Reel Love: MGM Soundtracks Presents Great Romantic Movie Themes [Soundtrack]

Various Artists - Soundtracks (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: February 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B00000I04M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,508 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Goodbye Again: Main Theme - Georges Auric

2. Goodbye Again: Mon Paris - Georges Auric

3. The Misfits: Love's Reverie - Alex North

4. Two For The Seesaw: Main Title - Andre Previn

5. Irma La Douce: Andre Previn - Andre Previn

6. Live For Life: Live For Life - Francis Lai

7. Live For Life: Theme To Catherine - Francis Lai

8. Buono Sera, Mrs. Campbell: Orchestral Theme - Riz Ortolani

9. Buono Sera, Mrs. Campbell: Won't You Dance With Me - Riz Ortolani

10. Gaily, Gaily: The Tango I Saved For You - Henry Mancini

11. The Happy Ending: It Ought To Be Forever - Michel Legrand

12. The Happy Ending: What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? - Michel Legrand

13. Live Is Funny Thing: Love Is A Funny Thing - Francis Lai

14. Last Tango In Paris: Last Tango In Paris-Tango - Gato Barbieri

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Just in time for Valentine's Day (or your anniversary or any other time Cupid's arrow strikes), Rykodisc offers up a fanciful dose of classic romantic film themes from the deep coffers of United Artists Pictures. Reel Love exists in a quixotic vacuum, harking back to the days when a lilting string quartet or a graceful horn line signaled the blossoming of a beautiful onscreen relationship. There's no "Music to Sign Pre-Nups By" here, no "Theme for an Unplanned Pregnancy"--just the pure, idyllic fairy-tale stuff from some of Hollywood's top-shelf sultans of swoon--Henry Mancini, André Previn, Alex North, et al. Better for you than a box of chocolates, less prickly than a dozen roses, Reel Love is the next best thing to making out at the drive-in--and, hey, no mosquitoes either. --Matt Hanks

From the Label

Rykodisc presents the second MGM Soundtracks thematic compilation, an outstanding collection of romantic orchestral movie music that will appeal to lovers of film and lovers of love, and is released in January just in time for Valentine's Day!

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet as syrup..., January 31, 2005

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vmzfla "vince819" (Orlando, Fl.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Reel Love: MGM Soundtracks Presents Great Romantic Movie Themes (Audio CD)

Anyone wanting a nice set of not your typical syrupy sweeping film music will love this album. I don't know how many of these films would be on your top 10 list but the beautifully orchestrated scores deserve to be preserved. The time range is from 1961-1972. There is not a whole lot that is memorable here but thats'what makes this compilation so attractive. You can play this during some special moment with a loved one as background and it will not distract you from your intentions.

To the collector these excerpts are rare and all but "Live for Life" and "What are you doing for the rest of your life" if not for this disc would have fallen into obscurity. All originate from the original sound tracks so the remastered sound is variable, but totally acceptable!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NICE COLLECTION, April 12, 2000

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L. S. Slaughter "silvanus" (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reel Love: MGM Soundtracks Presents Great Romantic Movie Themes (Audio CD)

Well, the front cover bites, but this is a well-mastered and sequenced compilation of some fine film stuff from the 50s and 60s. UA released some great scores back then, but I do regret that no one saw fit to include THE APARTMENT by Adolph Deutsch, which UA/Ryko owns now but will not release. Nevertheless, you get Lai's great "Live for Life" theme here, along with some funky 60s "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell", and some great oh-honey-hand-me-the-scotch-and-valium music from Michel Legrand for "The Happy Ending", which has been sadly out of print for about 25 years. Thanks Ryko, now get back to work.