Bossa Nova: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999 Film) [Soundtrack]

bossa nova: original motion picture soundtrack (1999 film) [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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No other musical import has seduced Americans like the suave syncopations of the bossa nova and the samba, with their gentle blend of West Coast jazz, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, and Portuguese lyrics. This soundtrack makes an excellent bookend to the soundtrack of the late-1950s film Black Orpheus and contains several samba classics by Antonio Carlos Jobim, including "How Insensitive," "Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars (Corcovado)," "The Girl from Ipanema," and "The One Note Samba." Another bonus is the Grammy-winning pianist-composer-arranger Eumir Deodato, whose own composition "Suddenly" is rendered by vocalists Claudia Acuna and Carol Rogers. Add Sting, Stan Getz, Djavan, and Joao and Astrud Gilberto, and you have a soundtrack that stands on its own and beautifully shows off Brazil during its 500th birthday in the year 2000. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Product Description
Original Soundtrack for the Movie 'Bossanova' Directed by Bruno Barreto Starring Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes and Debora Bloch. Produced by Eumir Deodato. Highlight Tracks: Inutil Paisagem, Samba De Uma Nota So and Corcovado.

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Bossa Nova: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999 Film) [Soundtrack]
Bossa Nova: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999 Film)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • silky
  • Boring - - Wish I had not bought it!
  • Excellent Music
  • Life Changing
  • Terrific Pieces!
 Bossa Nova: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999 Film)
Eumir Diodato
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004STPQ
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

  1. Useless Landscape - Barbara Mendes/Eumir Deodato
  2. One Note Samba - Barbara Mendes/Eumir Deodato
  3. Suddenly/It Had To Be With You - Claudia Acuna/Djavan/Eumir Deodato
  4. Suddenly - Claudia Acuna
  5. How Insensitive - Antonio Carlos Jobim/Sting
  6. The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto/Astrud Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim
  7. Wave - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  8. Waters Of March - Elis Regina/Carlos Antonio Jobim
  9. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto/Astrud Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim
  10. No More Blues - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  11. Useless Landscape - Elis Regina/Antonio Carlos Jobim
  12. Suddenly - Carol Rogers
  13. Juan's Theme - Eumir Deodato
  14. Once I Loved - Barbara Mendes
  15. Soul Mates - Eumir Deodato

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No other musical import has seduced Americans like the suave syncopations of the bossa nova and the samba, with their gentle blend of West Coast jazz, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, and Portuguese lyrics. This soundtrack makes an excellent bookend to the soundtrack of the late-1950s film Black Orpheus and contains several samba classics by Antonio Carlos Jobim, including "How Insensitive," "Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars (Corcovado)," "The Girl from Ipanema," and "The One Note Samba." Another bonus is the Grammy-winning pianist-composer-arranger Eumir Deodato, whose own composition "Suddenly" is rendered by vocalists Claudia Acuna and Carol Rogers. Add Sting, Stan Getz, Djavan, and Joao and Astrud Gilberto, and you have a soundtrack that stands on its own and beautifully shows off Brazil during its 500th birthday in the year 2000. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Album Details

Original Soundtrack for the Movie 'Bossanova' Directed by Bruno Barreto Starring Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes and Debora Bloch. Produced by Eumir Deodato. Highlight Tracks: Inutil Paisagem, Samba De Uma Nota So and Corcovado.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars silky.......2007-04-28

Great set of bossa nova tunes on this soundtrack for the film "Bossa Nova", which features a gripping mixture of top selections penned by Tom Jobim performed by musicians of yesterday and today. Performers contributing to this collection include the Brazilian phenomenon Djavan, Sting, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Carol Rogers, Eumir Deodato, Barbara Mendes, Claudia Acuna, and Tom Jobim himself. Some of these song choices you're probably already familiar with, such as the Getz/Gilberto version of "Girl From Ipanema" and "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)".

"Suddenly", as performed by Claudia Acuna, is an elegant and sexy tune that belongs in a James Bond flick. Sting and Tom Jobim collaborated together on "How Insensitive", a coming together that is both gratifying and pleasurable. Carol Rogers also has a version of "Suddenly" featured on here, which is as pleasant as Claudia Acuna's adaptation. "Wave" by Jobim is such a smooth and roomy tune, with supreme piano-work throughout. A magnificent album sure to introduce you to both new and old artists alike, this soundtrack will surely become music to your ears.

1 out of 5 stars Boring - - Wish I had not bought it!.......2005-10-22

I love the CD from Next Stop Wonderland and thought this would be similarly fantastic. However, I was wrong -- this is the most boring CD I've heard in a long, long time. I am going to delete the tracks from my iPod.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music.......2005-08-10

Brasilian music is a must! If you are serious about music you gotta have this...

5 out of 5 stars Life Changing.......2004-12-25

Here's a simple review...

1) Saw the movie

2) Bought the CD

3) Moved to Rio and am living happily ever after.

Do I need to say anything else?

4 out of 5 stars Terrific Pieces!.......2003-11-08

I loved the movie, which was a very nice and positive portrayal of Rio De Janeiro. The people, the culture, music and characters. It wasn't depressing and bogging you with the realities which are, well, reality. Instead you have chance occurences, tough decisions and moving forward in life.

Eumir Deodato did the original score to this movie, which is really a homage to Antonio Carlos Jobim. Mixed into some original makes and takes of classic Bossa Nova songs are the original renditions, and added for good measure was Sting's take of "Insensitive" from Red Hot & Rio. Barbara Mendes (check out Bossa Tres Jazz II) features on on the vocals, a light, adorable voice she has - good to hear her use lyrics! And the take of One Note Samba was short, but very good. The song I think I enjoyed the most was the fusion of the original score piece "Suddenly" with "So Tinha De Ser Com Voce". It really did summarize the movie, a mixture of cultures. Half in English, have in Portuguese. Finally, I loved the final cut, Soul Mates, by Eumir Deodato. It mixed in the theme and Inutil Paisagem very nicely - and it's a stunning, beautiful, emotional track.

All in all, I definitely enjoyed this CD. I picked it up a few years ago at around the same time I picked up another soundtrack - Next Stop Wonderland. Of the two, I actually give Next Stop Wonderland, which also featured some originals but also had work from Bebel Gilberto/Claudio Ragazzi among others, the nod. But I wouldn't chose just one - both are fantastic and highly recommended. As is seeing both movies!

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