Music and Lyrics - Soundtrack

Music and Lyrcis; Not only a quality film but an even better soundtrack. Including songs created for the film performed by both Hugh Grant (who actually has a great singing voice!) and also Drew Barrymore who adds to the fun of the album. This album was created in order to demonstrate the songs from the hit film. The songs are upbeat, happy and just damn good fun. A classic example would be the song 'Pop! Goes my heart' if you've seen the film then listening to this soundtrack will without doubt make you want to shake that pop hip. Just like most of other of Grant's films this is indeed a romantic comedy however more so comedy. This is ...  Read the complete review

Music and Lyrics is one of those musical type films which seems to incorporate songs intelligently, without sounding 'set up'. Maybe I can elaborate a little. Should you have seen a common musical film, you may, like me, feel a little let down by the realism when each and every one of the cast members suddenly join together and sing the same song as if they have just thought of it there and then. It just doesn't flow as being right for me. This film however, manages to incorporate the songs to a fashion that does actually flow along with the storyline. Sung in appropriate conditions, they certainly add to the making of a great film. It was unfortunate that I ...  Read the complete review

After seeing the film, I just had to go and buy the soundtrack. I had it now for a few months and I still love to listen to it regularly. The film begins with the song "POP! Goes my heart." Which meant, I was in stitches already 5 Minutes into the film. So there is no surprise that the first song on the soundtrack is "POP! Goes my heart." It's so very 80 ties and each time I hear it, I see Hugh Grant with his 80 ties haircut singing it. Brilliant! It is really Hugh Grant singing on the CD, which is reason enough to purchase this CD. The song might not get a placing in the top 10 charts these days but it has a lot of comedy value and it ...  Read the complete review