Carly Simon - Piglet's Big Movie

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

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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Children's Music CDs

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