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Track Listings
| 1. Prologue | |||
| 2. O Verona | |||
| 3. The Montague Boys | |||
| 4. Gas Station Scene | |||
| 5. O Verona (Reprise) | |||
| 6. Introduction To Romeo | |||
| 7. Queen Mab Interlude | |||
| 8. Young Hearts Run Free (Ballroom Version) | |||
| 9. Kissing You (Love Theme From Romeo+Juliet) | |||
| 10. Balcony Scene | |||
| 11. When Doves Cry | |||
| 12. A Challenge | |||
| 13. Tybalt Arrives | |||
| 14. Fight Scene | |||
| 15. Mercutio's Death | |||
| 16. Drive Of Death | |||
| 17. Slow Movement (Romeo And Juliet II) (Instrumental) | |||
| 18. Morning Breaks | |||
| 19. Juliet's Requiem | |||
| 20. Mantua | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Volume One of Romeo and Juliet satisfied listeners' desire for a jamboree of rap, gospel, 70s glam, and indie tracks. It did some chopping and changing to make for a coherent listening experience. Not so for Volume Two--this colelction masterfully edits together its disparate elements, and uses dialogue soundbites from the movie to blend one piece into the next. The three composers names get no further breakdown for who did what, but from the evidence of Craig Armstrong's subsequent career (Plunkett & Macleane for example) it's obvious he had a large hand in the now infamous "Prologue" choral showpiece. It's passing similarity to Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana has been used in countless film trailers since. Where this quasi-religious style sought to ground the movie in an appropriately classical idiom, the flip-side was the contemporary look and setting. With "O Verona" and "Gas Station Scene", the two noble houses become street gangs. The latter cue makes for a spaghetti western stand-off using many of Ennio Morricone's celebrated effects. Although the lovers are given plenty of strings soli ("Balcony Scene"), there's still room for hard rock. And for those who missed it on the first album, the Quindon Tarver version of "When Doves Cry" is here in all its glory. --Paul Tonks
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album still bears elements from the first soundrack but has concentrated on instrumental tracks and music taken directly from the film and not just full songs like the first soundtrack. It again has balanced the different moods of the music by linking similar pieces of music together to form what is quite frankly a masterpiece.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I definitely preferred this to Romeo and Juliet: Volume 1, which is a fairly poppy and lively soundtrack. This, however, is more of a score, with a lot of operatic and classical music. Nearly all of it is absolutely beautiful music, and moves perfectly with the moods of the film. If you liked Baz Luhrmann's "Something for Everybody" (which is similarly brilliant), I recommend this very strongly. It's quirky, it's familiar, it's innocent, it's experienced, it is everything you need for both relaxing and exciting listening.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Awesome! First 5 tracks are streaks ahead of the rest of the album, but it is still one of the best movie soundtracks that i have heard in ages!! It is moving in the typical classical way, but uses such fresh ideas in terms of instrumentation and emotion. It takes you on the journey that the great Billy himself took us on, but with none of the weird words. Couple of popular tracks in there (Montague Boys is great!) and a whopping great 12 minute long "slow movement" which is very touching and emotional. This is a soundtrack that is truly post-modernist-what else would you expect from a Baz Luhrman project? Fantastic!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not bad
Some good songs that would be much better if the dialogue from the film had been removed. Maybe it's just me, but that certainly would have been better.
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Vincent Devine
Too much
There's just too much stuff on here. The shorter version, with only half the number of tracks, is quite enough to remind me of what a great film it was. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Petherwin
Captures film perfectly and great for chilling
This album contains all the main music from the fantastic Romeo and Juliet that is well worth checking out. Read more
Published on 17 April 2010 by Stampy
Beautiful Album
This is the second time I have bought this CD, the first one got scratched to death due to listening to it all the time! I love it! Beautiful CD!
Published on 26 Dec 2009 by Lucy Philipson
Romeo & Juliet Vol 2
Bought this cd as part of a double set, for my daughter who loves the music as well as the film. Tried to find it in the local shops but finally found it through Amazon, and was... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Ann Hughes
a really good listen!
When I heard that it used quotes from the film to tie together the pieces of music, I didnt think it would work, but surprisingly it really does! Read more
Published on 17 May 2005 by "lizajayne15"
Pretty cool, all films should do this!
I bought this since it had the euro 2004 bbc anthem on it, and I was surprised it was a good film, though of course the music, as with any good film, seemed more in place while... Read more
Published on 29 July 2004 by P
Better than the first soundtrack!
A beautiful collection of a diverse range of music from the film that will satisfy the cravings of any die hard R & J fan. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2000
Beautiful music ruined by Leonardo's voice over throughout.
Being so impacted during the movie by some of the most beautiful cinematic music in years, I dashed out as soon as I could to snap up the soundtrack. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2000
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