Tarzan

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Music Review: Refreshingly Original
Rating: 5 Stars

This one starts out with a great deal of drumming, and at first, one wonders where the song is. But when it comes, it's such a great build up to the lyrics, you're thrilled it took them awhile to get there. The deep of the music compared to the higher-voice quality of Phil Collin's singing is excellent and enthralling. Some quiet-down drums in the middle can be seen as distracting, but when the song comes back, you don't really care anymore. Excellent!

TWO: You'll Be in My Heart (Movie)

Sweet. The tone has a lullaby sort of quality, and the background chanting makes for a soft and adorable piece. And yet the lyrics are deeper than that, and draw ones attention easily. A lovely piece and a great mold-breaker for Phil as well.

THREE: Son of Man

This one starts, and you all ready love it, from the moment Phil begins with his abrupt "hup!" in crashes the beautifully exciting music. Great music and even better lyrics. With the jungle-like beat background, stunning music over-tone and words like "in learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn" this makes for an instant favorite!

FOUR: Trashin' the Camp

Well, obviously, this isn't meant to be taken seriously, but even so, from a musical perspective, this song is in short, fun. I think, especially if you've seen the movie and the scene that goes with it, you'll get a kick out of it. It's a great deal of fun to sing, and with the corky sound effects throughout it, also a amusing one to hear.

FIVE: Strangers Like Me

Probably one of my absolute favorites on this CD. It is yet again filled to the brim with more meaningful lyrics than are usually found in Disney soundtracks. Lyrics like "It all means something, and yet nothing to me" are more original than I'd given it credit for, on face-value. The yet-again jungle-like drums are not annoying or tedious, but actual pack quite a bit of intrigue. Quite worth a hear, this track.

SIX: Two Worlds Reprise

Granted, this one is short, but I still like it a great deal. It carries some new lyrics not yet heard in the ongoing "Two Worlds" theme, and some cracking good lyrics too. After the quick upbeat at the beginning, however, it slows to nothing but some quiet wind-drum and the panpipe. Again, short, but I still liked it a very great deal.

SEVEN: Trashin' the Camp (Phil Collins & *Nsync)

Yet again, like FOUR this one isn't at all meant to be taken seriously, but it is, if possible, even more fun. It's great to sing when you're goofing off, and really quite hilarious in general. *Nsync and Phil mix surprisingly well, and make for a comical track with surprisingly good harmonies added in. Original and fun!

EIGHT: You'll Be in My Heart (Single)

Though it owns most of the same lyrics as TWO, this one I ended up liking even better, though for different reasons. It is suddenly lacking the lullaby quality, and is louder, with more of the Single Version feel to it. This one you really feel the right to get into, unlike TWO which is just a neat thing to listen to. You'll be lip-syncing, I promise you!

NINE: Two Worlds

This one, as far as the song goes, is nearly verbatim to ONE, but I liked it more, and rather wish it'd been track one, instead of the Movie version of Two Worlds. It's the same words, sung a lot the same, but it's amazing how much of a difference the music can make in such situations. Not only are the somewhat distracting drumbeats missing from the climax of this one, but the backup sound is so much stronger and really much more satisfying. All-in-all, perhaps the best song on the CD.

TEN: A Wondrous Place (all music)

Very beautifully-done piece of music with both originality and jungle-beat. Excellent follow-up on the theme throughout this Soundtrack.

ELEVEN: Moves Like an Ape, Looks Like a Man (all music)

Well, if you don't like bongos there's a great likelihood you wont like this track, since it's mostly that. But I found the jungle-like quality unique and fascinating. It's mellow enough to keep your mind at rest, but exciting to keep you drawn in. And then, later, when the woodwind flutes enter the music, in high-toned melody of the more emotional kind, you like the track all the more. Beautifully done.

TWELVE: The Gorillas (all music)

Again, very intriguing with jungle sort of background. In some ways, similar to the elements in the other all-music tracks, but with some lower beats of its own. Not all that long, or at least it doesn't seem long, but certainly worth a hear.

THIRTEEN: One Family (all music)

This one starts quite sadly, with tragic sort of instruments strumming against the drumbeats. Then, later on, it becomes a more beautiful sort of hopeful feel, when the higher electric piano solos the melody to TWO, which slowly is joined by IceRain-type instruments, that give a beautiful "The Jungle at Night" sort of feel. Gorgeous piece, probably the best out of the four all-music tracks.

FOURTEEN: Two Worlds (Finale)

After a fair amount of ado in the form of many bongo drums and various other jungle-feel instruments, we hear a quite satisfying final cut of the "Two Worlds" song, which certainly gives a hopeful end to the whole CD, bringing the music from the beginning back to the end. A brilliant way to end the Soundtrack.

OVERALL: The Tarzan Soundtrack

On the whole, this CD is excellent. Original lyrics, and a style not heard in normal soundtracks, and certainly not Disney's soundtracks. If you like the main song and jungle instruments at least semi-well, you'll certainly love this CD.

Go ahead and get it; you'll really love it!

RATING: 5 stars

And it deserves every one; Disney's never done better!

Cheers!
~Chloe

Description of Tarzan

Children's Music CDs

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• Pop
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