The Best Movie Songs Ever, Second Edition

Rating:
Summary: Easy to play, beautiful music
Review: As someone who can "sort of" play the keyboard, I really appreciate this songbook. Most of the songs are quite simple to play, yet they are also quite beautiful. Of the dozen or so sheet music books I own, this is my favorite. I amaze myself when I can sit down to play Where do I Begin and actually make lovely sounds with my amateur fingers.

I once watched a documentary on film scoring which pointed out the difference between movie music and TV music. TV theme music has to be frentic and grab your attention before you change the channel, the composer of movie music has the luxury of knowing his audience isn't going anywhere. Thus, movie music is often simple and emotional. Comparing the music in this song book with another I have of TV themes, this appears to be accurate. The movie themes are much gentler on the ears, and hurt the fingers less.

Rating:
Summary: Easy to play, beautiful music
Review: As someone who can "sort of" play the keyboard, I really appreciate this songbook. Most of the songs are quite simple to play, yet they are also quite beautiful. Of the dozen or so sheet music books I own, this is my favorite. I amaze myself when I can sit down to play Where do I Begin and actually make lovely sounds with my amateur fingers.

I once watched a documentary on film scoring which pointed out the difference between movie music and TV music. TV theme music has to be frentic and grab your attention before you change the channel, the composer of movie music has the luxury of knowing his audience isn't going anywhere. Thus, movie music is often simple and emotional. Comparing the music in this song book with another I have of TV themes, this appears to be accurate. The movie themes are much gentler on the ears, and hurt the fingers less.

Rating:
Summary: Easy to play, beautiful music
Review: As someone who can "sort of" play the keyboard, I really appreciate this songbook. Most of the songs are quite simple to play, yet they are also quite beautiful. Of the dozen or so sheet music books I own, this is my favorite. I amaze myself when I can sit down to play Where do I Begin and actually make lovely sounds with my amateur fingers.

I once watched a documentary on film scoring which pointed out the difference between movie music and TV music. TV theme music has to be frentic and grab your attention before you change the channel, the composer of movie music has the luxury of knowing his audience isn't going anywhere. Thus, movie music is often simple and emotional. Comparing the music in this song book with another I have of TV themes, this appears to be accurate. The movie themes are much gentler on the ears, and hurt the fingers less.

Rating:
Summary: Pleased
Review: I bought the book for my daughter and she loves it.

Rating:
Summary: All the best?
Review: Not sure that these are the best ever, but there are lots of popular tunes here:

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)

A Time For Us (Love Theme)

A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)

Alfie

Almost Paradise

Beauty And The Beast

Bless The Beasts And Children

Born Free

Call Me Irresponsible

Change The World

Chariots Of Fire

Cheek To Cheek

Chim Chim Cher-ee

Circle Of Life

Colors Of The Wind

Come Saturday Morning (Saturday Morning)

Endless Love

Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes)

Flashdance...What A Feeling

Forrest Gump - Main Title (Feather Theme)

Go The Distance

Hands Of Time

I Believe In You And Me

I Finally Found Someone

I Will Remember You

I Will Wait For You

It Might As Well Be Spring

Long Ago (And Far Away)

Love Theme

Maybe This Time

Moon River

My Foolish Heart

My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic')

Picnic

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Raiders March

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

River

Separate Lives

Someday

Somewhere Out There

Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)

Speak Softly, Love (Love Theme)

Star Trek(R) The Motion Picture

Take My Breath Away (Love Theme)

Tears In Heaven

That's Entertainment

The Bare Necessities

The Dreame

The Exodus Song

The John Dunbar Theme

The Look Of Love

The Man That Got Away

The Music Of Goodbye

The Way We Were

The Way You Look Tonight

Theme From 'Jaws'

Theme From 'Jurassic Park'

Theme From 'Lawrence Of Arabia'

Theme From 'Schindler's List'

Theme From 'Terms Of Endearment'

Theme From E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)

True Love

Unchained Melody

Uninvited

Up Where We Belong

Where Do I Begin (Love Theme)

Where The Boys Are

You Must Love Me

You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version)

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah