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Charlotte's Web, Music from the Motion Picture
by Danny Elfman, Sarah McLachlan
Product Group: Music
Studio: Sony Classical
ISBN: B000J3FBP2
EAN: 0886970298926
UPC: 886970298926
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 2006-12-05
Release Date: 2006-12-05
SKU: 08090061
Condition: Like New Like New
Comments: Audio CD in like new condition with no scratches. Hole in UPC. Very nice jewel case with like new art work and labels. CDs always shipped first class.
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Editorial Reviews
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Album Description
Original score by Grammy®-winning composer Danny Elfman. The soundtrack also includes the new song "Ordinary Miracle", performed by Sarah McLachlan and written by Grammy® winners David Stewart and Glen Ballard.
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Amazon.com
For this live-action adaptation of E.B. White's beloved bestseller, Danny Elfman has written his loveliest score in ages. There's no trace of the sardonic, manic pulse that beats beneath so much of his work: here, he proves he can do sweet without doing saccharine. The breezy orchestrations and low-key themes combine to make the score stand out in the kids' genre, and it's one many movies for grownups wouldn't sneeze at either. As such, it's closer to Joe Hisaishi's pastoral compositions for the Hayao Miyazaki anime masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro and to Nigel Westlake's music for Babe than to your average overblown kiddie blockbuster. Yes, there's the obligatory ballad--in this case "Ordinary Miracle," cowritten by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and performed by Sarah McLachlan--but it's rather subtle. Call us sentimental, but we even prefer the less-high-profile vocal track on this CD: Dakota Fanning's plaintive "Lullaby" in "Lullaby/Escape." --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Customer Reviews
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Eh - movie soundtrack without songs with lyrics
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-08-19
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This soundtrack does not include the songs with lyrics, so my three-year-old son was not terribly entranced.
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Beautiful Soundtrack
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-09-22
I bought this album to complement my Grade Two class' Charlotte's Web play. We used the music as background during the performance. I particularly liked the cd. Track One is the same music as on the official website.
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Another winner from Danny Elfman
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-04-03
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
It seems that Danny Elfman has become the new John Williams for film soundtracks. Every score he has done has been exceptional. A wonderfully melodic score for a terrific movie, it moves the action along without overpowering it. The inclusion of Sarah McLachlan's Ordinary Miracle makes it even better.
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Love the movie, love the music
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-03-25
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm not a huge fan of orchestral music, but this is a great CD if you are a fan of the movie. The more I listen to it, the more I enjoy it. Of course, the last song "Ordinary Miracle" is phenominal! It's a beautiful song and Sarah McLachlan's voice is amazing.
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The Greatest Film Score of the Decade
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-03-08
It is unfortunate that this score shall receive absolutely no Academy Awards, Golden Globes, or other official forms of recognization, as it is the finest film score of the first decade of the 21st century.
Danny Elfman, who is a marvelous composer by any standards, nevertheless has his crutches (this is not necessarily a bad thing; as a fellow composer, I can attest that we all develop a certain musical voice that manifests itself in particular ways). Elfman's crutches specifically involve minor key "oom-pah" sets and augmented fourths throughout his melodies. Again, these are not bad qualities, they're just distinct; when you hear the trombones pipe up in Beetlejuice-style glory, it's a pretty safe bet that you're listening to Elfman.
What makes the score to Charlotte's Web so incredible, however, is that Elfman completely reinvents himself musically. Yes, there's still plenty of the "oom-pah" we all know and love, but it takes a supporting role. Instead, we are treated to the most fascinating polyphonic sounds an orchestra can possibly make! Within the first sixty seconds of this film, I knew it was the greatest film score of the decade. I didn't have any clue that it was an Elfman score until the end credits.
And that's why it's awesome.
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