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Someone get Amy Adams on the Broadway stage, stat! She may not have the huge pipes that are supposed to be necessary for singers nowadays, but based on her sweet performance of three songs on this soundtrack, she gets a tune. Leaving aside High School Musical-style contemporary pop, Disney returns to its sources here, with a fairy tale set to a traditional-minded score by Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, etc.). The first three songs are loving, well-crafted homages to Disney classics, such as Cinderella and Snow White; tellingly, the lovely "Happy Working Song" (with lyrics by Stephen "Wicked" Schwartz) sounds like it could have been lifted from any number of Disney movies--and that's meant as a compliment. Carrie Underwood brings us back into the 21st century with the single "Ever Ever After", which in comparison feels a bit more anonymous. Menken also supplies several instrumental cues, often reprising themes alluded to in the songs, and James Marsden wraps things up with a hilariously straight-faced version of "That's Amore." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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Album Description
Get the must own MUSICAL from what's sure to be the Holiday Movie of the Year!

Featuring CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S brand new single "Ever Ever After", a new single from JON MCLAUGHLIN, and songs and score by Grammy Award Winning, Disney Legend ALAN MENKEN and Broadway's "Wicked" Composer STEPHEN SCWARTZ

Album Description
A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess (Amy Adams) from the past who is thrust into present-day by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon). Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer (Patrick Dempsey). Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world? A musical comedy starting Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. The film is a combination of animation and live-action and, as Disney's big movie for Christmas, you won't be able to move around without seeing the princess image (above) everywhere you go. The film will launch simultaneously on approx 800 screens nationwide.

Customer Reviews: Read 46 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

IN A WORD, ENCHANTING! November 21, 2007
25 out of 28 found this review helpful

The genius of Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) is in tying in the songs to the storyline and therefore advancing the art of both. Not only is the score one of the best I've heard recently but the lyrics to the songs are well derived and help to keep the film's pace. The optimism embraced by the song 'Ever Ever After' that Mr. Menken wrote especially for Carrie Underwood is so very hopeful and charming.

The three musical set-pieces had the audience applauding at the end of each one of them. I'm giving this a 5 Star rating based on a critical listening of the entire CD and that's my 2 cents!

You will not be disappointed if you buy this.

Also note that the CD I received is an 'Enhanced' CD which happily contains as a bonus the 'Ever Ever After' music video that you may have viewed here on Amazon with the ever-lovely Carrie Underwood.

Enjoy!

4 out of 5 stars

Disney Magic November 26, 2007
14 out of 16 found this review helpful

It's been a long time since I've been to a movie and thought "I can't wait to hear the soundtrack again," but "Enchanted" was such a case. Alan Menken, as usual, has provided a terrifically evocative score, and the songs he's written with Stephen Schwartz are joyful, witty and oh-so tuneful. And they're a perfect compliment to the film itself, which is an absolute charmer. (Full disclosure: I worked on "Enchanted"; but trust me, you don't always love the films you work on.) Admittedly, the songs work better IN the film, accompanied by the gorgeous animation or spot-on performances by Amy Adams and James Marsden (or the clever pop-up sequence that runs over "Ever Ever After"); but this is a small qualification. I do suggest you see the film first, so you'll have a context in which to enjoy the score. But I bet that after you do, you'll buy the soundtrack.

3 out of 5 stars

Songs great, instrumentals great but..... March 9, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

The songs are great and before you know it you are singing along. The instrumentals are lovely as always. How the cd was put together is very dissappointing. Instead of the music telling the story of Enchanted as is done on both the Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid cds, the music for Enchanted was put on the cd in a divided fashion. On this cd, the music with lyrics are all first then all the instrumentals are next finishing with the single song "that's amore" sung by James Marsden. What a shame. When listening to a soundtrack the music ques in scenes and emotions without the visuals. Out of sequence, the music looses its flow and no longer tells the story. Also is the fact out of like 15 songs, only 6 have words. Again if the music followed the movie, this would not be so apparent. For children, it makes the instrumentals seem very very long after the fun of singing the songs.

5 out of 5 stars

Walked right out of the movie and bought the soundtrack! November 29, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

I spent the day after Thanksgiving treating my 60 year old mother and 5 year old daughter to the movie "Enchanted." At its closing, all 3 of us walked out of the film singing "That's How You Know." And we kept on singing it throughout the weekend, so much that I gave in to my daughter's request for the soundtrack. We are big Carrie Underwood fans, however she's not the reason we fell in love with the tunes from the movie. Alan Menken is a genius...I give him credit because credit is due!What could have been contrived and cheesy is instead magical and dare I say it? OK, I will...it is enchanting! I was very surprised and pleased with the vocal talents of both Amy Adams (who is simply delightful on screen and on the soundtrack) and James Marsden. Not since "Beauty and the Beast" have I instantly fell in love with a Disney film score, and I have to confess that "Enchanted" ranks right up there on my personal list of all-time Disney faves!

3 out of 5 stars

Disappointed November 21, 2007
6 out of 23 found this review helpful

Note: this is a review of the soundtrack, not the movie.

I've been excited about this movie since I first heard Alan Menken was going to be involved. I grew up on and love his Disney work, and was sure I'd love this. Well, I have to say I was disappointed.

When it comes to soundtracks, the songs can be good because they remind you of the feelings you got watching the movie, and/or they can be good strictly of their own merit. I heard the "Beauty and the Beast" soundtrack and "The Little Mermaid" soundtrack before I saw the corresponding films, and they amazed me all the same. This soundtrack is good for reminding one of the film, but as a stand-alone soundtrack, it tends to fall flat. The songs are okay, but I won't be listening to them when I have other Disney soundtracks on my ipod.

I think this is the first time I've liked an album's instrumental songs more than its lyrical numbers. My favorite is the Enchanted Suite. Of the songs with lyrics, I'd have to say "So Close" reaches the bar the best.

An okay soundtrack, had there not been two years of hype; but as it is, it fell very short of my expectations.

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