Wild Orchid: Music From The Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1990

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
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,976 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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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

By	Gary F. Taylor "GFT" (Biloxi, MS USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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

5 of 5 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 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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a soundtrack by the movie, May 17, 1998

By A Customer

Yes, I know, this movie sucked. But, boy, did they get the music right!! This album has all the sultry tones that the movie *should* have had, but didn't. Overall, the sound is very South American, heavy on the drummy sounds and very mysterious sounding. A really fabulous CD.