- When You Wish Upon a Star
- Run to You
- Stand By Me
- Love Theme From Cinema Paradiso
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [From the Movie Butch Cassidy and the
- Il Postino
- The Godfather Waltz/Love Theme From the Godfather
- Moon River
- Forbidden Colours
- As Time Goes By
- Crockett's Theme
- Mulholland Falls
- My Heart Will Go on
- Happy

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The Movie Album is a career aspiration come true for Till Brönner, a record he's desired to make for more than a decade. His themes from Hollywood movies, classic and contemporary (with a TV theme thrown in), make this more a pop-jazz record than one for cinephiles. Co-produced by the artist and guitarist Chuck Loeb, most of the set was recorded at Hollywood's East West Studios with a crack band of studio aces, with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester's parts recorded in Berlin. For all of this recording's lush harmonics and restrained dynamics, Brönner's playing and the force of his personality carry it off. While "When You Wish Upon a Star," on which he is backed only by the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, is a rather obvious starting point, Gregory Porter's appearance on a soulful modern take of "Stand by Me" -- complete with B-3, Rhodes, and strings -- isn't. "Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso" features the studio quintet and symphony. Brönner's flügelhorn and Loeb's acoustic guitar engage the melody as winds and strings hover. Mitchel Forman's piano solo floats under Brönner's horn, before Loeb solos more insistently. Brass, winds, and strings rise to meet the jazz group. "Il Postino" places Brönner with the orchestra to remind us of his great facility for expression. The same is true for "The Godfather Waltz/Love Theme from The Godfather." For all his restraint, his lyricism is profound. There are some problems: his vocal on "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" is lifeless, and Lizzy Cuesta's (aka Lizzy Loeb) on "Moon River" is amateurish at best. However, vocalist Joy Denalane employs a gentle, classy swing on "As Time Goes By," aided by Brönner's muted solo and a Rhodes piano and guitar. "Crockett's Theme," from Miami Vice, is a welcome surprise. Rather than the sheeny production bluster of the original, the band brings out its innate melody; Brönner's solo is his best one here. "My Heart Will Go On" has been done to death, but this sextet and symphony version is texturally rich and fluid. For these few moments, the tune sheds its cultural baggage to become a solid contemporary jazz number. The outlier is "Happy," used in Despicable Me 2. Recorded after the album was thought finished, it contains a fine horn chart by David Mann. It's funky, finger-popping fun with a gritty tenor sax solo by Everette Harp. The Movie Album's wide variety of themes, strategically produced for adult pop and contemporary jazz audiences, feels intended to achieve maximum chart impact -- but that doesn't make it a bad record. Missteps aside, these beautifully arranged mostly imaginative performances make it a fine addition to Brönner's -- and film music's -- catalogs.
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/07/2014 |
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Label: | Imports |
UPC: | 0602537959778 |
catalogNumber: | 1170733 |
Rank: | 91691 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Till Brönner Primary Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Vocals,Muted TrumpetBrian Bromberg Bass,Acoustic Bass
Arturo Sandoval Trumpet
Jeff Lorber Piano,fender rhodes
David Charles Percussion
Rick Braun Flugelhorn
Vinnie Colaiuta Drums
Mitchel Forman Organ,Piano,Keyboards,fender rhodes,Hammond B3
Everette Harp Tenor Saxophone
Chuck Loeb Acoustic Guitar
Frank Chastenier Piano,fender rhodes
Roberto Di Gioia Bass,Keyboards
Tim Lefebvre Bass
Stefan Pintev Violin,Concert Master
Nan Schwartz Conductor
Jan Larsen Viola
Joy Denalane Vocals
Boris Bachmann Violin
Anton Barachovsky Violin
Dana Matchin Violin
Ljudmila Minnibaeva Violin
Boris Matchin Cello
Hilá Karni Cello
Aline Saniter Viola
Marietta Kratz Violin
Gregory Porter Vocals
David Man Alto Flute
Lizzy Cuesta Vocals
Maria Brunner Violin
Emmanuel Goldstein Violin
Annabelle Ducast Violin
Technical Credits
Nino Rota ComposerHenry Mancini Composer
Ben E. King Composer
Jan Hammer Composer
Jeff Lorber Arranger
Burt Bacharach Composer
Jerry Leiber Composer
Luis Bacalov Composer
James Horner Composer
Till Brönner Producer,rhythm arrangement,Whistle
Dave Grusin Composer
Hal David Composer
Jud Friedman Composer
Leigh Harline Composer
Will Jennings Composer
Chuck Loeb Arranger,Producer,rhythm arrangement
Phil Magnotti Engineer
Ennio Morricone Composer
Johnny Mercer Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto Composer
Mike Stoller Composer
David Sylvian Composer
Ned Washington Composer
Allan Rich Composer
Chris Walden Arranger,String Arrangements,rhythm arrangement
Pharrell Williams Composer
Nan Schwartz Arranger
Tobias Lehmann Engineer
Samon Kawamura Engineer
Arne Schumann Engineer
David Man Horn Arrangements
Daniel Keinath Engineer
Dustin Higgins Engineer
Herman Hupfield Composer
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