CD review: Romeo + Juliet film soundtrack (1996).

Hello everyone. I would like to start off by apologising for having a week of no posts. I went away to see some family I had not seen in a while and I had no signal or connection for the majority of my travels. But this from this week, I will be gifting presents and posting to my blog every day. For today's blog post I am going to be reviewing the CD soundtrack to the film of Romeo + Juliet from 1996.

This film is an excellent mix of grungy and lovey-dovey songs it just pairs so well with the film. One song is track 12, which is 'Little Star' by Stina Nordenstam which sounds heavenly. Then we have track 4 - 'Pretty Piece of Flesh' by One Inch Punch which is more rock sounding. Another song included in the film and on the soundtrack CD is track 7 - 'Young Hearts Run Free' by Kim Mazelle. This song is more pop sounding and an example of lovey-dovey that I mentioned. However the songs differ, none stand out like a sore thumb and they all come to together cohesively.

The other thing I like is how there were some popular songs of the time period picked to be included in the film. One example is 'Lovefool' by The Cardigans. Of course, if everyone song was highly popular at the time, it would not work in my opinion. The album works well with some popular hits and other tracks that are still amazing songs.

Nothing on this album sticks out or is misplaced or feels like it should not be there. When making a film, the music plays a vital role in creating that film and the music here is good with a nice soundtrack CD to match. I am giving this a 9/10.


Until next time,


Thomas.

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