Ultimate Movie Album [SOUNDTRACK] [IMPORT]

Richard Adler (Composer), Charles Aznavour (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), John Barry (Composer), Marc Bolan (Composer), Patrick Cassidy (Composer), Shaun Davey (Composer), Paul [composer] Dukas (Composer), Jonathan Gabrielle / Shorten (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), James Horner (Composer), John / Wilkins, Ronnie Hurley (Composer), Michael Kamen (Composer), Michel Legrand (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Thomas Newman (Composer), Alex North (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Richard Adler, Charles Aznavour, Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, John Barry, et al.
• Audio CD (November 20, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00005QC28
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,935 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
UK compilation featuring a combination of hit songs & theme music from some great soundtracks. Tracks include, Gabrielle 'Out Of Reach' (Bridget Jones Diary), 'Now We Are Free' (Gladiator), 'Dead Already' (American Beauty), Alison Kraus 'Down To The River To Pray' (O Brother Where Art Thou), Ronan Keating 'When You Say Nothing At All' (Notting Hill) & many more. 35 tracks on 2 CDs. 2001.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, August 19, 2002

By	W. Kunert (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This pricey UK import CD filled a lot of gaps in my music collection and is an excellent overview of notable music of (mostly) recent films. It's difficult to find consistently listenable soundtrack collections like this, by that I mean free from the obligitory Whitney Houston or Celine Dion embarrassments. Usually rights issues prevent comprehensive compilations like this in the US, too. While I enjoy a lot of soundtrack music, there aren't so many complete soundtracks that I would care to own, some examples of exceptions being Ennio Morricone scores and the About a Boy Soundtrack. While certainly most of these tracks are the actual recordings used in their respective films, I noticed that "La mamma morte" from Philadelphia is not the Maria Callas version. There might be other cases like this, I'm not sure. And "Unchained Melody" from Ghost is an orchestral version, not the pop song (but I consider this a plus). This collection seems to focus on the subtle and quirky, yet melodic music of indie films, with less emphasis on the loud sweeping orchestral scores of major Hollywood hits, but of course there are a few like Gladiator and Braveheart, which are welcome here because like I've said, I probably wouldn't listen to the whole score. I love the two Thomas Newman compositions from American Beauty, and it's good to have some music from films by the Cohen Brothers here. My only complaint would have to be the order of the songs. You would think they would avoid jumping back and forth between pop songs, orchestral scores, and quiet music, but it just seems thrown together by random. I would compare this collection to the excellent "Miramax Films Greatest Hits" but the makers of that album knew to group the two pop/rock songs at the end.

3.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Movie Album, February 14, 2009

By	Aaron Baker Cole - See all my reviews

The album production is flawless; however, I believe it's scope should have been reduced in favor of presenting longer excerpts of the sound tracks. Listening to these short pieces is like listening to movie trailers.