Outline If the Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack skims the surface of the movie instead of mining for the richest material, it wasn't necessarily a bad move on the producers' part--given the film's 12-and-under target audience, the disc amounts to a snug fit for kids who walk out of a matinee wishing to extend the uplifting mood. And with a trove of songs this good, the grown-ups in their lives shouldn't have much of a problem listening in, even if they're only awaiting Aaron Zigman's four majestic disc-closing score selections. Of the nine bubble-gummish tracks aimed squarely at grade-schoolers, several come across as radio-ready: Jeremy Camp's "Right Here" is crazy-catchy, Jon McLaughlin's "Another Layer" avoids laying on the message too thick, and Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah Montana, handles herself with Hilary Duff-reminiscent poise on the charming "I Learned from You." Lament the shortened score if you will, but there's still a lot to like here. --Tammy La Gorce
Additional Information TRACK LIST:
* I Learned From You - Miley Cyrus
* Try - Hayden Panettiere
* Keep Your Mind Wide Open - Anna Sophia Robb
* Place For Us, A - Leigh Nash/Tyler James
* Another Layer - Jon McLaughlin
* Shine - The Skies Of America
* Look Through My Eyes - Everlife
* Right Here - Jeremy Camp
* When You Love Someone - Bethany Dillon
* Seeing Terabithia - Aaron Zigman
* Into The Forest - Aaron Zigman
* Battle, The - Aaron Zigman
* Jesse's Bridge - Aaron Zigman
ALBUM NOTES:
Composer: Aaron Zigman.
This soundtrack to the 2007 film adaptation of the beloved children's fantasy novel BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA largely consists of thoughtful, upbeat pop songs. Highlights of the album include the emotive power ballad "I Learned from You" by Miley Cyrus (star of HANNAH MONTANA and daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus) and the soaring rock tune "Look Through My Eyes" by the all-girl Christian trio Everlife.
Item Specifications...
ISBN 0012409243 EAN 0050087101206 UPC 050087101206
Record Label Hollywood Records
Format Soundtrack
Dimensions: Length: 5.55" Width: 4.97" Height: 0.54" Weight: 0.18 lbs.
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This Soundtrack Is Beautiful Along With The Movie Nobody Likes The Soundtrack Or Movie Simply Because It Has Positive Meaning Nobody In Todays World Likes Movies Or Music Unless It's Filled With Sex, Gore, Or Strong Language I Guess I Must Be The Only One Left In This World That Likes Clean Wholsome Music Oh Well Your Loss
Where's Zooey!?! Mar 11, 2007
This CD misses by a long shot by not including the classics that Zooey sung in the classroom with the kids. But what do you expect from a Disney production, to just look for an opportunity for them to promote their own recording artists! As for kids not being able to handle any "deep" songs, just take a look at the soundtracks for movies like "Shrek" and "Hoodwinked" where they show you can have great music soundtracks that appeals to a wide age range. Disney, once again you fall short on the soundtrack side.
Bad Omissions Mar 2, 2007
I loved the movie "Bridge to Terabithia," and was interested in what the soundtrack would sound like. I was disappointed, since they left out the good stuff. Aaron Zigman's orchestral score is decent; not the best I've heard, but decent. Unfortunately, the best part of the orchestral score, the opening credits, is left out of the soundtrack for some inexplicable reason. The pop songs included are a decidedly mixed bag. They range from good (I Learned From You, Keep Your Mind Wide Open- even though AnnaSophia is not the best singer) to throwaway (Shine). But above all, as mentioned in other reviews- they left out the best songs from the movie, namely, those sung by Ms. Edmonds and her class. For those of you wanting to know, those songs are "Someday" by Steve Earle, "Why Can't We Be Friends," by War, and "O-O-H Child" by the Five Stairsteps. Would it really have been difficult to put those on the soundtrack- either the versions by the original artists or as sung by Zooey Deschanel and the kids? Anyway, you can find the above-mentioned songs on various CDs here on this site. Or if you just want the songs by themselves, you can download them on iTunes or Real Rhapsody.
Left the good stuff out Mar 1, 2007
This movie had a great soundtrack, but they left most of the actual soundtrack out. Half of the songs they included on this CD I'm not even sure were in the movie. The great music that I enjoyed in the theater is not on this CD. :-(
Great Movie poor soundtrack Feb 21, 2007
The movie was great but the soundtrack does not capture the music of Zooey Deschanel (music teacher) and the kids. That music (carefully selected by Zooey Deschanel) was the real heart and soul of the movie and is not even included on the CD. Save your money and buy the DVD when it comes out.
