Dr Zhivago & Ryan's Daughter: Original Soundtracks

Advantages: Lots of great tracks by great artists
Disadvantages: Scary Spice makes an appearance

...One of the things which disappointed me about the first Austin Powers film was that the soundtrack was disappointing. They have made up for that second time around, and in a big way. Furthermore the tracks fit in with the 60s feel of the film too. Throw in new tracks by the likes of Madonna and REM and you already have the basis for a good soundtrack. Add in the likes of Lenny Kravitz and Elvis Costello and you’re set for a blockbuster, and that’s even before you get to Dr. Evil’s version of Will Smith’s “The Two of Us”, a side-splitting proclamation of his love for his clone Mini Me. My only complaint would be the presence of Mel G/Scary Spice on the soundtrack. She is good at creating hype, but in my mind that is about it. She has a poor singing voice, and her cover of Cameo’s “Word Up” is definitely the weak point on the album... Read review

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Advantages: Helps you re-live a fantastic series
Disadvantages: Some tracks do end sharply or repeat others

...For anyone who is totally addicted to Doctor Who - this album is for you. If you thought Series 1&2 original sound track was good, then this will blow you away. Murray Gold has excelled himself once again, delivering a soundtrack high in passionate imagination-capturing content that really will take you back to The Doctor and his adventures. The Album begins with All the Strange Strange creatures, which is a compliation of all the generalised music used in many episodes in the series. There are also more episode-specific tracks like Evolution of the Daleks and Boe. But some of these do end sharply (as heard in the TV series) and over lap into some of the more general themes. There is also a track called The Doctor Forever which is done in similar vain to All the Strange, Strange Creatures and covers all the "Doctor" music used... Read review

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Advantages: Every one can sing along
Disadvantages: Chitty Bang Bang Repeated 5 Times

...Got this one fairly cheaply at HMV for £8.99 recently. With Sixteen tracks on this Compact Disc sung by the original artists from the film including Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lional Jefferies,Gert Frobe, Anna Quayle, this makes an excellent additional purchase to the film, if you haven't got time to watch the film again. With timeless classics including Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain (Twice), Chitty Bang Bang (5 times) think that might be a bit of over kill and it does get a bit tedious towards the end of the compact Disc when it is played twice in sucsession, Me ole Bamboo, (which is my personal favourite), Truly Scrumptious (which by the way is Sung on a nudist beach in the South of France, near San Tropez !, which I have visited but kept my clothes on !!) I put this one on for my 3 year old daughter when it is time... Read review

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