Enchanted

My girlfriend loved this soundtrack; very animated and traditional with all the disney you would expect.

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.

When I first saw the preview of Enchanted in cinemas, I thought, "Oh Lord. Disney is so past its heyday, it's even resorted to satirizing itself to come up with new content!" However, I went along to a film screening of this at a children's party and I am totally in love with this film. Amy Adams is an actress that I have noticed in "supporting roles" for a long time - as the assistant in "Charlie Wilson's War", a bit role in "Catch Me If You Can", I've always thought her interesting and hoped she got a larger role. I didn't even recognize her as the lead in this movie, and I am totally blown away by her singing voice. James Marsden is another supporting actor whom I've always thought was cool - and although in this film he reprises his role in Superman Returns as the "Tier 2" lead man, I'm glad he got the lead in "27 Dresses". And he sings, too! This is a complex satire and the feminists would go crazy dissecting it. A fun uplifting film.

The soundtrack to the film Enchanted is enchanting. The first five songs are symbolic of classic Disney fairytales with a modern twist and a somewhat self-mocking approach. Amy Adams is as sweet a singer as she is an actress and radiates in all of her performances, as does James Marsden (Prince Edward). The other tracks make up the score of the film and are composed by multi-Oscar winners Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz - who worked on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules - and are beautiful creations that compliment the songs perfectly. The soundtrack has already rightly received three Oscar nominations and is an essential part of any soundtrack or Enchanted lover.

Enjoyed the movie so much have now purchased the CD and this beautiful book for the granddaughter. She was thrilled and the locket provided was an extra special surprise to her. The photos from the movie are beautiful and help you to relive the film.