Serendipity: Alan Silvestri: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Never A Day - Wood

2. Moonlight Kiss - Bap Kennedy

3. January Rain - David Gray

4. Waiting In Vain - Annie Lennox

5. The Distance - Evan & Jaron

6. Like Lovers Do - Heather Nova

7. When You Know - Shawn Colvin

8. Northern Sky - Nick Drake

9. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong

10. This Year - Chantal Kreviazuk

11. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Brian Whitman

12. 83 - John Mayer

13. Fast Forward - Alan Silvestri

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As peopled by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, director Peter Chelsom's romantic fable mines a familiar vein: What if a pair of attractive protagonists engaged to others suddenly found themselves madly in love? If the premise is as vintage Hollywood as popcorn and sticky theater floors, its soundtrack is smartly contemporary, a collection of new songs (by Evan & Jaron, Shawn Colvin, Wood, Heather Nova, John Mayer, and Chantal Kreviazuk) and well-selected album cuts (by Annie Lennox, Nick Drake, Bap Kennedy, David Gray) filled out with a loopy slice of vintage Louis Armstrong ("Cool Yule") and jazzy solo piano score excerpt by film composer Alan Silvestri. The tone shifts warmly amid jangly alterna-pop, folk-tinged, and quieter, more jazz/blues flavored cuts. It's tasteful, sensual stuff--and largely devoid of the cloying bathos of similar Hollywood romantic fare. -Jerry McCulley

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5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favourite movie and soundtrack, May 12 2004

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Loved the movie and he sound track. Only 2 songs I also wished they included. 1 was the one where Jon is reading his obituary and the other is the song that Lars plays.

Still a great CD and I highly recommend it :)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended, great songs, April 12 2004

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I HAVE WATCHED THE FILM, ITS A 'MUST SEE' FILM, THE SONGS ARE GREAT.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic soundtrack (especially for hopeless romantics), Jan 26 2004

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I have recently purchased the movie and it quickly became one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched the movie countless times and with each viewing I asked myself what things made this movie so memorable. It quickly became apparent that the music was clearly a factor. John Cusack and the beautiful Kate Beckinsale had fantastic on screen chemistry but I realized that the music was the glue that bound them together. It enhanced each scene and really stirred my emotions. The movie had placed the tracks masterfully at key moments to help drive the mood and atmosphere. I rarely buy CDs where I like almost every song. The Serendipity soundtrack exceeded my expectations.

The only thing that puzzles me is the inclusion of tracks that are not used in the movie. It's one thing if it was in the raw cut and was eventually removed on the cutting floor. That's really a minor gripe.

The recording of the tracks are perfect in my opinion. They are clear and at the right volume levels. Older soundtracks from other movies are sometimes recorded too low.

This is highly recommended whether or not you have seen the movie. I think that the soundtrack would inspire one to see the movie.

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