The Sound of Movies

by Jonas Kaufmann

Overview

Jonas Kaufmann, it seems, is in search of an album that will make him, not just a great tenor but a household name, and The Sound of Movies represents his latest attempt. The album certainly has some pieces that deliver the compelling vocals that have made Kaufmann such a beloved figure. Sample his Edelweiss from The Sound of Music, one of a couple of tracks that benefit from the presence of guitarist Milos Karadaglic. The album is quite a mixed bag of material, with a few film music favorites but other tunes that are quite obscure, and at times, it is hard to divine what the sequencing principles behind the program might be. There are songs in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, and Kaufmann may do well, or less so, with any of these. He generally has a German accent in English, and this may be preferable to tense efforts to avoid it. However, the effectiveness of the songs depends less on their language than on their degree of American rhythmic content. Kaufmann is a good deal more relaxed in Moon River, for instance, than in What a Wonderful World (which makes the cut due to its presence in the film Good Morning, Vietnam). Many listeners will find that the sheer beauty of Kaufmann's tenor will override any objections, while for others, he will be a fish out of water. Kaufmann gets clean support from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Jochen Rieder. It is a safe bet that his fans will find this a satisfying release. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2023
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0196587877828
Rank:	200410

Tracks

1. The Loveliest Night of the Year (from The Great Caruso)
2. Where Do I Begin (from Love Story)
3. Maria (from West Side Story)
4. The Cider House Rules~Main Title
5. Nelle Tue Mani (Now We Are Free) (from Gladiator)
6. Cinema Paradiso~Se (If) (Tema d'Amore)
7. E Più Ti Penso (Deborah's Theme) (from Once Upon a Time in America)
8. Strangers in the Night (from A Man Could Get Killed)
9. Bring Him Home (from Les Misérables)
10. Nella Fantasia (Gabriel's Oboe) (from The Mission)
11. 1492: Conquest of Paradise~Conquest of Paradise
12. Romeo + Juliet~What Is a Youth?
13. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) (from The Deer Hunter)
14. Por Una Cabeza (from Scent of a Woman)
15. What a Wonderful World (from Good Morning, Vietnam)
16. You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel)
17. Moon River (from Breakfast at Tiffany's)
18. Singin' in the Rain~Main Title
19. Ich Küsse Ihre Hand, Madame (Main Title)
20. La Boum~Reality
21. Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
22. The Student Prince~Serenade

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonas Kaufmann   Primary Artist,Tenor (Vocal)
Milos Karadaglic   Primary Artist,Guitar
Wieland Reissmann   Piano
Jochen Rieder   Conductor
John Goldsby   Bass
Hans Dekker   Drums,Percussion
Czech National Symphony Choir   Choir/Chorus
Czech National Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Capella Cracoviensis   Choir/Chorus
Omar Massa   Bandoneon

Technical Credits

Paul Francis Webster   Text,Lyricist
Stanley Myers   Composer
Irving Aaronson   Composer,Adaptation
Klaus Badelt   Composer
Carlos Gardel   Composer
Eddie Snyder   Text,Lyricist
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Text,Composer,Lyricist
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Vangelis   Text,Composer,Lyricist
Hans Zimmer   Composer
Fritz Rotter   Text,Lyricist
Dorothy Donnelly   Text,Lyricist
Jeff Jordan   Lyricist,Text
Jakob Haendel   Producer
Alfredo Le Pera   Text,Lyricist
Matthias Spindler   Arranger
Matteo Curallo   Lyricist,Text
Bob Thiele   Lyricist,Text,Composer
Chiara Ferrau   Text,Lyricist
Cleo Laine   Text,Lyricist
Charles Singleton   Text,Lyricist
Francis Lai   Composer
Vladimir Cosma   Composer
Leonard Bernstein   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Text,Lyricist
Lisa Gerrard   Composer
Ralph Erwin   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Nino Rota   Composer
Herbert Kretzmer   Text,Lyricist
Rachel Portman   Composer
Arthur Freed   Text,Lyricist
George David Weiss   Text,Composer,Lyricist
Juventino Rosas   Composer,Original Material
Giulio Rapetti   Text,Lyricist
Elio Cesari   Text,Lyricist
Jonathan Allen   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Jonas Kaufmann   Liner Notes
Gene Scheer   Text,Lyricist
Alessio de Sensi   Text,Lyricist
Eugene Walter   Text,Lyricist
Alain Albert Boublil   Text,Lyricist
Andrea Morricone   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Carl Sigman   Text,Lyricist
Claude-Michel Schoenberg   Composer
Stephen Sondheim   Text,Lyricist
Bert Kaempfert   Composer