Overrated film score! (Gadjo Dilo - Soundtrack)

Member Name: dangaroo

Product:	Gadjo Dilo - Soundtrack
Date:	12/06/09 (23 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fits in well to the film

Disadvantages: Not enough upbeat songs for the genre

This album is the soundtrack to the 1997 film in which a French gypsy visits Romania in order to look for the singer that his father listened to.

The album being a soundtrack is very much a mixed bag,a joyful ride where you think you'll fall off the cliff at times (there are a few songs I'm not keen on) mostly involving the shrilling voice of Monika Juhasz Miczura that puts a dampener on things, cimbalom and strings add a sense of sadness to the song "Nora Luca" contrasting the upbeat more typical Turkish-flavoured Balkan style of Adrian Simonescu. Likewise the lively fun that can be taken from "Gipsy Star" by Frissons is also pleasant. There's some well known numbers in there least not Ioan's version of "Camera" and a handful of tracks which are happy party numbers without really ever imprinting themselves on your memory.

The songs suit nicely to the film but as a soundtrack on its own it doesn't stand out as particularly superb and perhaps the thing that lets it down is that none of the singers stand out as being amazingly talented. This might be a good album for someone getting in to the genre but experienced listeners can find far better albums.

1 Nora Luca - Gipsy Star, Monika "Mitsou" Juhasz Miczura
2 Tutti Frutti - Orchestre Marin Ioan, Adrian Simionescu
3 Copza Luca - Orchestre Marin Ioan, Adrian Simionescu
4 Disparaitra - Petre Badea, Rona Hartner, Valentin Rotary
5 Mama Me - Orchestre Marin Ioan, Adrian Simionescu
6 Amour en Liberte [Instrumental] - Gipsy Star
7 Cabaret [Instrumental] - Orchestre Marin Ioan
8 Dandaro - Petre Badea, Rona Hartner, Valentin Rotary
9 Camera (Femmes) - Gabi Enescuana, Rona Hartner, Orchestre Marin Ioan, Valentina Popescu
10 Frissons [Instrumental] - Gipsy Star
11 Mariage - Orchestre Marin Ioan, Ionescu Serban, Isidor Serban, Vassile Serban
12 Camera (Enfant Prodige) - Orchestre Marin Ioan, Adrian Simionescu
13 Nora Luca - Gipsy Star, M?nika "Mitsou" Juhasz Miczura
14 Gelem Gelem

Summary: Doesn't stand strong on its own