Love Actually - Craig Armstrong - Soundtrack

I bought the 'Love Actually' Original Soundtrack for my wife. We went to the cinema to watch the film while she was pregnant with our firstborn, and it seemed fitting to obtain the soundtrack. The film, in brief, is a tale of many romances interwoven and interlinked by the characters in it. It has a whole horde of star British actors and actresses, and is accompanied by a wonderful soundtrack. There are 20 tracks, many by famous names but some by unknowns. I found this to be a wonderful balance of romance, intermingled with some fun poppy numbers and even some classical music. A very well balanced CD. The tracks: There are 20 tracks. Here ...

I was lucky enough to be bought this soundtrack, for no reason other than for being Me! I got it before I actually watched the film so a few songs confused me, such as Billy Mack’s version of Christmas Is All Around, however after watching the film it has all made sense and come together beautifully. I think it is impossible to speak about this soundtrack without some references to the film, as this is the soundtrack to a film so all the emotions and highs and lows of the fim are conveyed in its' music. The music from Love Actually truly makes the film and feeds off your emotions experienced while watching it. It covers all the different kinds of ...

Before I saw ‘Love Actually’, I had already seen a few music videos from various artists which included snippets of the film, so I had a fair idea of the music which would be included on the soundtrack. If I love a film, I tend to love the music from the film too, and the soundtrack becomes an automatic addition to my collection, not always cherished though I might add. I bought my copy from CD-WOW when it was released, and I paid £8.99 at the time. The opening track is from Girls Aloud, and is their commercially successful cover of the Pointer Sister’s hit ‘Jump’. It is not my cup of tea, and although the original song was no work of art, it is a classic in ...