Customer Reviews

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a fun and flavorful soundtrack for our own lives. About half Greek music, half traditional (one could say, Xeno), this CD captures the interplay of the world of the Greek family, and one woman's adventures when she steps outside of it. It sates our taste for romance, and the urge to get up and dance (Ompa)!

Here's a breakdown of the songs included on the CD:
Track 1: The opening credits and the introduction to Toula's Greek World.
Track 2: Toula's transformation and the beginning of her adventure.
Track 3: The wedding song everyone dances to in the end.
Track 4: All about Greek families.
Track 5: Auditioning 'nice Greek boys.'
Track 6: Celebrating Easter with the family.
Track 7: The two families get to know each other better.
Track 8: Roasting lamb on a spit in the front yard.
Track 9: Toula and Ian spend time together.
Track 10: Grandma's theme.
Track 11: Three generations of Greek women.
Track 12: Flirting at the travel agency.
Track 13: You wanna go to Fiji? Let's go!
Track 14: the other wedding song (nod to That Thing You Do!)
Track 15: background music at the restaurant.

Buy it, it's fun, you'll like it!

This review is from the perspective of a retired couple who travels around the world and enjoys having dinner parties. This CD is wonderful while cooking a Greek meal, dining with Greek food and yes, even while cleaning up the dishes from the Greek feast. The music has harmony and incorporates more instruments than you normally hear in Greece. Greek food and Greek music...not for everyone... BUT ... high probabilities you will enjoy.

Usually I wouldn't take the time to write things in, but I bought this CD on a lark due to the links in here, and I like it more than the original CD which I came to buy. You totatlly feel like you are immersed in the Greek culture, but not in a cheesey way. Definitely a lot of fun to listen to. A great CD for listening to with guests to create a great atmostphere.

I loved the strong rhythms and colorful harmonies of the traditional Greek numbers. The film score is lyrical but bland. This truly is a combination of "apples and oranges!"

This is a great instrumental CD! Not only great greek music that you can get up and dance to, but also the soft contemporary songs that you can just relax with. I enjoy it very much!

What a beautiful CD. The harmony between the traditional and contemporary is extraordinary. This music takes us along a cultural and quite refreshing journey of a young girl's life. Beautiful music for any music lover.

A great, high-paced greek music CD! What can I say? The first time I saw the movie (my favorite movie in all the world), the first thought was is there a soundtrack! The music is so moving and makes you just want to dance. You have to check this out! 5 stars for pitch perfect music!

Ever seen a movie without the soundtrack? Amazing how much of the story and character is revealed through the marvels of music. Without a composer who understands how to weave instrumentals with the voice of the director, writer and actors, a story wallows in the monotone of narrative. Janko's soundtrack does a wonderful job of creating a musical tapestry that serves not only as backdrop, but illuminator of character, story, setting and ambience. If I knew the Greek for Mazeltov! I'd hand him a hearty one right here!

this is an awesome soundtrack it is enjoyable and fun to listen to. the best songs on this disc are all of them

The music from the movie, "My big fat Greek wedding", is a wonderful score and I enjoyed it. It was in great shape, shipped fast, and got here before I needed it for a gift.