Phenomenon: Music From The Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1996, Thomas Newman

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 1996)
• Original Release Date: July 2, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Reprise Records
• ASIN: B000002NB0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,368 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Phenomenon is about the blossoming of human potential, as is Scientology. Star John Travolta is a noted practitioner of the latter; draw your own conclusions about the film's potential for proselytizing. Not surprisingly, its soundtrack doles out one track to scorer Thomas Newman and the rest to "uplifting" modern pop perfectly characterized by Eric Clapton's ubiquitous "Change the World" and Peter Gabriel's once charming "I Have the Touch." If this is human potential, God help us. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete---AGAIN---Revisited, April 17, 2004

By	Mr. Joseph B. Murray "gneissman" (Round Rock, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A March 7, 2004 review by C. Michael Rusk pointed out that much of the beautifully orchestrated music from the film has been left off the soundtrack CD. WHY? There are many who viewed AND ENJOYED the movie partly BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC. Since much of the film score has not been included on the soundtrack CD, I'll not buy it. Dumb move by "the music industry" I believe.
Thus, Amazon, you've LOST A SALE (God forbid). Maybe you should "talk" to the soundtrack producers about this error in judgment.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I agree there is music missing, January 14, 2005

By	PD James fan "PDJ" (London England) - See all my reviews

I just saw Phenomenon in TV ( not my first time watching it) and I wanted to get the music which is played whenever it shows the trees swaying and I cant find it anywhere. I thought I could find it on my fileshare program ( which I bought I am not downloading without owning the program) Anyways it doesnt come up. I have beautiful music from A Beautiful Mind and Forrest Gump etc but the title of this instrumental piece is missing and isnt on the soundtrack which is odd because it is featured a few times throughout the movie.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars where's the actual score???, May 7, 2007

By	Katya (East Bay, CA) - See all my reviews

The other tracks are great songs themselves, but the main reason why I wanted this soundtrack was that Thomas Newman is one of my absolute favorite composers. So besides the last track, "The Orchard," where is the rest of the amazing original score??