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Woody Allen's Film Memories

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This compilation of songs extracted from Woody Allen movies from the 1970s to today proves without a doubt that Allen makes the classiest and most unique soundtrack selections of any filmmaker. "Film Memories" contains the stand-outs from his films, ranging from popular hits such as "I'll See You in My Dreams" and "Fantasy" to the delightful surprises of "Tropical Mood Meringue" and "Tickle-Toe." Although "Woody Allen's Movies" (currently not available) is the most comprehensive collection of Allen film tunes, this CD is a charming and more-than-adequate "substitute". It's essential for anyone who cherishes Woody Allen films and shares his own taste in music.

Just to clear something up...

The tracklisting for this CD is exactly the same as the soundtrack to Stardust Memories (1980). So basically you are not buying a compilation of his films from the 70s, but rather a soundtrack to one film.

But what a nice soundtrack it is!

The songs are wonderful and just what I was looking for, but I was hoping for better sound quality. Yes, I know these are original recordings but I thought they would have been cleaned up for the cd. It's not "scratchiness" as on an old LP so much as it is "static patches" and I did not hear that when I heard these selections in the film itself.

Also it's only 33 minutes long.