Beaches Ost - Bette Midler

I bought this cd initially because I liked the All Saints Song "Pure shores" which was at number one in 2000 and remains one of the best sellers of that year, and secondly because I have many soundtrack cds and find them to be quite a good buy on the whole as there are often some suprising finds on them. I was so pleasantly suprised by what I got from buying this album. I am into dance music and also quite ambient atmospheric stuff and this was perfect from start to finish. There is no doubt that this soundtrach is truly atmospheric and you can just see yourself swimming in the sea or on the beach soaking up the rays. There are many other ...  Read the complete review

This song is definately one of my favourites!!, although some new song which are being released are starting to fill the spot left by Pure Shores!, however this will always remain one of my favourites!!, I went to see the film 'the beach' and the only good part i liked was when this music was playing!, it lacked a good story line and ideas!, All Saints have produced many good songs but none as good as this one!, Black coffee is also good but the one released after that is a poor excuse of a song!, i think it is awful!! (soryr i cannot remember the title!). The words in the song make sense and have a good meaning!, the sound of the tune is fantastic!! ...  Read the complete review

Images of beaches conjure up luscious chilled out sounds with samples of waves and exotic birds, not hard hitting techno and garbled rubbish from Blur’s off days. Only a few tracks stand out, Pure Shores by All Saints (I prefer the remix of the single), Spinning Away by Sugar Ray and Porcelain by Moby. The score is by the excellent composer Angelo Badalamenti, who is often used by David Lynch, yet his End Credits theme is ruined by the decision to include Leonardo DiCaprio’s narration over the top of it, which sounds like a more patronising Baz Luehrmann song (and don’t get me started on the casting of Leo!) and will force you to forward through about ...  Read the complete review

This is a (somewhat) wonderful compilation of songs. I love listening to it on sunny, breezy days (the few that we have here in Britain!) and it really does give a sense that you are somewhere in a tropical island or lounging on 'the beach' or on a sailboat headed to a secret island resort. The much aired song Porcelain by Moby is very soothing to listen to, as are Voices by Dario G (remember SunChyme? that was great) and the final score by the composer who did the Twin Peaks theme, Angelo Badalamenti. It also features some lines from the film, which are very meaningful and a must if you want to fall asleep listening to Leonardo Dicaprio's voice! Spinning ...  Read the complete review

As you may have guessed by my reviews, I really like 'The Beach'. As a fan of the book who was disappointed by the film, I find this song absolutely perfect. It has a great start, reminiscent of the languid, relaxed journey in the book, and then moves uptempo to match the book's final stages. The lyrics are beautiful - anyone who has read the book must know that this states prescisely what the point of the novel is: a search for paradise, a journey to find heaven. My best praise for this song is that this is the only one that I can listen to over and over again without ever tiring of it. ...  Read the complete review