Soundtracks & Musicals > 10 GBP to 15 GBP Soundtracks & Musicals

Advantages: Wonderful chorus numbers and uplifting classics
Disadvantages: Colm Wilkinson

Les Miserables follows an ex-convict called Jean Valjean, as he is turned aside from a life of crime to a life of charity and love, caring for a young girl he adopts whilst all the while having to avade capture by Police Inspector Javert. (I've included a more detailed summary below if you don't know the story) Having sung in the schools' version of Les Miz, I was simply buzzing with enthusiasm about the musical. It is a simply superb piece, extremely ...
...which is quite scarce in Les Miz. The Thernadier's however, left something to be desired. Monsieur and Madame Thernadier are suitably nasty, but are too cockney and don't convey enough venom in my opinion. Eponine on the other hand is quite, frankly, dreadful. She swoops everywhere, and her vowels aren't brilliant either. Eponine is supposed to be heart-breaking and tragic; in this version all she manages to do for me is annoy me. Overall, it's ... Read review

Advantages: Good Tracks
Disadvantages: Does Not Include Title Theme Track

Sugar Rush is one of the best programmes to come out of England in the last few years. It has a brilliant cast, storyline and soundtrack. Each track has been picked perfectly to support the scene in which it is used. The album has 19 tracks and includes songs fom Jet - Are you gonna be my girl and Sugababes - Nasty Ghetto. Sugar Rush uses songs from different types of music and it is because of Sugar Rush that I discovered the amazing Blondie. Unfortunately ...
...is not on the album which in my opinion is one of the best tracks selected by Sugar Rush. Normally I find songs in the background or just the songs playing annoying, but Sugar Rush is an exception as I have enjoyed most of the tracks they used. ... Read review

Advantages: Nothing
Disadvantages: Nothing

...and resuction of our lord Jesus Christ as Rock Opera that tells us in the Gospel, specially the passion, in this Opera have starrings Jesus christ and Judas the Jesus Christ's treasonous, talking with Jesus Christ's enemies, Mary of Magdala who died Jesus Christ's died, . This is an adaptation of the gospel written the lyrics by Tim Rice and the music Andrew Lloyd, this is a story telling as Judas part of the story. It was releasing at the begging ... Read review

Advantages: Long, lengthy soundtrack
Disadvantages: Mostly instrumental

With a lengthy fifteen songs this seems like great value for money, but when fourteen of those are instrumental fans of good, old fashioned songs will be in for a disappointment; just as I was on discovering this. However, it’s worth the money just for track fifteen, ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’, an old classic performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, which is the main song of the film. I would recommend it to any music lover, who enjoys listening ... Read review

Advantages: Atmospheric and haunting music, strong cast, suitable for all ages
Disadvantages: none spring to mind

...Jeff Wayne's musical version of War of the Worlds has been a mainstay in record collections the world over. Unsurprisingly when the leap to CD showed no signs of slowing down, Mr Wayne was one of the first to make the jump (extremely successful too I may add) into digital music. H. G. Wells classic novel about a martian invasion of Earth does not, at first glance seem to be suitable material for a musical rewriting, but this has not only kept the ...
...it.). Lyrically and musically, War of the Worlds is literally a classic and has been since the time of its release, and even spawned two hit singles (Justin Heyward - Forever Autumn and The Eve of the War). Moving at a pace befitting the original novel, it moves from the stirring 'Eve of the War' through to its conclusion drawing the listener into its emotional troughs and peaks, forming a sort of empathy with the characters involved in the scene ... Read review