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(15 customer reviews) 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Most of this is beautiful!,
March 15, 2008 Kendra - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)
I bought this book and several others that have not arrived yet. It is a lovely book and I'm so happy to have it in my collection. It includes:
From EMMA by Rachel Portman:
Frank Churchill Arrives
End Titles
From SENSE & SENSIBILITY by Patrick Doyle
My Father's Favorite
Devonshire
ALl the Better for Her
Excellent Notion
The Dreame
From PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Carl Davis
Theme
Canon Collins
The Gardiners
Summary
From PERSUASION by Jeremy Sams
Theme
Tristesse
Italian Aria
I purchased this book without really knowing which music was included, but I definitely wanted the Sense & Sensibility pieces. I really enjoy all of them, especially the pieces from Persuasion. Funny, but that soundtrack never stood out to me when I watched this film. I really wouldn't have thought those pieces would be my favorite. Italian Aria, though, is gorgeous and, though simple, even my 11 year...Read more
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Great music, but wish I'd been more informed,
January 6, 2007 Marni Hall "Marni" (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)
After purchasing this I was checking the different tunes to the music clips from the soundtracks. The book doesn't say anything about which versions of the Jane Austen movies these are from.
The Emma songs (Frank Churchill Arrives and End Titles) are from the 1996 Miramax motion picture with Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Sense and Sensibility songs (My Father's Favourite, Devonshire, All the Better for Her, Excellent Notion, and The Dreame) are from the 1995 movie with Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet. Too bad it doesn't include I Weep You No More Sad Fountains.
The Pride and Prejudice songs (Theme, Cannon Collins, The Gardiners, Summary) are from the 1996 A&E Special Presentation with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. Still popular to many Jane Austen fans, but not from the 2005 movie with Keira Knightley.
I couldn't track down where the Persuasion songs (Theme, Tristesse, and Italian Aria) were from. (Read the comments, one of them...Read more
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Music!,
December 27, 2006 A Kid's Review
This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)
This music was a bit easier than I had expected, but was still very well put together. The music from Emma sounds almost the same as from the movie, and the other songs are very similar. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who would like to quickly learn and play beautiful music from Jane Austen's movies!
