SOMEWHERE IN TIME
Rating: 
Original Review: Another lush, sweeping, delicately romantic set of no less than three distinct themes by John Barry, each played by the full orchestra, with tenderly rendered violins taking the melodic lead - very much in the style of his other tear-jerker scores, such as My Life. Every cue is beautifully played and each rendition of the main 'Somewhere In Time' theme touches the heart. 'The Journey Back in Time', has a slightly off-key, rather disjointed sound to it: a little more morose, but still beautiful; 'A Day Together' introduces a new, playful love theme, and the finale - 'Theme from Somewhere in Time - is possibly one of the most attractive cues Barry has ever written, and includes some excellent piano work by Roger Williams. In addition to Barry's score, there is a sound rendition of Rachmaninoff's 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini', performed by Chet Swiatkowski (which seems to popping up regularly these days - check out my review of Groundhog Day). The only complaint I have with the album is the ludicrously short running time: just 27 minutes of original score on the entire album.
Track Listing:
- Somewhere in Time (2:58)
- The Old Woman (2:49)
- The Journey Back in Time (4:22)
- A Day Together (6:02)
- Rhapsody on a Theme oy Paganini (written by Sergei Rachmaninoff) (2:57)
- Is He The One (3:10)
- The Man of My Dreams (1:35)
- Return to the Present (4:04)
- Theme from Somewhere in Time (performed by Roger Williams) (3:20)
Running Time: 31 minutes 17 seconds
MCA Soundtracks (1980)
Music composed and conducted by John Barry. Featured piano soloists Chet Swiatkowski and Roger Williams. Recorded and mixed by Dan Wallin. Album produced by John Barry and Michael Lloyd.
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