Amelie: Original Soundtrack Recording
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Free Music Notes for Amelie: Original Soundtrack Recording
Free Music Review: I'm going to keep this short.
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm going to keep this short due to the fact that I have very little to say, as not much is needed to be said. Here's the thing, If you're interested in buying this soundtrack, whether you've seen the movie or not, you will be widely impressed. I'm basing this off of fact, not opinion... This is easily one of the most impressive soundtracks ever produced. Yann tiersen, on an instrumentalist/composer scale, in my personal opinion, is possibly a modern day Mozart or Beethoven(on the basis of talent, not style). This soundtrack is full of accordian's and bells, something I feel music is lacking these days. So if you're into that kind of thing, this album is definitely for you. If you've seen the movie, you've already gotten a taste of this soundtrack and which is probably what has compelled you to contemplate purchasing this album. If you haven't seen this movie, buy the soundtrack anyway as you will undoubtedly be impressed... and then watch the movie, which is just as good as the soundtrack.Free Music Review: Melodies d'Amelie
Hit: 5 Stars
If you like to tip toe through life and feel springtime when you hear magical tunes, glitter like moments then Amelie's melodies are made for you. Tiersen uses his academic knowledge and classical education to render simple, light hearted and twisted, sweetly entangled moments. If it were classic, it'd be a sturdy and organized Bach tinted with Mozart's lightness and Chopin's respectful poetry. Rythms twirl with accordeon made hip, fairy like bells and orchestral grandeur. The magic of this album is in its "blues" the melancholy of Parisian poetry. It takes you to Montmartre, poetic hillside of Paris, on the paved streets, illuminated by the old oil lamps. Paris has a deep soul, and this album reflects this through complex rythms and counter intuitive tunes. It keeps its freshness by surprising your kid like ears and leaves an impression of naive happiness long after you've decided that 10 times in a day for an album is enough...although you'd like to believe it with Amelies' melodies.Free Music Review: Très Superbe!
Hit: 5 Stars
My old french teachers would kill me for using such simple words, yet they speak truthfully of what I think of this cd! For having no vocals, this cd is amazing and reminds you of what France must look like. The collaboration of the piano, mandolin, accordian [lots of that one] and others are astonishing and perfect to listen to when you are in the creative mood.I especially like Les Jours Trists, track 2, La Valse des Monstres, track 20, et Le Valse D'Amélie. They simply flowed well and were very rhythmic and very unique.
This music makes you feel as if you're walking down cobblestone streets of Paris and some guy is playing the accordian while people crowd around him, tossing coins before him. Well, enough of the fantasy, it is greatly magical and nowadays, this type of music can be quite difficult to find.
Anyway, buy it right now, from the wonderful ppl at amazon.com! You'll be happy you did and you cannot stop listening to it! In fact, I'm listening to it right now!
Free Music Review: Wonderfully delightful!
Hit: 5 Stars
The soundtrack brings me back to the scenes the songs were played in and it's maddening!! I loved the movie and now I love the soundtrack. It makes me want to go back to the theatre and see Amelie played over and over again. While the film itself displayed the true innocence of Amelie it was as much the music helping to portray that very feeling of a young child in France. While this is more about the soundtrack I must add that the movie was just as successful as the former (City Of Lost Children) by this same director, Jeunet. I can't choose which was a better film! The musical direction is just as awesome!
It is not typical of me to purchase and enjoy a soundtrack, especially one that is mainly instrumental, but I couldn't resist since I enjoyed the film so much. If you are like me...watch the film first and then consider the soundtrack. I guarantee it will bring you back to the film ... a film that will leave you with wanting more of Amelie and her adventures!
Free Music Review: Incomparable!!!!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
My words can hardly add any more to the praise this album has gotten. And all those words of praise are more than worthy. This album is incredible! So lush and beautiful. To the true music lover, this album will really connect with you. The movie was good; the soundtrack is amazing! You can listen to this album over and over, and unlike another review here states, it will not grow tiresome (unless you're not listening to ANYTHING else for a week or so =) This album keeps popping up in my CD player. It's so beautiful it may even make you cry (it's done that for me). Great for in the car. Great for in the home. Great for at work, great for parties and get-to-gethers; golly gee, where can't this album go? All the friends I've played it for have lavished praise on it as well. If you'll buy just one CD released in the last year (or was this released in 2001?)--either way, this is the album for you. All hail Yann Tiersen!! (down on my knees, prostrate before Yann)