Road to El Dorado [Soundtrack]

road to el dorado [soundtrack]

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Apparently, if you ask Elton John to provide songs for the soundtrack to your movie, you'll get more than you bargained for. In this case, much more. Only 5 of the 11 tracks are used in this animated film about 2 swindlers searching for gold in 16th-century Spain, meaning 6 bonus cuts are featured here. John again collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice, who worked on last year's Aida and 1994's Lion King. There are the trademark piano ballads ("Friends Never Say Goodbye," "Queen of Cities") and uptempo piano rockers ("16th Century Man"), but many of the tracks feature island rhythms and some unusually futuristic effects ("Trust Me"). One particular highlight is a humorous duet with Randy Newman on "It's Tough to Be a God." Three additional cuts from the movie's score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell finish the album with cinematic flair. --Rob O'Connor

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Road to El Dorado [Soundtrack]

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Another Great Album By Elton.
Elton John Provides more Music Inspired by the Movie
Fans can never be objective...
Songs are NOT from the actual movie
Good soundtrack album from Elton John

The Road to El Dorado

Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RCW6
Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

El Dorado
El Dorado: Theme - Someday Out Of The Blue
Without Question
Friends Never Say Goodbye
The Trail We Blaze
16th Century Man
The Panic In Me
It's Tough To Be A God
Trust Me
My Heart Dances
Queen Of Cities
Cheldorado
The Brig
Wonders Of The New World

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Apparently, if you ask Elton John to provide songs for the soundtrack to your movie, you'll get more than you bargained for. In this case, much more. Only 5 of the 11 tracks are used in this animated film about 2 swindlers searching for gold in 16th-century Spain, meaning 6 bonus cuts are featured here. John again collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice, who worked on last year's Aida and 1994's Lion King. There are the trademark piano ballads ("Friends Never Say Goodbye," "Queen of Cities") and uptempo piano rockers ("16th Century Man"), but many of the tracks feature island rhythms and some unusually futuristic effects ("Trust Me"). One particular highlight is a humorous duet with Randy Newman on "It's Tough to Be a God." Three additional cuts from the movie's score by Hans Zimmer and John Powell finish the album with cinematic flair. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Another Great Album By Elton........2007-01-15

Elton Keeps On Giving Me A Lot Of Great Time, Listening To His Music. I Wish I Could Play As He Does. But Why Should I, It`s Better To Listen To Him.

Elton John Provides more Music Inspired by the Movie.......2006-12-29

When soundtrack music is taken out of its film context it often sounds awful. However, Elton John took music he wrote for the movie "The Road to El Dorado," added two instrumentals by Hans Zimmer and one by John Powell and created this CD. The down sides: some mixes are different from those used in the movie; instrumentals are under-represented. The up sides: several of the songs by Elton John that were not in the movie are very good; I liked some of these mixes better.

The first eleven tracks are songs sung by Elton John, with one a duet with Randy Newman. The first track, "El Dorado," is a nice song that is fortunately toned down from the movie version. I thought the film version was too powerful at its peak, which is great when you are in a theater with big speakers and trying to get people's adrenaline flowing, but with the overall tenor of this album a less powerful version is appropriate. My only complaint is the endless repeats of "El Dorado" at the end of the song.

The second song is one of the standout songs from this movie. "Someday Out of the Blue" is one in a series of love songs that Elton John has sung over the decades that always impress me with their power and quality. The hooks are catchy and Elton's voice is well-matched with Tim Rice's lyrics. The track "Without Question" is another wonderful love song. I particularly enjoy the synthesizer touches and the orchestration. These two songs, both of which were included in the movie, could readily be part of another "Love Songs" collection by Elton John.

I like the song "Friends Never Say Goodbye" a lot. The music is poignant and wistful. Elton puts a lot of emotion into this music that distinguishes this song. The backing vocals and refrain on this song are also very well done.

"The Trail We Blaze" is an average song until the backing vocals kick in, and then the song improves. There are six people listed as backing vocalists. Two of the six are Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson; these two gentlemen provided some of the marvelous backing vocals on the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and the backing vocals here remind me of that album. I much prefer these backing vocals to the backing vocals in the movie.

The song "16th Century Man" is the first song on this CD that did not appear in the movie. This song is the fastest song on this CD. The music is reasonably good. However, the lyrics are cartoonish and silly. This song seems a little out of place on this CD.

The next song was another song that did not appear in the movie. "The Panic in Me" is beautiful. I consider this mellow song one of the best on this CD. Fans of Elton John will want this CD just for this song. The instrument arrangement on this song is outstanding. This song easily could have been nominated for a Grammy Award of some kind.

The song "It's Tough to Be a God" is a different version from that which appeared in the movie. In the case of this song, I did prefer the movie version. I enjoy Randy Newman's duet, but I enjoyed the movie version more. Both versions are enjoyable and an even better option would have been to have both. There is room on the CD to have included both versions.

The remaining three songs on this CD, "Trust Me," "My Heart Dances," and "Queen of Cities," did not appear in the movie. All three songs are excellent additions to this CD. "Trust Me" is a faster song with excellent string backing and interesting synthesizer effects. This song is very well done and yet another reason to have this CD. "My Heart Dances" is a lovely song that is less inspired than "Trust Me" and "The Panic in Me," but is still enjoyable. The nylon string guitar in this song is standout and puts an interesting twist on this song. "Queen of Cities" suffers from being the last song in a string of very good songs. The lyrics are weak and the music is ordinary. This song is my least favorite on this CD. I think I would have preferred this song as an instrumental.

