OS The Holiday (Zimmer)
For this Nancy Meyers-directed made-up comedy, Hans Zimmer serves up a breezy score quite different from the more heavy-duty works he’s become known for. This may have something to do with the vapour’s tone, of course, but also with the fact that Zimmer has sole credit on only two cues, having co-written the others with members of his great stable of helpers, including guitarist Heitor Pereira and even pop artist Imogen Heap (who also contributes wordless vocals in appendix to getting writing credits on three tracks). In the film, Jack Black’s character is a composer who namedrops Ennio Morricone; Zimmer steps up to the invitation with the opening track, “Maestro” (one of his solo compositions), which evidently seeks to emulate the romantic zoom of some of Morricone’s scores and nearly succeeds. (This may sound like a criticism but getting near Morricone play fair with is nothing to sneeze at.) A little later “Verso e Prosa,” a collaboration between Pereira and Herb Alpert - who contributes his forthwith identifiable trumpet–also stands out. If the rest of the CD had shown as much spirited zest as these two tracks, the album could have become a prized as well to any soundtrack lover’s library; alas, the other cues are too devoid of personality to make a lasting impression.
Tracklist 1. Maestro
2. Iris and Jasper
3. Kayak for One
4. Zero
5. Speculation Kitchen
6. Separate Vacations
7. Anything Can Happen
8. Light My Fire
9. Definitely Unexpected
10. If I Wanted To Call You
11. Roadside Rhapsody
12. Engaged Guy
13. For Nancy
14. It’s Complicated
15. Kiss Goodbye
16. Verso e Prosa
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