Bicentennial Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

bicentennial man: original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Even the greatest names in film scoring have occasionally face a dilemma not so different from making a good Thanksgiving dinner: how to stuff a turkey. And not even noted scenery carnivore Robin Williams (playing a household robot who gradually becomes human) could mug his way out of this syrupy Chris Columbus-directed reworking of Pinocchio. Modern maestro James Horner dishes up a serviceable, twinkly score full of swelling strings and quietly "magical" passages; Spielberg-Williams Lite--not to mention a decade or so late. The James Horner-Will Jennings-Celine Dion team responsible for Titanic's "My Heart Will Go On" (and on and on and on) returns here with the decidedly tacked-on "Then You Look at Me." Dion retired immediately thereafter--'nuff said. --Jerry McCulley

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Bicentennial Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
Bicentennial Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful
  • One main word CRAP!
  • Beautiful Music
  • thought provoking and key to the success of the movie
  • An Excellent Horner Score!
 Bicentennial Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
James Horner
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003IRA1
Release Date: 1999-12-21

Tracks:

  1. The Machine Age
  2. Special Delivery
  3. The Magic Spirit
  4. A Gift For Little Miss
  5. Mechanical Love
  6. Wearing Clothes For The First Time
  7. The Wedding
  8. The Passage Of Time/A Changing Of Seasons
  9. The Search For Another
  10. Transformed
  11. Emotions
  12. A New Nervous System
  13. A Truer Love
  14. Petition Denied
  15. Growing Old
  16. The Gift Of Mortality
  17. Then You Look At Me - Celine Dion

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Even the greatest names in film scoring have occasionally face a dilemma not so different from making a good Thanksgiving dinner: how to stuff a turkey. And not even noted scenery carnivore Robin Williams (playing a household robot who gradually becomes human) could mug his way out of this syrupy Chris Columbus-directed reworking of Pinocchio. Modern maestro James Horner dishes up a serviceable, twinkly score full of swelling strings and quietly "magical" passages; Spielberg-Williams Lite--not to mention a decade or so late. The James Horner-Will Jennings-Celine Dion team responsible for Titanic's "My Heart Will Go On" (and on and on and on) returns here with the decidedly tacked-on "Then You Look at Me." Dion retired immediately thereafter--'nuff said. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2005-12-23

This is an absolutely gorgeous score. Because of the tone of the movie, there are no dark parts. The music is at a fairly even keel with some sweeping orchestral swells. Just put it in the stereo, close your eyes and enjoy.

1 out of 5 stars One main word CRAP!.......2004-04-30

This doesnt need to be a review as the music is CRAP!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music.......2003-12-28

Listening to this CD is one of the most profoundly relaxing experiences you could ask for. The orchestration is wonderful, the melodies haunting--you can see and feel what the music is trying to convey with no effort at all. Pure enjoyment!

4 out of 5 stars thought provoking and key to the success of the movie.......2003-08-20

I cry every time I watch this movie and listen to the soundtrack. It evokes how fragile and alone we truly are in this world. As humans we procreate to fiegn immortality, but in the end we are only mortal. This music reminds us to live in our humanity and celebrate that mortality. Experience love and loss with all that you are. If you have not, you cheat yourself out of the very thing that makes us what we are. One of my favorite movies and favorite soundtracks (scores). I only wish it included Faure's Dolly Suite (the piano duet between Andrew and Little Miss), thus the 4 and not a 5 rating. Enjoy life!

4 out of 5 stars An Excellent Horner Score!.......2003-08-04

If you don't like Horner's self-rip-offs, save your money. (I don't care wether Horner borrows material from earlier scores. I just want to hear good music, and I think James Horner makes the most beautiful music in the world, original or not. Actually, I sometimes like it that Horner re-uses earlier material.)

"Bicentennial Man" is a very good, emotional, thematical score.
In Track 1: "The Machine Age", Horner borrows the piano riff from the Main Title from "Sneakers".
The best tracks are: "The Machine Age", "A Gift For Little Miss", "The Wedding" (which contains some material from "Braveheart"), "A Passage Of Time, A Changing Of Seasons" and "Growing Old".

This score is not as good as "The Land Before Time", "Krull" and "The Rocketeer", but still, it's a very good listen.
If you're a real fan of Horner's work, you'll aprecciate this soundtrack.

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