Piglet's Big Movie

Carly Simon - Piglet's Big Movie

Piglet's Big Movie
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Artist: Carly Simon
Composer: Various Artists
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2003-03-18
Music Label: Walt Disney Records
Accessories: Soundtracks:
  1. Winnie the Pooh
  2. If I Wasn't So Small (The Piglet Song) - Carly Simon
  3. Mother's Intuition - Carly Simon
  4. Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear (Expotition March)
  5. The More it Snows (Tiddely-Pom)
  6. With a Few Good Friends - Carly Simon
  7. The More I Look Inside
  8. Comforting to Know
  9. Scrapbook Pages
  10. River Roo
  11. Roo Joins the Quest
  12. Losing the Scrapbook
  13. Pooh and Piglet Corner
  14. Winnie the Pooh (Carly's Demo)
  15. If I Wasn't So Small (The Piglet Song) (Carly's Demo)
  16. Mother's Intuition (Carly's Demo)
  17. The More it Snows (Tiddely-Pom) (Carly's Demo)
  18. The More I Look Inside (Carly's Demo)

Music reviews of Piglet's Big Movie

Music Review: Piglet's Big Movie soundtrack loses its appeal quickly!
Rating: 2 Stars

Song Selection: 3
Song Quality: 6
Overall Rating: 45%

INTRODUCTION
Piglet's Big Movie marks Piglet's move into the spotlight in the Winnie the Pooh series of films. The movies premise centers around teaching the lesson that regardless of how small someone is, they can still do "big" things. This is one lesson that most children should relate to. This lesson is continued on the movie's soundtrack in a variety of songs like "If I Wasn't So Small". The soundtrack highlights the work of two familiar names in the music industry. The lyrical numbers which dominate the CD are written and performed by Carly Simon who's known for such hits as "Your So Vain", which topped the charts in 1973. The instrumental portion of the soundtrack, which accounts for less than 13 minutes of the more than 43 minute long album, were composed and conducted by Emmy Award winner Carl Johnson. Johnson is also known for his work on Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles.

SONG SELECTION
The soundtrack is broken down into three primary sections. Chapter 1 is the bulk of the CD. This section includes eight songs performed by Carly Simon. In general, the songs are a good match for the overall premise of the movie. In addition to the Winnie the Pooh theme song, it includes songs like "If I Wasn't So Small" and "The More I Look Inside". The songs set the overall tone of the movie and help to teach the lessons of the movie. The songs are very much in the style of Simon's other work and are very folksy. These will probably appeal more to young children and fans of Simon.

Chapter 2 focuses on the score by Johnson. All of the songs in this section are entirely instrumental. This section of the soundtrack is more likely to appeal to an older audience than those songs in Chapter 1. Additionally, these songs have more depth to them than those performed by Simon.

The third section, Chapter 3, is comprised of bonus tracks performed by Simon. Unfortunately, this section was basically a complete copy of the first Chapter. These tracks are demo versions and in general are much shorter than the final versions. The one exception is "If I Wasn't So Small", which is about 30 seconds longer than the version in Chapter 1.

SONG QUALITY
The songs which appealed the most to me were the instrumental numbers in Chapter 2. In fact, they were the highlight of the entire soundtrack. I particular enjoyed "River Roo", which was a very upbeat song that reminded me a lot of songs from numerous Saturday morning cartoons. Johnson's compositions added a great deal of suspense and breadth that was otherwise absent. In addition to Chapter 2, I also highly enjoyed the Winnie the Pooh theme (track 1), "Sing Ho for the Life of a Bear" (track 4), and "The More It Snows" (track 5). All three of these songs are ones that can easily be sung to by both children and their parents. Unfortunately, I was not as impressed by the rest of the soundtrack. While the songs may be enjoyable by young children, most others are sure to be disappointed. Furthermore, since all of Chapter 3 was simply repeats of early songs, the soundtrack became quite repetitive. As a result, most listeners are likely to become bored.

OVERALL
While the soundtrack does have a few high points, in general, it is simply mediocre and repetitive. If you are a diehard Carly Simon fan or if you have young children who love Winnie the Pooh, this CD may be worth the investment but you are likely to find better alternatives. Aside from that, I would not recommend purchasing this album, as it is likely to quickly lose its appeal.

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Description of Piglet's Big Movie

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Disney's latter-day attempts at building on its sterling character franchises have sometimes fallen short of the original's magic. But this Winnie the Pooh-inspired spin-off is a joyous musical surprise from first track to last. Veteran singer/songwriter Carly Simon seems to have soaked up a half-century of Disney animated song tradition and joyously made it her own on the seven new songs here, as well as a smart, modern folk-jazzy reinterpretation of the traditional "Winnie the Pooh" title tune. "If I Wasn't So Small (The Piglet Song)," "Mother's Intuition," and "With a Few Good Friends" are all charmers, while the march-along "Sing Ho For the Life of a Bear" taps into the vaunted Sherman Brothers tradition with playful joy. This is children's music without an ounce of condescension; indeed Simon's own children--Ben and Sally Taylor--are present on several of the tracks. Simon's sparkling slate of songs is augmented by five sprightly selections from Carl Johnson's orchestral score, and the collection concludes with a handful of bonus track demos by a solo Simon. --Jerry McCulley

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