting to hear the the same rendition as in the movie, and instead hearing a totally different version nowhere near half as good as the original. This is not the first time for me that the original version was something other than expected. So moral of the story,especially when buying movie soundtracks if the store lets you listen before you buy, do it.