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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886971058628 Format: Soundtrack Label: Columbia Manufacturer: Columbia Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Columbia Release Date: May 22, 2007 Studio: Columbia Sales Rank: 81 MPN: 10586
Amazon.com: Even those allergic to musicals may be won over by Once, a tender-hearted Irish romance with songs by Czech Republic–born Markéta Irglová and Frames frontman Glen Hansard. (The film's director, John Carney, actually used to play bass in the group.) The trick here is that Irglová and Hansard also play the leads; because their characters are shown busking, writing music, or rehearsing, the songs are smoothly integrated in the film. The overall acoustic mood won't surprise fans of the Frames--some tracks ("Say It to Me," "When Your Mind's Made Up") have even popped up on the band's albums, though the arrangements are more pared-down here, befitting the scruffy, street-musician setting. Being the lesser-known entity, Irglová feels like a revelation; she sounds a bit like a folkie Björk on "If You Want Me," and her song "The Hill" is downright heartbreaking. Irglová and Hansard had already made the 2006 album The Swell Seasontogether, so their collaboration here feels really organic--they sound particularly good together on the title track, for instance. Now that's the kind of magic you want from musicals. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Awesome
If i could sing, i would want to sing like Glen H. He sings like his life depends on it... like he really means it. I like his stuff with the frames, but i love this. Not all of the songs are great on ... Read More
Rating: - Great Music
A fun CD. Brings back the images of the movie. Gave it to my husband because he loved the movie, so he plays it all the time.
Rating: - Excellent CD-Once
My son introduced me to this movie. I watched it and the songs were playing through my mind so I bought the CD. I love it!
Rating: - Great, atmospheric music; Good for babies, too!
My wife and I loved the movie, and this collection is great. I noticed that some of the tracks sound slightly different from those in the movie. This is good, sometimes, and a slight let-down at others: ... Read More
Rating: - Best Soundtrack Purchase To Date
I read the reviews, bought the movie and the soundtrack, and was so pleased that it was all true! There is no one I know who doesn't love this music. GET IT!!!
- Awesome
- Great, atmospheric music; Good for babies, too!