Barbra Streisand - The Movie Album
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Artist: Barbra StreisandEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Smile
- Moon River
- I'm In The Mood For Love
- Wild Is The Wind
- Emily
- More In Love With You
- How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
- But Beautiful
- Calling You
- The Second Time Around
- Goodbye For Now
- You're Gonna Hear From Me
Free Music Notes for The Movie Album
Free Music Review: May be the best pieces of music I have ever heard
Hit: 5 Stars
Now I know that this album in particular has had really mixed reviews, and I know I may not be completely trusted in giving it five stars amidst many hideous reviews. However, I do believe music is subjectively reviewed, and my opinion may differ from others, so here it is.
This album, is undoubtedly one of my top five Barbra albums ever, if not my favorite, and it may possibly be the best pieces of music ever to reach my ears, heart and soul. I love almost every single song on the album, I love the song choice, the delivery, the orchestration and arrangement, mainly everything.
First things first. Let's settle this issue. Has Barbra lost her voice? Is it deteriorating, and will her next album be croaking? Well, Guilty Pleasures is out, and we all got the answer. But frankly, we didn't need Guilty Pleasures for the answer. Barbra's voice is a little different from previous albums, it's a bit deeper, and the album is in a low kew. However, Barbra's voice is the farthest it can get from deterioration. Its deeper and broader (and sometimes a bit huskier) quality give it a velvety feel which is just sublime. Her voice is still unbelievably beautiful, and in no way worse than any other albums. It is at some of the most emotional it's ever been, and obviously so since the song choice is greatly personal.
There, since we've settled that issue, we go on to the songs.
1. Smile: Before I begin, I am biased when I review this song, it being my favorite song of all time. So, if you want something completely objective, move on to track 2. This song is flawless! Wow! What orchestration, what delivery, what emotion! The violin solo is breathtaking, and the final note with the slight huskiness at its beginning makes me want to weep. I adore this piece, a great opener.
2. Moon River: I never enjoyed the Sinatra cover, but I loved this. Something in Barbra's voice makes this song amazingly romantic. Truly a beautiful number, what an orchestration!(Note: I do prefer this version over that in Just For the Record.)
3. I'm in the Mood For Love: Barbra at 61 can sound a million times sexier (in a beautiful way) than all these young girls singing today put together. This song is so beautifully done, so melodically perfected (even better than that of The Concert) that you feel so romantic you want to fall in love while listening to it.
4. Wild is the Wind: WOW! What a performance, what a song! I have never heard Barbra so emotionally captivated in a melody and lyric(what a lyric), and she becomes an instrument of her own. On a more technical note, watch for the beautiful 22 second final note.
5. Emily: Barbra may be the only singer alive who can make you visualize exactly what she's saying. The way she says Emily in this beautifully caressing way makes you wonder how it was ever meant for a man to sing. This song is one of my favorites, and the way it musically flows is just right. Also, can you think of anyone else who can pronounce the word "visualise" better than Barbra? What a performance.
6. More in Love With You: O.K. This song does take a few listens to understand and comprehend because of its complex arrangement. It takes time to fully get it, but I think it's very beautiful. The violin solo is heavenly. And what an interpretation! I do have one complaint, though. When Barbra's singing the high notes at the end, the music's a bit too loud. It really shouldn't cover up for Barbra's voice, we all know she can hit the notes well (which she does). Other than that, beautiful.
7. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?: This is perhaps, though very far from it, the most "pop" song on the album. I love its classical twist, and Barbra seems very at ease and loving the melody. And is there a more beautiful melodic line than "How do you not run out of new things"...and, hold your breath...."to say?". This line kills me, she sings it perfectly. I adore this song.
8. But Beautiful: I'm gonna burst a few bubbles here and say, I don't really like this song. Its lyrics are kind of.. blah! It just doesn't do it for me. On a more positive note, Barbra's vocals are especially beautiful here.
9. Calling You: Wow!Wow!Wow! I love this song. The melody is one almost none but Barbra can pull off (it is insanely difficult to sing), and it has some of the best lyrics ever! The bookend between the beginning and end is beautiful, and Barbra is obviously in love with this song. Her voice changes to give exactly the right mood for this style. Really, really awesome.
10. The Second Time Around: I'm also going to hated for this one: I don't like this song too much either. It's nice, but not as beautiful as the others. However, I am quite young and inexperienced in the love area, so I may not get this song as much as those who have been through what it talks about.
11. Goodbye for Now: A hint of The Broadway Album and Back to Broadway, but with a beautiful simplicity that wasn't there in the albums. The song is simple, straightforward, but unforgettable. The lyrics are clear but complex, and Barbra sings it as if she is really in the middle of a conversation. It really does come to show you that it also takes a great actress to sing these songs the way Barbra does.
12. You're Gonna Hear From Me: Showstopper! I love this sensational song, done beautifully. Classic Barbra! My one complaint is if it were more uptempo, it probably would have been more effective. It seems to be lagging a bit. However, Barbra is in her comfort zone, she knows exactly what she's doing, and the end growl is incapable of being a greater sign of Barbra's timeless vocal abilities.
I adore this album. It's quite slow, and may need to be listened to in small pieces because of its complexity, but it is undoubtedly one of my all time favorite Streisand albums and definitely some of the best music I have ever heard.
The Movie Album Poster
It's a given that Barbra Streisand loves being a movie star. But this collection of pop songs culled from 60+ years of Hollywood history displays a love and understanding of movie songcraft whose depth is surprising, even coming from the legendary diva. Few are likely even familiar with Andre Previn's evocative main theme for The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse; fewer still would cajole veteran songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman to give it lyrics, then make it their wedding song, but that's the unlikely genesis of "More in Love With You" here. If its overwrought classicism represents Streisand at her most cryptically opaque, her playful recasting of the chestnut "I'm in the Mood For Love" as jazzy bossa-nova showcases the low-key sense of adventure she brings to many of the performances here. Her veteran dramatic sense effortlessly drives Chaplin's "Smile" beyond schmaltz and elevates Inside Daisy Clover's "You're Gonna Hear From Me" to nothing less than theatrical showstopper. But it's in the album's smaller, more unexpected surprises (an exotica-tinged "Wild is the Wind," the slinky, electro production of Bagdad Café's "Calling You," "Moon River"'s faithful evocation of Hepburn strumming her guitar in the film) that it reveals its true heart and soul--and that of Barbra Streisand, unabashed Hollywood movie lover. --Jerry McCulleyBroadway & Vocalists Music CDs
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