Philadelphia [Original Soundtrack]

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All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Director Jonathan Demme has developed a reputation for assembling especially interesting soundtracks to such previous movies as Something Wild and Married to the Mob, but he's never gotten quite such high-powered talent to work for him as he has on this collection of songs from Philadelphia. Topping the list, of course, is Bruce Springsteen's Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning gold Top Ten hit "Streets of Philadelphia" even if it seems to be as much about homelessness as about AIDS, the movie's subject. But also included is Neil Young's "Philadelphia," arguably a better song, and a new number by Peter Gabriel, "Lovetown." Those are the major contributions, although...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann
Director Jonathan Demme has developed a reputation for assembling especially interesting soundtracks to such previous movies as Something Wild and Married to the Mob, but he's never gotten quite such high-powered talent to work for him as he has on this collection of songs from Philadelphia. Topping the list, of course, is Bruce Springsteen's Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning gold Top Ten hit "Streets of Philadelphia" even if it seems to be as much about homelessness as about AIDS, the movie's subject. But also included is Neil Young's "Philadelphia," arguably a better song, and a new number by Peter Gabriel, "Lovetown." Those are the major contributions, although Spin Doctors do a nice version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?," and Indigo Girls' take on Danny Whitten's "I Don't Want to Talk About It" is equally enjoyable. And there's the excerpt from the opera Andrea Chenier by Maria Callas that makes such a striking scene in the movie minus Tom Hanks' commentary, and a piece of Howard Shore's score.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/1/2008
  • Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
  • UPC: 886972408729
  • Catalog Number: 724087
  • Sales rank: 28,778

Album Credits

Performance Credits
Peter Gabriel Track Performer
Indigo Girls Track Performer
Sade Track Performer
Bruce Springsteen Track Performer
Neil Young Track Performer
Spin Doctors Track Performer
Maria Callas Vocals, Track Performer
Tullio Serafin Conductor
Howard Shore Conductor, Track Performer
RAM Track Performer
Pauletta Washington Track Performer
Technical Credits
Percy Mayfield Composer
Peter Gabriel Producer
Bruce Springsteen Producer
Neil Young Producer
Spin Doctors Producer
Peter Collins Producer
Jonathan Demme Executive Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer
Bob Clearmountain Producer
Peter Denenberg Producer
Gary Goetzman Executive Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Ted Jensen Mastering
John Kurlander Engineer
Frankie La Rocka Producer
Daniel Lanois Producer
Chuck Plotkin Producer
Anton Sanko Producer
Howard Shore Producer
Hein Hoven Producer
Glen Brunman Executive Producer
Richard Morse Producer
Yvon Ciné Producer
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