Scent of a Woman: Thomas Newman: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Main Title

2. A Tour Of Pleasures

3. Tract House Ginch

4. 45 In 25

5. Balloons

6. Cigars Part Two

7. Por Una Cabeza

8. Long Gray Line

9. The Oakroom

10. Park Ave.

11. Witnesses

12. Beyond Danger

13. La Violetera

14. Other Plans

15. Assembly

16. Fleurs De Rocaille

17. End Title

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good original score, though better old melodies, Oct 7 2002

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Juan Alberto Diaz Wiechers (Santiago Chile) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scent of a Woman (Audio CD)

As a matter of fact I bought this CD not as much due to Mr. Newman's original scrore, but since I liked very much the treatment of the beatiful Spanish song "La Violetera" in key moments of the film. Mr. Newman's music is very good, but the Spanish and Argentine music he used was much better. The performances of "The Tango Project" are superb. "La Violetera" is probably the nicest Spanish song, talking of a florist; it is widely known in its original version in Spain and Latin America, and moreover, came to international light thanks to Charles Chaplin's "City Lights" where it was the Leitmotif of the blind florist girl (a very adequate use indeed). The tango "Por una Cabeza" is probably the highlight of the score, because it is the piece danced by Al Pacino; unfortunately the other tango "Caminito", played by the orchestra at the restaurant, does not appear here. It is a petty. As a whole, I like the CD very much, especially the two performances of "The Tango Project", but just because they are more touching to my cultural heritage. Nonetheless, I praise both Mr. Newman's personal compositions as well as his perfect use of other's melodies.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely done, Thomas, nicely done., Aug 15 2002

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Joel Munyon "Joel Munyon" (Joliet, Illinois - the poohole of America.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scent of a Woman (Audio CD)

This cd is worth price of admission for one huge reason, the main theme music. It comes at us twice during our listening journey of Scent Of a Woman. It is likened to a kid finally learning to ride a bike for the first time, flying down his neigborhood road with a look of pride and surprise smudged neatly on his face. It is a delightful melody that will continue to stick in your mind for a long, long while.

Other notable tracks on this score are tracks 45 in 25, Balloons, Beyond Danger, and End Title.

This is a must cd for Newman fans and a very nice addition for any fan of film scores. Enjoy!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Newman is On and Off, as Usual, Oct 16 2001

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Zachary S. Houp "RAREfiend" (Fleetwood, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scent of a Woman (Audio CD)

Scent of a Woman is 50% of a truly great film score...and 50% of a truly bad film score. It's obvious to the listener from which category a particular track comes from. Newman either gives the listener a vibrant, exciting, "new age" melody, or something that can only arguably be defined as music.

The fact remains, however, that when this score is on, it is REALLY on. The Main Title is an exciting track and the more emotional themes can really grab you by the heartstrings (though they undoubtedly hearken back to other works by Newman).

All in all though, for anyone familiar with Newman, two other scores better exemplify his talents. If you are looking for the unorthodox, "new age" Newman, go with American Beauty. If it's lush strings and sentiment you're after, go with Meet Joe Black (my personal favorite Newman score to date). Both will leave you with a much better idea of this talented composer.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Contains a GREAT song
Por Una Cabeza is a great song. I could listen to it all day. This is the first cd I found with a good version of it.

Published on Jan 18 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A BIG fan of this CD.
I bought this CD yesteday, and I'm really pleased with it. I think it reflects the spirit of the movie. It's a great CD. Specially track 7.

Published on Oct 28 1999