| Not
only is this delightful score by Debbie Wiseman a career high
for the composer, it also contains her most unashamedly romantic
central theme. Encouraged by director Willard Carroll to come
up with a soaring piece, she has more than delivered here. A
real heart-tugger full of swelling emotion and airborne strings,
it kicks off the album perfectly, setting the scene for the
magical adventures to come. The theme is developed further in
the second cue, Extraordinary Discovery, and later also forms
the basis for the song After Always, with lyrics care of Don
Black. Movingly performed by Barbara Dickson, it's a movie song
that for once perfectly fits into the scheme of things, instead
of being there simply to sell albums. Full of real joy, this
is a beautifully orchestrated and structured score that is guaranteed
to bring a smile to the lips and a tear to the eye, no matter
how bad a day you've had. |
Howard
Maxford
Film Review Magazine
January 2001
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