Hannah And Her Sisters (A Selection Of Music From The Motion Picture)

 

Harry James – You Made Me Love You

Harry James – I've Heard That Song Before

Lloyd Nolan & Maureen O'Sullivan– Bewitched

Dick Hyman– Piano Medly

Dick Hyman– It Could Happen To You

Dick Hyman– Polkadots And Moonbeams

Dick Hyman– Avalon

Dick Hyman– Just You, Just Me

George Malcolm & Simon Preston– Concerto For Harpsichord In F Minor - 2nd Movement

Count Basie Orchestra– Back To The Apple

Bobby Short– I'm In Love Again

Derek Smith– You Are Too Beautiful

Roy Eldridge– If I Had You

Derek Smith– Isn't It Romantic

Hannah And Her Sisters

The Majestic (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Mark Isham and various artists

 

The Majestic is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Frank Darabont, written by Michael Sloane, and starring Jim Carrey in the leading role. The film depicts a 1950's Hollywood screenwriter suspected of being a communist. After suffering amnesia as the result of a road accident, he is taken in by the residents of a small town, who mistake him for a local resident who went MIA while serving in the military during World War II.

1 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Blue Note Boogie 4:26

2 Nat King Cole– Orange Colored Sky 2:35

3 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Begin The Beguine 2:59

4 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Stranger On The Shore 5:26

5 Jim Cox– Boogie Woogie Stomp 4:52

6 The Mills Brothers– Paper Doll 2:39

7 Jim Cox– Dizzy [Piano Version] 3:40

8 The Spencer Wyatt Big Band– Blues In The Bucket 4:05

9 Jim Cox– Aunt Hagar's Blues 4:13

10 Chet Baker– Over The Rainbow 3:30

11 Nat King Cole– I Remember You 3:15

12 Mark Isham– The Bridge 5:45

13 Mark Isham– Luke And Adele 7:49

14 Mark Isham– The Majestic And The Magic 7:49

The Majestic

Meet Joe Black...original motion picture soundtrack...music by Thomas Newman

Thomas Newman, one of the finest film score composers of our day, did some of his finest work with Meet Joe Black. Mr. Newman is particularly adept with scoring for large orchestra, especially the string section. With the orchestra he often mixes electronic sounds and exotic instruments, not in some gimmicky way but so seamlessly that there's no way to tell exactly what you're hearing. His forte is large-scale, adagios, slowly played by seemingly endless strings to create moods of melancholy, tenderness or triumph. In the case of this score he also has created themes that hint at the vastness and mystery of the universe, something totally appropriate to the film itself. 

The music of Meet Joe Black is mostly of a sweeping nature, the large orchestral forces totally engulfing the listener in long passages without any apparent pauses, the kind of music one might listen to when looking at a starry sky deep at night. But there's more than that. The "Everywhere Freesia" section plunges the listener into the world of English Pastoral music for a few minutes of delightful reverie. "Fifth Avenue" is a jaunty dancelike piece that features an almost Klezmer-style clarinet. The Finale (That Next Place) is a resoundingly triumphant movement, full of resolution and ending with a gigantic flourish of horns and strings worthy of a Bruckner symphony.

The soundtrack works very well as a stand alone and can be enjoyed without any knowledge of the film. In addition, it varies it's themes often enough and its tracks are long enough to make it easily listenable. ...(Amazon review)

Meet Joe Black

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The Rocketeer..music from the original motion picture soundtrack...music by James Horner

This exceptional score by James Horner is at times light hearted, dark, ominous and mysterious,but also uplifting and action filled. There are two songs included, Begin the Beguine and When Your Lover Has Gone, which perfectly capture the feeling of the forties, when the film was set. Even for those of us that didn't live during the 30's/40's, the movie is like a period piece you can enjoy that makes the movie come alive.

James Horner, in the same tradition that Korngold and Williams have done, brings about the heroic march to underscore the excitement and thrill of a man flying through the air wearing a rocket strapped to his back. Without it, the film might be dull and lifeless. But Horner's 2/4 time drums the strains of athletes entering the arena to compete, or the Roman army marching triumphant up the great Apian Way, and we smile at his success.

The Rocketeer

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Tracklist:
Main Title / Takeoff 4:30
The Flying Circus 6:30
Jenny 5:10
Begin The Beguine 3:36
Neville Sinclair's House 7:20
Jenny's Rescue 3:20
Rendezvous At Griffith Park Observatory 8:10
When Your Lover Has Gone 3:25
The Zeppelin 8:00
Rocketeer To The Rescue / End Title 6:30

Next Stop Wonderland...music from the motion picture...various artists..jazz, samba and bossa-nova

The fear of loneliness, a hope for romance, the occasional pang of moody nostalgia--it's all found in the light romance of Next Stop Wonderland. But few of Wonderland's plot devices work quite as convincingly at portraying these themes as the movie's soundtrack. Filled with the classic sounds of bossa nova and samba, these songs ooze with the melancholy found in the movie. There's a lot of great stuff here: classic Astrud Gilberto, Coleman Hawkins, Marcus Valle, new interpretations of Jobim. But the unexpected highlight is the original score: Claudio Ragazzi backed by the smooth-as-flan vocals of avant-jazz-guitarist-gone-Jobim-freak Arto Lindsay. Their trio of bossa-nova inspired collaborations sounds as sweet and timeless as the classic originals here.

  1. Batuacada - Bebel Gilberto/Vinicius Cantuaria
  2. Mas Que Nada - Tamba Trio
  3. Stay - Astrud Gilberto
  4. Crossed Paths - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay
  5. Triste - Elis Regina
  6. Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria) - Marcos Valle
  7. One Note Samba/The Girl From Ipanema - Bebel Gilberto/Vinicius Cantuaria
  8. The Therapist - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay
  9. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Astrud Gilberto
  10. The Suitors - Josh Zaentz/Sergio Brandao
  11. Baia - Walter Wanderley
  12. O Beijo (The Kiss) - Claudio Ragazzi
  13. Aquarela Do Brasil - Toots Thielemans/Elis Regina
  14. Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  15. The Finale - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay/Bebel Gilberto
  16. O Pato (The Duck) - Coleman Hawkins

This Stop or That Stop

The Cat's Meow...original motion picture soundtrack...1920's style music by various artists

This rarity is a delight for lovers of vintage nostalgia. The music is a combination of covers and originals so true to the 1920's style of music. You won't keep from tapping your feet to these classic tunes. Kirsten Dunst sings "After You've Gone" and does a fabulous job. Highly recommended.

1. Avalon - Al Jolson
2. Wild Cat Blues - Clarence Williams' Blue Five
3. Stumbling
4. Whispering
5. Everybody Loves My Baby - Eva Taylor
6. Hesitation Blues
7. How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?
8. Ain't We Got Fun
9. April Showers
10. Charleston - Paul Whiteman
11. Breeze
12. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
13. If You Were The Only Girl In The World
14. When I Lost You
15. After You've Gone - Kirsten Dunst
16. California Here I Come - Al Jolson

 The Cat's Meow