Somewhere In Time (1998 Re-recording)
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Free Music Review: Somewhere in Time CD
Hit: 4 Stars
Loved the music in the movie and wanted the CD. Wish the pieces could be expanded instead of brief "movie scene" segments.Free Music Review: Disappointing
Hit: 2 Stars
Rarely are movie soundtrack recordings actually that. The music on "soundtrack" releases is usually similar, but not exactly what you heard in the movie. That was what was so amazing about the original Somewhere In Time soundtrack. Possibly because of budget constraints, the music on the original soundtrack was what was in the movie. Now somebody has decided to improve upon that. While the variations aren't extreme, they're certainly significant enough to be irritating. Why someone would feel the need to "interpret" John Barry's music is mysterious enough. This is sort of a "Yeah, well here is how I would have done it" soundtrack. Particularly annoying is the solo violin, which appears frequently. Want to hear how it would sound with a fiddle? Here you go. (Check it out on the sample cuts.) And the whole idea of better sound fidelity is absurd. The original sounded just fine. You might imagine that this version is a bit "brighter,", but having a little more treble hardly makes for a better recording. A digital recording of an inferior performance is hardly an improvement.
There is more music, which is interesting, though it's sort of like having a bad meal at a restaurant but being happy that the portions were large.
This new CD sounds best where it sounds like the original. If you liked the music in the movie, and you can only own one version of the soundtrack, buy the original. If you buy both versions, you'll keep the original handy for when you want to hear what the soundtrack actually sounded like.