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Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2018
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Imogen Heap is an immensely talented composer and vocalist. I enjoy her solo work as well as From Frou and her other collaborations. You can tell that this album really tells a story, the progression of an adventurous and sad tale, and having read the playscript could sort of follow along with the story while listening. I was a bit disappointed that many of the songs were sampled from her existing discographies and was expecting completely new material, however the amount of work that would have had to have gone through the reworking of those songs to make them into these new stories is impressive. Not to mention that this is a 42 track album, so I can't really complain. I would love to hear exactly how it goes along with the play, to get the full experience of it.
I was fortunate enough to see the original Broadway ensemble perform Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (I + II). I had already heard others say that the soundtrack was fantastic and had the same experience while watching the play and hearing the score for the first time. While very different from the on-screen soundtracks we have come to associate with Harry Potter, this soundtrack fits the play perfectly. Once I got home, I immediately bought the soundtrack to listen to at home. I hope this will tide me over until I can get my hands on more tickets to see the play!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2018
It was hard to decide how to rate this album. I'm a huge fan of J.K. Rowling's masterpiece series, and I'm a massive fan of Imogen Heap's work since her 1998 debut album. When I read she was chosen to score Harry Potter and the Cursed Child I was ecstatic! I finally got a chance to hear it and...wow, imagine my disappointment when I realized I've heard all these songs before. Rather, these songs are instrumentals of Heap's own songs from her back catalog reworked into a score. I hear these, and the last thing I think about is Harry Potter. To me, it's just a nicely mixed celebration of Imogen Heap's extraordinary work as an electronic music genius.
If you've heard Imogen Heap's solo/duo albums, you can skip this. Virtually every song reuses substantial portions of her previous work. One presumes the publisher was okay with there being very little new compositions.
Examples - there are plenty more: - "Platform 9 3/4" reuses most of the backing from "First Train Home" on Ellipse. - "Wand Dance" reuses virtually everything from "Cycle Song" on Sparks. - "A Nice Day", same thing from "Goodnight and Go" on Speak for Yourself.
I regret such a duplicitous -- and duplicate -- purchase.
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