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So good they don't need words. Jan 27, 2000 (4 of 4 found this helpful)
"Everything I Do" by the original composer, Michael Kamen, is alone worth the price of the entire CD. Everything else is an incredible bonus.
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Solo piano for many moods Sep 6, 2001 (2 of 2 found this helpful)
There are many different styles here, as well as several very familiar names. No one person will likely enjoy every piece played here, but each person should find a few favorites. I've listed some of my favorites below, but you might well have others.
John Corey's "A Hollywood Nocturne" really grabbed me with it's contrasting image of sadness and loneliness against, as Corey put it in the notes, "the beauty, wealth, and grandeur or Hollywood".
Then, overly familiar or not, Michael Kamen's "Everything I Do" indeed was a highlight.
Diane Warren's playing of her song which has been recorded by Celine Dion and Patti La Belle is also a personal favorite.
However, I found Carole King's "Blue Modal Morning Alive" my favorite, with its evocation of Idaho's wilderness.
Other notable ones include David Benoit's "Major Dreams, Minor Lies", Jim Brickman's "Generations, Stephen Sondheim's "What Can You Lose?" and the opening "Water Fountain" by David Foster. All in all, a very satisfying CD.
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Great CD for a nice evening / dinner ambiance Aug 25, 1998 (2 of 2 found this helpful)
I love it. They were playing it at a restaurant I went to not long ago (outside terrace, nice warm evening, breezy, etc...), and it was the PERFECT CD to enjoy a glass of wine. I recommend it to all the music lovers and wine afficionados.
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Better than with words Feb 7, 2001 (1 of 1 found this helpful)
This is a strange CD. The songs are familiar (in some cases, too familiar as in "Everything I do") yet the arrangements present these songs in a new light.
This is a great cd for relaxing listening or dinner music. No, it's not groundbreaking, earthshattering, new stuff. Just very nice to hear.
I actually bought the CD because the arrangement of the all-too-ubiquitous "Everything I Do" was so well arranged that I wanted a copy of it. And the Jim Brickman Generations cut is a second favorite. Great to relax, take a bath, de-stress by, or enjoy a lazy Sunday morning in bed with coffee, a croissant and a newspaper.
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A Little Night Music... Oct 15, 1998 (1 of 1 found this helpful)
A very good compilation of original compositions; includes some familiar pop ballads-
Good to listen to after a long day...