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Roswell (Original Television Soundtrack)

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I bought this soundtrack because I'm in LOVE with the show and because i already liked a few songs on the album. I ended up loving every song on this CD. I love the version of "Brothers and Sisters" by Coldplay on this CD, plus, i couldn't find that version anywhere else. "Save Yourself (Sense Field)," "Fear (Sarah McLachlan)," "I Shall Believe (Sheryl Crow)," "Here With Me (Dido)," "Shining Light (Ash)," etc. are all great songs.

Here's some info on what some of the songs are to the show:

1. "I Shall Believe" is Max and Liz's song. It was the song they danced to at what would've been there wedding if Liz didn't change the future...(Stupid Tess)

2. "Shining Light" was Roswell's last song. It came in the very last episode called "Graduation" when the gang was driving away.

3. "Fear" was the song that appeared in the show's "Pilot" when Max healed Liz after she was shot. It was when they first made contact.

4. "Here With Me" was the song that played during the show's opening credits.

5. "Brothers and Sisters" was the song that played during a phone conversation between Jesse and Isabel when they were talking about her parents coming close to discovering her true identity. It also played while Isabelle and Max's parents watched the videotape of her using her powers. The song came at the end of the episode

So, anyways, I HIGHLY recommend buying this soundtrack because it's one of the best out there! Plus, don't forget that it's an enhanced CD, so it comes with a bunch of cool features that people (especially Roswell fans) would appreciate.

The music included on this soundtrack has its merits and its downfalls. If you're into mellow, poppy melodies with semi-meaningful lyrics and decent singers, this CD is for you. One of its merits is the rare "Brother and Sisters" song by Coldplay and other songs from lesser known bands. The best songs, Dido's "Here With Me," Coldplay's "Brother and Sisters," Sarah McLachlan's "Fear," and Sheryl Crow's "I Shall Believe," are for the most part played in pivotal scenes. The others are in less important or less appropriately matched scenes and lack emotionally.

Sadly, most of the music on the album is from season three of Roswell and is not the most appropriate for a soundtrack. Many fans would have preferred more songs from emotionally impactful songs played during the first two seasons, arguably the best of the series. Also, most of the songs that were included on this CD were changed for the DVD releases.

The extra features are pretty useless for those who are not fans of the television show. The Sense Field biography is superfluous and somewhat forward considering the minimal importance of the band to the show. The photographs in the booklet are nice but there are too many from season three and not enough from season one. The Jason Katims interview rehashes information well known to hard core fans (and are there any other kind when it comes to Roswell?), but it is nice to have readily available and in good quality. Perhaps the most fun addition to the enhanced CD is the map of Roswell that shows where first kisses, deaths, and alien related events occurred.

Overall, this CD could have been better, but it is representative of Roswell, just more favorably to season three.

I'm not a fan of the show "Roswell" but I loved the choice of tracks culled for the soundtrack. The selection lends a eerie atmosphere which is ideal for the television show. I already own a few of the songs on this album which includes both versions of Dido's "Here With Me" and Sarah McLachlan's "Fear". As overplayed as "Here With Me" is, I still enjoy listening to the song, especially the Chillin' With the Family Mix. The remix is a more trip hop version of the song. "Fear" is one of my personal favorite Sarah McLachlan songs. The Hybrid's Super Collider Mix is superb, and th song itself sounds better remixed. I loved Doves' cover of "Blackbird". I thought their version sounded better than Sarah McLachlan's version on the "I Am Sam" soundtrack. The Sheryl Crow track "I Shall Believe" simply impressed me. She sounded just great on this haunting track. I am not very familiar with Stereophonics' music but I liked what I heard from them with "Have a Nice Day". And a nice way to close out the album is with the remix of Dido's "Here With Me". The remix makes a tired song sound new again. I can't tire of this version of "Here With Me". Overall a top notched soundtrack. Normally I don't dig tv soundtracks but "Roswell" proved to be better than I imagined or expected.

I bought this CD after hearing some of my favorite songs in the show, only to discover that most were missing! I enjoyed both versions of the Roswell theme song, "Here With me" by Dido, but I had a hard time recalling the episodes the rest of the songs came from. After listening to this CD a few times, I started to really like it. I reccomend previewing these songs before purchasing this CD to make sure the music is to your taste.

