Raise the Titanic - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]

John Barry (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: John Barry
• Audio CD (September 21, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B00000K2DC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #213,054 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent re-creation of the original score, October 5, 1999

By A Customer

Although the music on this CD is not the original orchestration, it stays true to movie soundtrack. This version is conducted by Nic Raine and performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic. The "Prelude" seems to run just a bit faster than the movie version. The "Memories of Titanic" track is hauntingly beautiful. Even though John Barry himself did not conduct this version, fans of the movie and the music should thoroughly enjoy it as I did!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite John Barry Score, April 4, 2001

By	gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I still remember the first time I saw RAISE THE TITANIC. What impressed me most about the entire film was its prologue. It was a montage of black & white photographs depicting the construction, the launching and the setting sail of the Titanic on its maiden voyage. The montage was accompanied by a hauntingly beautiful piece of music composed by John Barry. In this short yet effective composition John Barry captured the majesty of the Titanic, the romanticism of the sea and the mystique of Britain's maritime heritage in what I consider to be one of the best pieces of film scoring in motion picture history. John Barry's score seems more inspired by the actual tragedy of the Titanic and the unknown dangers of the cold Atlantic waters. Despite the shortcomings of the film, which I attribute to poor editing and not necessarily the script, John Barry's music remains focused on the ship and the sentimentality its tragedy holds for Richard Jordan and Alec Guinness. Jordan and Guinness seem to be the only two characters worth their weight as human beings in the film. Track 6 `All That's Left' is a haunting and beautiful piece of heartbreaking sentimentality in which Guinness reverently hands over to Jordan the flag he took from the sinking Titanic many years before. I have no complaints about this recording and I enjoy it very much. I think there is very little chance that John Barry will ever conduct a new recording of this score. There is also probably little chance that the original score from the actual film will ever be released. I think that Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic did a splendid job with this recording. Like most of their works, they have to grow on you. However, I believe this to be the finest recording of a score that they have ever issued. I highly recommend that you don't let this one slip away.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reproduction of the Soundtrack, October 11, 1999

By A Customer

I have been looking for a soundtrack album with the music from this film since I first saw it on video back in 1985. I understand that the film itself was a financial disaster, but John Barry's marvellous soundtrack should have been released years ago! Although the discerning ear will pick up a few minor differences between the actual film score and this re-creation, it is still an achievement that someone went through the effort of re-recording and releasing the complete film score! AT LAST!!!