Shakespeare At The Movies (If Music Be The Food Of Love) - City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & The Crouch End Festi

Advantages: Great cover, some good music
Disadvantages: Much of the music does not stand up to this listening

...The Carry On Album is a CD of music from the wonderful Carry On films, which spanned three decades. It is played by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & is really only for huge officianados of the films. Some of the music is instantly recognisable & evokes all kinds of great memories about the films, but other tracks do not stand up so well as pieces of music, away from the films they were written for. The music from the Carry On films - Camping, Sergeant, Teacher, Nurse, Cabby, Cleo, Jack, Behind, At Your Convenience, Up The Khyber, Doctor & Doctor Again - does not stand up well as an album, but the art work on the cover is great.... Read review

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Advantages: has a variety of different moods
Disadvantages: not suitable for all people

...These pieces are from the Oscar winning film 'Shindlers List'. The theme, which John Williams wrote himself, is nothing short of a masterpiece. It is an emotionally compelling which was performed by the renound Itzhak Perlman. John Williams has come up with a true winning piece here. This piece is suitably for a variety of listeners, and anyone who has watched the film will know that the soundtrack is a must have. This piece is uniquely original and mirrors none of William's ealrier work. Without this soundtrack your music collection will never be quite complete. Go buy it!... Read review

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Advantages: Great songs - wonderful, popular tunes
Disadvantages: A few songs aren't as good as the others

.... 5. Morricone: The Mission - Gabriel's Oboe (02:21) This song, from the film The Mission, is played by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and in my opinion is the best track on the CD. It has a lovely tune played with a great accompaniment. It's hard to describe how nice this piece of music is but it is really, really good. 6. Verdi: La Traviata - Brindisi (02:52) This is played by the BBC Concert Orchestra, with the London Voices singing and solos from soprano, Lesley Garrett, and tenor, John Hudson. It has a nice introduction and the parts when all voices are singing are also very good but the solos in it sort of let the piece down. They are very good solos, sung very well, but in my opinion they just ruin the whole song a little. 7. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 - first movement (05:44) This is played by the English Chamber... Read review

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