The album finishes with three instrumental tracks. "Cheldorado" and "The Brig" were composed by Hans Zimmer. "Wonders of the New World" was composed by John Powell. "Cheldorado" is a lovely instrumental featuring an acoustic guitar that follows a Spanish theme. There are places where the orchestra repeats the theme too often. The best part of the instrumental is in the last minute, where the theme changes and provides an enjoyable tempo contrast. This instrumental and the following instrumental have Spanish elements in keeping with the theme of the movie. "The Brig" relies heavily on a well played acoustic guitar. My only objection is that the guitar seems somewhat muffled as though the higher frequencies were chopped. I still like the instrumental but wonder why it was mixed the way it was. As with the previous instrumental, the closing minute of the track has an enjoyable change in tempo and theme that makes the song interesting to hear to the very end.

The final instrumental seems to owe some inspiration to Ravel. The pace of the music is faster than the previous instrumentals. This song relies on amplitude to make its point, and fortunately the power supports the nicely craft music.

This album is much more than a soundtrack. It contains well-craft Elton John music (though some was written in collaboration) supporting Tim Rice lyrics. Several of the songs are excellent songs even by Elton John's historically high standards. This album is a must-have for Elton John fans, and exceeds even "The Big Picture" in terms of quality.

Enjoy!

Fans can never be objective..........2006-05-06

From the OBJECTIVE reviewer...more soundtrack pop full from Elton and whereas The Lion King is a 1 star album this is 2 stars because we have double the fluff.

Songs are NOT from the actual movie.......2005-10-21

I believe the above has been stated in at least a couple reviews, but I somehow missed it in perusing the reviews before I purchased this album, and I want it stressed that this album does not contain the actual recordings used in the movie El Dorado. The tunes are the same, some lyrics are different (a minor quibble) but most upsetting is if you're looking for a recapturing of the songs you heard while watching the movie, you're not going to get it here. I LOVE the film version of "It's tough to be a god" with Ken and Kevin singing it, and while the Elton/Randy Newman version also is cute, it just doesn't have the same 'oomph'. The title theme is weak compared to the version heard in the movie, and I was really disappointed that the lively female backing vocals heard in the movie version of "The trail we blaze" are completely missing from this CD and replaced instead by breathy male backup. Compared to the movie, the songs on the CD are of a notably slower tempo and calmer delivery (read: a bit boring). My children are more forgiving than I, and enjoy the CD anyhow, and the additional tracks feature some really great music ("16th century man" is a great catchy upbeat tune if you ignore the somewhat silly lyrics). Just be sure you know what to expect!

Good soundtrack album from Elton John.......2004-12-03

This soundtrack has 11 Elton John / Tim Rice songs , some of which featured in the animated film The Road To El Dorado, and three instrumental themes from the movie soundtrack. It is a good album and will not disappoint those who like theatrical tunes and film music. Obviously , it counts as a new full-length Elton John album too, which should please Eltons many many fans. Of the songs here, my favourites are the opening and closing songs El Dorado and Queen Of Cities. Both are narrative story-type songs that relate to the movie. There are also two very nice love songs : My Heart Dances ( with sweet acoustic guitar) and Without Question. The Backstreet Boys provide guest vocal harmonies on Friends Never Say Goodbye, while Elton duets with fellow piano-playing songwriter Randy Newman for the witty wordplay of It''s Tough To Be A God. Elton goes into his uptempo pop mode for 16th Century Man - the only real fast song on the album, while the single lifted from this album was Someday Out Of The Blue - a mid-paced, pleasant song. This album also has Trust Me , which does not sound like it has anything much to do with the movie , but is a really good song that is improved with studio instrumentation. It is a good addition to the set.

This album is not quite classic Elton John , but it is a good record, and I like playing it now and again. 4 stars.

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El Dorado

Road to El Dorado
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RJK3
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

El Dorado
Someday Out Of The Blue (Theme From El Dorado)
Without Question
Friends Never Say Goodbye
The Trail We Blaze
16th Century Man
The Panic In Me
It's Tough To Be A God
Trust Me
My Heart Dances
Queen Of Cities
Cheldorado
The Brig
Wonders Of The New World
Hey Armadillo

Album Description

Japanese edition of the soundtrack for Dreamworks' current animated blockbuster (25 million in 2 weeks of release) which reunites Sir Elton with his partner on the best-selling 'Lion King' soundtrack, Tim Rice. Includes appearances by Don Henley, Paul Carrack & Randy Newman. Featuring one Japanese exclusive bonus track, 'Hey Armadillo'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Hey Armadillo.

Customer Reviews:

crocodile crock.......2003-08-30

The king of Crocodile Rock lost his teeth 25 years ago but here he is - again! - plugging away in geezer FM heaven. While old pharts may love the way John's campy cream puff crooning fluffs up their Depends, kids will absolutely hate this flaccidly-themed soundtrack of paint-by-number sugar pop fizz and bombastic lik-a-stik storytelling. Incredibly, The Road to El Doh!rado is worse than Elt's last Tim Rice collaboration AIDA, the 1999 multi-guest stinker currently being loaded in skeet machines around the world. Indeed, the only level this one works on is a cheap alternative for parents who want to sedate their hyperactive whippersnappers without having to shell out big bucks for a Ritalin prescription. Give it a rest Elton, for gawd's sake.

El Dorado.......2000-06-15

Very good music. Especialy good if you have seen the movie.

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