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You've Got M@il: Original Motion Picture Score

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"Pleasant" is perhaps the best word to describe this score. You probably won't remember much of what you've heard after you turn the CD player off, but you'll have a smile on your face while you listen to it. Lots of nice, jazz-inflected piano work here; it's a very intimate and lighthearted 31 minutes of music (yes, it's barely half an hour). Finishes with a beautiful vocal rendition by Harry Nilsson of a beautiful song, "Over the Rainbow." Perfect for reading a book on a lazy Sunday afternoon (preferably from Meg Ryan's bookstore!).

The soundtrack is like the movie: sweet, fun, uplifting, surprises around every corner, and worth enjoying many times. My older relatives adore it, and even still, I love it too, though most of the music is from an era other than my own, that is a testament to it's timelessness. I only regret the songs in the movie that were not included on the soundtrack, especially Never Smile at a Crocodile, sung by the Paulette Sisters. What a fun song right up there with the Puppy Song -- fresh, one I now sing to my children. So what if not every song is written with a homogenous audience in mind! This soundtrack is delightful!

The music in this album is wonderful. George Fenton brilliantly turns Kathleen Kelly's and Joe Fox's words and actions into music. When listening to the score you will easily picture the movie in your mind. The only downfall of this album is, it is way too short - just over 30min. Someone should have put both of the You've Got Mail soundtracks together on one album for a complete YGM experience. However, this light soundtrack is a must have for any collection.

This CD is the filler music from the film. The background compositions the editor uses for transitions without dialog and occasionally under dialog. The absence of such music is what distinguishes an "English Movie" for people my age. It's pleasant music, and occasionally lively as befits the film, but not worth the trouble to buy as a separate CD.

The CD "You've Got Mail" (as opposed to "M@il" in this title) provides the eclectic mix of vocals from several performers that complement the actors' performances so well in this movie. Get that one, skip this one -- and watch the movie again to see if you can spot when these cuts are edited in behind the action. That's the best way to listen to them.

i love all these songs! They are so relaxing adn comforting. Great CD. Great elevator music

If you don't know the movie, don't worry. This score can do without. Not that 'You've got m@il' is bad, on the contrary: it's a great comedy. The chemistry between Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks is wonderful. But the music written by George Fenton is that good, that it actually can do without. Try to listen to it without picturing the Bookshop Around the Corner or the streets of New York in early morning. It's like listening to a ballet in a bar. Some of it with a classical touch, some of it modern, some of it adorably corny. To me this score is like an open invitation to get up, and move around in the living room, pretending I'm dancing. A double victory for mister Fenton: not only did he get me dancing, he did exactly what this movie needed: Tom and Meg's chemistry put to music.

NB. Beside this 'Original Motion Picture Score You've Got M@il' there's also another cd on the market called 'Music from the Motion Picture You've Got Mail'. The latter contains 14 tracks with popular songs from performers such as Harry Nilsson, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante, plus about 5 minutes from the score composed by George Fenton.

Cute score, and stands well on its own. Makes you happy to listen to it.

New Orleans Jazz, 20's Jazz. When I was listening to this music along with my wife, we were expecting Randy Newman to cut in and start singing. It's not bad, but not our cup of tea. My favourite Fenton scores are Memphis Belle and Shadowlands. I love that English Classical Style.