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Romeo + Juliet, Vol. 2 [Soundtrack] [Import]

~ Garbage, Craig Armstrong, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1996
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  • Audio CD (8 April 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack, Import
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000002UKM
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 164,668 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Prologue
2. O Verona
3. 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) [Instrumental]
10. Balcony Scene - Quindon Tarver
11. When Doves Cry
12. Challenge - Butthole Surfers, The Dust Brothers
13. Tybalt Arrives
14. Fight Scene - Mundy
15. Mercutio's Death
16. Drive of Death - Justin Warfield
17. Slow Movement
18. Morning Breaks - Kym Mazelle, Harold Perrineau, Paul Sorvino
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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5.0 out of 5 stars TRULY BEAUTIFUL, 9 Jan 2000
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This review is from: Romeo + Juliet, Vol. 2 (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.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quirkily classical, 2 Dec 2001
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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.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Proper contempory classics!, 19 Nov 2002
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Romeo & Juliet Vol 2
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first soundtrack!
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2.0 out of 5 stars 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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