Various Artists - The Notebook

• Specs
• Other Choices
• Site Review

Product Description

Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, director Nick Cassavetes film spins the bittersweet tale of a 60-year romance, as seen from the polar perspectives of its promising youth and the travails of an old age cursed by Alzheimer's. Its soundtrack effectively echoes those polar dramatic concerns, with composer Aaron Zigler's gentle orchestral score largely giving voice to the character's melancholy present, while a rich, well-chosen slate of vintage material by Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller imparts a restless energy to their youth. There's a certain schmaltz to much of Zigman's work here, yet cues like "House Blues/The Porch Dance.." and "Noah's Journey" argue he's achieved something more elusive than mere melodramatic wallpaper with the deceivingly difficult task at hand; it can't be easy to have your work seasoned with the likes of Ellington's sassy "Alabamy Home" and Goodman's still-vibrant "One O'Clock Jump." Sharply contrasting versions of "I'll Be Seeing You" by Holiday and Jimmy Durante bookend the soundtrack, perfectly evoking the story's alternating shades of hope and fading nostalgia and framing Zigman's understated work in the bargain. --Jerry McCulley

• Format: Soundtrack

Popular Competing Products		Part #	Price
	Time Bomb Indigo Swing - All Aboard	43517	$11.56
	Rhino / Wea Various Artists - Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits: 1935-1954	70637	$7.99
	Capitol Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers	37596	$13.27
	Blue Note Records HORNE,LENA - AN EVENING WITH LENA HORNE	99746	$25.48
	United Multi License Nat King Cole - Ultimate Legends	4040	$7.28

0.025 seconds