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My Dog Skip

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I can't say enough good things about this score. Right from the start you will notice a similair style to Forrest Gump, but considering Ross was the orchestrator on Gump, it's no wonder that this score has the same admirable qualities. Rarely do you get a film score that has this much heart. You can hear it and just sense it from the performance of the orchestra. I am a big collector of film music and I always find myself coming back to this CD for times in life when you need some simple and beautiful reflective music. William Ross has composed a gem here and I highly recommend it. One listen and you will be hooked (or leashed I should say...)

I quit this movie after the first ten minutes. Harry James's I'm Beginning to See the Light was in the background and being a big Kitty Kallen fan I recognized it off bat but the beginning and end were only used excluding the middle with Kitty singing, for shame.

For a period of about 3 years I went without a good new Orchestral CD, my last one was by Hans Zimmer, Crimsom Tide. Then I saw two movies that changed that, Shawshank Redemtion and My Dog skip. Shawshank was a veary powerful movie, but My Dog skip was the only movie that made me cry at the end in 10 years. The music reflects the movie in such a manner as well. The music however reflects not the movie to me but the emotions felt during the movie. This is one of the few that do that for me. But one must see the movie first, I rented it I liked it so much I am buying the DVD.

I found this CD to be a boistrous yet plaintive and melodic piece of music reminescent of R. Portmans Cider House Rules but somehow more emotionally satisfying. I love all music that comes close t Aaron Copelands work and I was so pleased to hear this one.

Today,I received the soundtrack for "My Dog Skip" in the mail.NEVER in MY LIFE have I listened to such an emotion stirring CD.It paints every image from the movie in my mind.It will bring tears to a person's eyes just listening to the soundtrack.If you have seen the movie at least once.Thank you,Amazon.com,for selling such a beautiful work of art.This CD rules!

Simply a delight to listen to. The sountrack like the movie has the same innocence of Forrest Gump. The music was perfect for the movie and can stand alone as a musical work. If you haven't seen the movie, see it. If you have seen the movie, you will purchase this CD.

William Ross and Varese Sarabande present a warm and touching score produced by Robert Townson - "My Dog Skip", about a boy and his dog during the period of World War 2 and the different turn of events that effect them both. The music works well for this nostalgic film set in Mississppi, each cue tugs at your heartstrings with sentimentally. This soundtrack is "Pure Americana", very traditional and wonderful in listening respect. The orchestration is magical that stir up forgotten memories of days gone by.

Highly recommend this album - shades of "Forrest Gump" (1994) by Alan Silvestri, which isn't bad company to keep. So film and score collectors enjoy and remember your own childhood with ' "My Dog Skip"!

Total Time: 37:29 on 14 Tracks/Varese Sarabande - 302 066 106 2 (2000)

There are very few films that I find worthy to add to my personal collection but this is definitely one of them. A wonderfully acted and beautifully scored story. This film didn't need foul language or cheap or even expensive special effects. Just a pure story of a child and his best friend.

I don't often pay particular notice to a movie's score. However, this beautiful film and this luscious score together take you on an emotional venture that grabs your heart and won't turn you lose. There were times when my heart was taken so high it was like riding ocean swells, and then gently lowering it down like a peaceful low tide. If you have seen the film, you have experienced it. If not, then you really should see it on the big screen with good sound while you can. This little masterpiece of a film will probably be ignored by the oscars, but they cannot ignore this indescribable score. I found myself mesmerized not only by the film, but equally by the score, finding myself listening to a guitar here, a flute there, then a clarinet somewhere -- and then the instruments were swept into an orchestral bouquet. A feast for the ears, the eyes, and the heart.

This movie and its' companion soundtrack are a delightful surprise. With little publicity and advertising he film seems to be sneaking up on theaters. Thos fortunate enough to find Skip at their local Bijou will enjoy a a genuine treat. A treat, I might add, suitable for the entire family. The music evokes the 40's and the South and yet is contemporaneous in feel. I am not familiar with the composer (William Ross) but I have a hunch that he may be a worthy successor to John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldsmith, et al.