The Sound Of Romance
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[SOUNDTRACK]- Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1997, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, James Newton Howard |
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| Audio CD (June 17, 1997); Number of Discs: 1
This soundtrack uses slow songs and fast songs in a wonderful mixture. So sit back and enjoy music for your listening pleasure. Entertainment Weekly (6/27-7/4/97)
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George Fenton, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1998
| Audio CD (December 1, 1998) Number of Discs: 1
The latest Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan movie directed by Nora Phron (Sleepless in Seattle) about two coworkers who hate each other at work and unknowingly fall in love on the Internet features an extremely eclectic soundtrack that's less technologically advanced than its movie's premise. There's no gratuitous raving or computer-buzzing techno, just pensive singer/songwriters and oldies that tug at the heartstrings. Louie Armstrong weighs in with "Dummy Song." Jimmy Durante pops up for "You Made Me Love You." Randy Newman's song for Frank Sinatra, "Lonely at the Top" (which Sinatra turned down), fits alongside Sinead O'Connor's spirited pass at Harry Nilsson's "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City." The late Nilsson himself is represented by "The Puppy Song" and "Remember." Stevie Wonder's soul shouter "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" pumps things up, while Roy Orbison's "Dream" has his trademark sense of mystery and despair. --Rob O'Connor
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[SOUNDTRACK] - Marvin Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand
| Audio CD (November 12, 1996); Number of Discs: 1
Marvin Hamlisch's lightweight score and overworked title theme dominates this orchestral original soundtrack for Barbra Streisand's poorly-received romantic comedy. Babs and Bry (Adams) go through the motions on "I Finally Found Someone," while the Streisand-crooned "All of My Life" and Richard Marx's "The Power Inside of Me" are likely sequels. --Jeff Bateman
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Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1996, Randy Newman
| Audio CD (December 17, 1996); Number of Discs: 1
Great blend of guitar, voice, spirit, and fun! Michael is the occasion for a festive music celebration with several songs, heard on the soundtrack, that deal with love, happiness, elation, or just simply good feelings. This compilation brings it all back home, with performances by many enjoyable singers, like Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin,Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Don Henley. |
- 1995, Bridges Of Madison County
| Audio CD (May 30, 1995); Number of Discs: 1
Entertainment Weekly (7/14/95) ...a coherent whole, matching the uniformly sad, wistful tone of the book and film. It's a real drag--but a beautiful one. |
Babyface, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1995
| Audio CD (November 14, 1995); Number of Discs: 1
Waiting to Exhale is the exception that proves the rule about mish-mash '90s soundtrack albums. Even though it features 22 different female voices, the album boasts a rare continuity because Babyface wrote or cowrote 15 of the songs and produced all 16. Moreover, the gifted R&B artist used every song to explore the film's theme of women trying to balance self-respect and romantic desire. Not only has Babyface (nee Kenny Edmonds) created a fascinating song suite, he has produced one of the best middle-of-the-road-pop, adult- contemporary albums of the decade. Mary J. Blige stakes out a claim as the new diva on the block with an astonishing performance on "Not Gon' Cry." Babyface's music and lyrics suggest a woman barely holding back a swelling flood of anger and heartache, and Blige's brilliant vocal captures both the agitation and the restraint. --Geoffrey Himes |
[SOUNDTRACK] - John Williams
| Audio CD (December 12, 1995); Number of Discs: 1
Elegantly lyrical, Sabrina is an immersion into romance. The music is sophisticated, beautiful, and gently glides you along to all the enchanting settings of the movie. Beautiful, lyrical melodies and just pure pleasure to listen to. |
| Audio CD (June 15, 1993); Number of Discs: 1
A romantic's collection if ever there was one, this cachet of songs graced the equally heart-tugging film. King of the Croon and Swoon, Nat King Cole's "Stardust" is probably the most obvious of the young lovers' themes here. Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante, ordinarily not the most romantic of sorts, prove themselves worthy contenders with "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" and "As Time Goes By," respectively. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" gets an elegantly simple treatment from Carly Simon, and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" confirms her status as the late, great Queen of Country. The only disappointments with this collection are the absence of heart-wrenching numbers by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, or even Johnny Mathis; and the inclusion of the horrendous rendition of "When I Fall in Love" by the over-rated Celine Dion with Clive Griffin. --Steve Gdula
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[SOUNDTRACK] James Newton Howard, Barbra Streisand
| Audio CD (November 12, 1991); Number of Discs: 1
If you are a romantic music lover you will never grow tired of listening to this CD. The majority of the album, though, belongs to Howard's score, which is able to walk over musical ground previously traveled by composers like Marvin Hamlisch, but without becoming overly sentimental or melodramatic. The music is highly enjoyable by itself and even non-Streisand fans should appreciate Howard's superb score. |
[SOUNDTRACK] - John Barry
| Audio CD (January 1, 1987); Number of Discs: 1
While director Jeannot Szwarc's 1980 time-travel romance nearly drowned in a sea of its own bathos, the score of the Christopher Reeve/Jane Seymour vehicle has become something of a word-of-mouth classic. Chalk that status up to the great English composer John Barry, whose lushly romantic score has largely overshadowed the film it was written for. Note to Titanic fans: if you liked the score for that film, you may fall in love with (or to) this one as well. Ironically, much of the action of Somewhere in Time takes place in 1912, the year the Titanic sank. --Jerry McCulley |
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