Of Love and Hope: Music and Poetry from Beauty and the Beast
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Brand: BEAUTY & THE BEAST: OF LOVE & HOPEComposer: Lee Holdridge
Performer: Ron Perlman
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Music Label: Rykodisc
Soundtracks:
- Theme From 'Beauty And The Beast'
- Acquainted With The Night
- Laura's Theme
- Margaret's Theme Longing
- On Her Own/She Walks In Beauty
- Night Of Beauty
- A Single Night (Love Song)
- Angel's Theme
- Devin's Theme/I Arise From The Dreams Of Thee
- A Promise Remembered
- Journey's End (Sonnet No.CXVI)
- Dancing Light/Sonnet No.XXIX
- The Quest/Letters To A Young Poet (Excerpt)
- Fear
- You Darkness
- Father Remembers/Composed On Westminster Bridge
- The Return
- Broken Dreams/Ode: Intimations Of Immortality From Recollections Of Early Childhood (Excerpt)
- To Cast All Else Aside
- Riches, Not Gold
- Catherine's Lullaby
- The Voice Of Her Eyes (Somewhere I Have Never Travelled)/The First Time I Loved Forever
- A Happy Life
- This Is The Creature
Music reviews of Of Love and Hope: Music and Poetry from Beauty and the Beast
Music Review: Romantic (and nostalgic)
Rating: 5 Stars
"Beauty and the Beast" was one of the earliest TV shows I remember watching as a child (next to "the Cosby Show"). At the time, I was too young to appreciate any of the show's deeper musings on love and attraction and the ills of modern society; I was simply drawn by Ron Perlman's amazing makeup and smooth delivery that seemed full of classical theater. As an adult, I purchased the first two seasons of Beauty and the Beast and tracked down the rerelease of the original Lee Holdridge CD Of Love and Hope.
Vincent, the man-lion title character on the show, frequently recites classical poetry to his love Catherine, including works by Shakespeare, Frost, Rilke, Poe, and Byron. Perlman's delivery (complete with dental prosthetics so that his sound as Vincent would be consistent from show to CD) is purely classical, full of rich inflection and sensuality. This CD includes readings of "She walks in beauty," "I arise from the dreams of thee," "Sonnets," "Letters to a young poet," and "To cast all else aside" set to music from the show (the music is played softly behind the poetry). There are also several original pieces of score by Lee Holdridge, including the main titles, Laura's theme, Margaret's theme, and Catherine's lullaby, and vocals by Lisa Angelle on the love song "The First Time I Loved Forever." The original score by Holdridge is low-key, with lush strings and woodwinds.
Fans will love reliving Vincent's poetic serenades to Catherine; I never grow tired of Perlman-as-Vincent's velvety recitations. Truthfully, I can't see this having much appeal outside of fans of the show, but if you enjoy moving interpretations of classical poetry, you might also find much to enjoy in Ron Perlman's delivery. This is wonderfully relaxing played at the end of a stressful day; his voice is soothing, and the words immortal. The liner notes also include the text of the poems.
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Description of Of Love and Hope: Music and Poetry from Beauty and the Beast
An oft-requested re-release of the long out-of-print soundtrack to the hit CBS TV series starring Linda Hamilton (Terminator) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy). The program?s unique mixture of romance and magic created a huge cult fanbase which remains active. This re-mastered CD features 24 tracks including music and poetry from the show, as read by Perlman.Miscellaneous CDs
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