Rent the musical soundtrack (OCR) > Reviews

Advantages: Some fantastic songs, generally strong cast
Disadvantages: Let down by a couple of very bad tracks, mostly at the end which brings the whole album down slightly

RENT - the Musical Soundtrack °°°Intro°°° RENT is a modern day, 'rock', musical, about issues prominent in society today, even thought its set in 1989-1990. This isn't some light and fluffy musical. It tells of subjects often left off the musical stage and off the big screen. Issues raised include homelessness, AIDS, HIV, drug abuse, and homosexuality. Last year (2005) the stage show was brought to the big screen in movie form, and then more recently, ... Read review

Advantages: All the cast have incredibly strong, unique voices.
Disadvantages: Some songs are repetitive

Well about 100 hours of my year has been taken up listening to this soundtrack. The movie is such a powerful musical which I could watch over and over again. The soundtrack just reminds of the storyline. The lyrics are so eaily learnt, and you can not help singing a long. From watching the film, the songs on the soundtrack have such an emotional feel to them. It's on my laptop and in my car, blasting out loud at any given oppurtunity. There ... Read review