Titanic (Essential Shows Film TV Folios) (Paperback)

by James Horner (Composer)

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Product Description
This deluxe songbook features eleven pages of color photos from the movie, and the instrumental selections from the soundtrack: Hard to Starboard ¥ Hymn to the Sea ¥ Never an Absolution ¥ Rose ¥ Southampton ¥ Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch ¥ Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave. Also includes the piano/vocal arrangement of the hit single "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic)."

Product Details

Sample Music Notation [23kb PDF]

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793594855
• ISBN-13: 978-0793594856
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,405,661 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best piano book based on a movie soundtrack, July 21, 2000

By	Bull Durham (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titanic (Paperback)

The pieces in this book are each some of the best movie music available for the piano. Each piece is masterfully arranged as a piano solo. The book itself contains seven piano pieces from the "Titanic" soundtrack plus the "My Heart Will Go On" song.

The contents are as follows: Never An Absolution * Southampton * Rose * "Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch" * "Hard to Starboard" * Unable to Stay, Unwilling to Leave * Hymn to the Sea * My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from "Titanic").

My personal favorite is "Rose." It is an arrangement for the piano based on the theme song. It is one of the most beautiful piano pieces I have played on the piano, and it is perfect for the beginning to intermediate player. "Never an Absolution" and "Hymn to the Sea" are also very nice on the piano. I liked all the other pieces from the soundtrack. Some of them are definitely for intermediate level players, such as "Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch" and "Hard to Starboard." The "My Heart Will Go On" song is the one selection that is for piano/vocal/guitar. It does not sound as well on the piano compared to the other pieces, especially "Rose." But, I'm sure its inclusion will be a plus especially for those who like the song. I personally liked the other songs which were specifically geared for the piano. They simply could not have been arranged better. I wish other movie soundtracks would release piano books of this caliber. I give this book my highest recommendation.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to play, Just like the original music., July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This Book is great for intermediate piano players. It's music is very, very similar to the original music composed by James Horner. If you liked the music from James Cameron's "Titanic" and play the piano, I would strongly recommend this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, but a little too easy for me, October 28, 2007

By	Alexandra Johnson "Kat" - See all my reviews

This book is full of beautiful pieces, but unfortunately they are a little easy for me.

I play at an medium-hard/intermediate level, and have taken piano lessons for nine years.

The music is still beautiful, and fun to play through. It sounds almost exactly like the soundtrack, which is why i still play through it. I love the soundtrack, so this piano book is alot of fun for me.