Wild Orchid: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Composer), Simon Goldenberg (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 1990)
• Original Release Date: April 24, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B000002LKM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Personal Favorite, July 13, 2004

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Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Orchid: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

As a film, WILD ORCHID is only so-so; as a soundtrack, however, it is easily among the best of its decade, a brilliant collage of Latin American, alternative, hard rock, and elegant pop. It has long been one of my favorites, and if your taste runs to all of the above, it will like become one of yours as well.

The opening titles cut, the instrumental "Paradise," is languid, sultry, sexy and features a flawless trumpet lead--but the treats have just begun: Maragreth Menezes' "Elejibo" and David Rudder's "Dark Secrets" set a high standard when it comes to sharp-edged, vigorious Latin sounds, and although the various cuts are very, very ecclectic in style each one is beautifully, flawlessly performed, all the way from Nasa's hard rocking but strangely spiritual "Magic Jeweled Limousine" to my own personal favorite, the darkly cynical "Promised Land" by Underworld.

This is truly an inexhaustible recording, always seductive, alternating high energy edges with introspection, every cut memorable. Strongly recommended.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK...but where is that one song??, May 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Orchid: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is ok, but where is the one, really incredible song that is playing while she is arriving in Rio? And what is it called? Having this song on the album would make it complete.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What song is in the "flying to rio" scene?, December 12, 2004

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dallasicequeen (everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Orchid: Music From The Motion Picture (Audio CD)

The best song in the entire movie is when Carrie is flying to Rio...its beautiful...it would make this album amazing.