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Piglet's Big Movie

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I saw this movie with my 3 year old daughter & the music caught my attention right away. I bought the CD and absolutely love it. And my daughter loves it too! Carly Simon's songs are wonderful- as another review noted-these songs could stand alone on the radio (with different lyrics). The instrumental songs are a pleasure to listen to as well. Can't recommend it enough (and I have always felt kind of neutral about Carly Simon in the past).

I was a die-hard Carly Simon fan in the late 70's and early 80's. Being in high school at the time, however, I soon succumbed to peer pressure to listen to more "hip" music. I also caved in to my desire to keep up with my family members who were into progressive jazz (a good thing). So Carly got shelved. It wasn't until I saw "Piglet's Big Movie" with my 3 year-old son this weekend that I remembered (and actually realized, since I was so young back then) how talented Carly Simon really is and how original her music is. Her arrangement of "Winnie The Pooh" (aka: "Deep In The Hundred Acre Wood") is inspired. She's changed the key and used jazz chords and picking. I'm dying to get a copy of the sheet music. "Mother's Intuition" is original, moving, and musically exciting. "Sing Ho" will forever live in my house, as my son and I march around singining, much as we do with "Heigh Ho" from Snow White. "With a Few Good Friends" is universally relevant and very sweet. All in all, this CD is fun for children but, more importantly (how many times have I listened to "Sleepy Time on Sesame Street"?), musically interesting and enjoyable for us grown-ups!

Carly Simon is an artist able to explore the depths of adult emotions in her music, and for that we love her. But Carly also knows that childhood and its innocence are worth celebrating, and does so with grace and a delicious sense of fun in this cd. Kids will love the beat, they will be singing along to "With a Few Good Friends" before their first listen is over, and adults won't cringe when the kids want to hear it over and over, since the music has adult appeal as well. If it's been a while since you've contemplated Carly's music, check out Piglet. And then check out her other work, such as the recent Anthology, which gives the listener a spectacular overview of her career thus far. I don't have kids - but Piglet's been in my cd player constantly since I bought it a week ago.

I'm over 40,have No Kids,and I bought "Piglets BIG movie Soundtrack"because I LOVE Carly Simon's Music.This CD has 5 new songs by her,and there all Fantastic.My favorite cuts,"With a Few Good Friends."(I could really hear this one being played on the radio today)"The more I look inside."(A beutifull ballad.If the words were changed,this quiet track would be number 1 in billboard) and my personal favorite,"Mothers Intuiton."(Man,This number ROCKS!!I've never heard this type of music from Carly in YEARS.I can't stop playing it.You want to get up and dance all over the place.)The orchestration is also beutifull ,and we get to hear Carly's Demo's from her new songs at the end of the CD.Now I'm going to have to watch "Piglets BIG movie"to see how Carly's songs fit into the film.All I know is,Your Kids are going to love this CD,if they can get it away from YOU.

Carly's music for Piglet's Big Movie lives up to all expectations. Carly's great sense of melody lends a sophistication to this lovely children's film. "Comforting to Know" is not only the best song on the sountrack, but one of the best songs she has ever written. "Mother's Intuition" and "With A Few Good Friends" are also wonderful. Carly should write more film scores. I can't wait for her next project.

I saw the movie and loved the music so much that I've ordered the soundtrack. Carly is in her usual frame of mind about love and magic, something you can always count on with her. She writes with such compassion and empathy. Her song "Comforting to Know" is a stand-out, complete with a video appearance by Carly & her guitar at the end of the movie. A must see for Carly fans everywhere with or without your children.

The best complement I can give this CD is that it sports a classic Disney feel in many of its songs. 'Sing Ho For The Life Of A Bear' screams Sherman Bros. with it's simpicity, catchy phrase and short running time. That's also true (to a lesser extent) on 'The More It Snows'. But what I find most thrilling are 'Comforting To Know', 'Mother's Intuition' and 'With A Few Good Friends' which streach the meaning of a Disney song while staying true to all that history. That's no small accomplishment! 'Comforting To Know' especially, is especially touching and could easily be played on the radio.

But these eight songs Carly Simon sings are only part of the story. The rest of the CD is made up of score and demo versions of Carly's music. Personally, I don't care for demo versions of songs. I'm not a musician, and don't get much from hearing an artist sing out of key and under their breath with only the barest of accompaniment. As for the score it's nice, but nothing that I'll listen to over and over.

So if you count only the Carly songs, you're left with a playing time of just over 20 minutes. I'm sorry, but paying full price for only 20 minutes of music dosen't sit well with me. So for that reason alone, the rating has to fall. But if you want to hear some of the best Disney music in years you'll have to pony up.

Carly Simon and the good folks at Disney have produced one of the prettiest and sweetest sountracks ever! My 10-year old daughter is a Winnie the Pooh fan. She (and I) love the soundtrack and the movie! We went out and bought the CD immediately after seeing the movie. We love it, and you will too!

As noted in reviews prior, there are only @ 2 songs in which the characters participate. My daughter likes to hear them rather than Carly. (she is only 2 after all... :>) I think the songs in general are very clever and I do like the music. If you purchase it for the Marching song alone it will probably be worth it to you and your child. I have to "Sing Ho..." every morning on the way to work right now. It does get her up and moving !

I bought this for the number Carly Simon sings during the credits. The whole album is good, although I don't love the demos, but its great for popping in the car while on a drive. All the tracks from the film are delightful and the score is nice too. My favorite is that Carly Simon's children sing the back up vocals on some of the numbers, which is a nice touch for a family oriented film and soundtrack.