I just got my cd today and let me tell you that it is great! Any Roswell fan MUST have it, it has that special Roswell feel to the whole cd. Even if you have never seen Roswell, I'm sure you will love this cd! And the enhanced part of the cd contains screen saver, wallpaper, a map of Roswell explaining where everythig happened and more! The tracks that were chosen flow beautifully from the first to the last. With such great artists as Travis, Dido, Sarah Mclachlan, Sheryl Crow and more, you will not be dissapointed. It even contains previsouly un realeased songs and re-mixes. A wonderful cd for Roswell fans & people who have never heard of the show before! You will love it!

Wow, I wasn't too sure at first to buy this but I wanted to start collecting merchandise in case Roswell left for good, and since I'm a huge fan of the show. But when I listened to the CD I was amazed. It's very soft type music with a little edge to some of the songs. I could remember what episode the song played in like Sheryl Crow's "I Shall Believe," and Senses Fields "Save Yourself" (Which star Shiri Appleby makes a guest star appearance in the music video). And of course it has the beautiful tone of Dido with the hit theme song "Here With Me" sung in its full version. I not only instantly fell in love with the music but I fell in love with what it had on the CD itself.
It has Roswell Desktop Wallpapers (Which is now on my computer), Screensaver (Another that I easily installed to my computer), and an Exclusive Family Character Map and much more. Now the map was extremely impressive, it has the most updated information from the show!!
I never wanted to write a positive review so fast in my life. Even if you aren't a Roswell fan you will enjoy this CD. But if you are a Roswell fan you definately won't be disappointed in it, so definately add this to your collection!!

For any fan of the show, this soundtrack captures the heart and soul of the story line. It incorporates a good mix of music from all three seasons, using some old favorites (Dido, Sarah Maclachlan) with some new, up and coming groups (Travis, Ivy). This show has prompted me to buy a lot of CD's (Fisher, Lifehouse, Travis, Dido), and I wish it could house more tracks to capture more favorites, but the mix presented is excellent, and this is a definite "must have."

I got the "Roswell" soundtrack today, and I have to admit, it's good. I'm glad that as the years have passed I've already managed to collect the majority of my favorite songs from the series in one way or another, as basically none of them are on the CD. Nonetheless, all of the songs are "listenable," and it certainly evokes the feeling of the series - a little dreamy and angsty, all mixed into one. It also has "Blackbird" by the Doves (from the "Michael and Maria in bed" scene from "Departure"), which is the main reason I bought it. LOL! I've been looking for that song EVERYWHERE, and here it is!

I also have to applaud the CD-ROM enhancements. There are some fun things on there: screensavers, wallpapers, even an interactive map that shows you some of the important places that have been featured in the series. I was annoyed that the nookie motel from "285 South" wasn't included, but that was more than made up for by the inclusion of the bowling alley featured in "Heart of Mine" and "Significant Others," and even Alex and Isabel's stargazing spot from "Into the Woods." Each place comes with a little explanation of its importance, and its location within or around Roswell (down to actual addresses). While there's a bit of a Max/Liz surplus, they are not the dominant aspect of the soundtrack or its added features, so if your tastes run more in another character or couple's direction, you'll like this enhanced CD as much as the next "Roswell" fan.

I'm going to recommend this soundtrack to anyone who's been debating buying it or not. It's a solid investment, in my opinion, and it's fairly up to date - certainly up to season three's "Panacea" and possibly "Chant Down Babylon." :-D

What I liked most about this CD was that for the first time, I could really understand the words to the songs! While the music is in the background during an episode of Roswell, I wasn't paying too much attention to it, except what it added to the scene I was watching. Now I can really pay attention to the words; it's Fabulous how they relate to the show in their subject matter (besides being Beautiful pieces of music!)!

I wish there could have been information about which episode featured which piece of music. I can remember a few (I'll Never forget "I shall believe"!), but many of the pieces I can't match with the episode and it would mean more if I could.

This CD is enhanced and has some cool stuff for your computer as well! A screen-saver, maps for different events and more!

Anyway, this is a Fabulous CD to have in your collection if you are a Roswell fan! ~jane

This soundtrack touches on a lot of the emotion of the series. There were so many more songs that could have been a part of this great soundtrack like My Oh My, Crash Into Me, Yellow Light, Human, She Cries Your Name, Amy Hit The Atmosphere, Let Me In or many other great songs in the original series. But you can get a list of all the songs that appeared in the show when it first aired at www.roswell-the promise.com. Also the screensaver that comes with this CD is a nice bonus if you are a fan of the show.