Blast - Hope Floats original soundtrack re-release

Hope Floats original soundtrack re-release

After disappearing from shelves in 2000, the original soundtrack to the movie “Hope Floats” has been remastered, expanded and re-released April 24.

The original 13-track compilation now includes 18. The soundtrack’s U.S. sales exceeded $2.7 million after it came out in 1998.

The six new tracks include Barry Manilow and the Temptations and original score composer Dave Grusin. Original artists include a top list including Sheryl Crow, the Rolling Stones and Trisha Yearwood.

Its mellow yet honest sound goes along with the movie’s tale of a mother starting over and finding love in her life again after a painful divorce. Forced to go back to her hometown and start over, the soundtrack takes you through similar journey of rediscovery of self and love. All the songs reflect these aspects of life any listener can relate to.

Well organized tracks take you through the highs and lows of love and life. “All I get” by The Mavericks pleads with a lover to remember the good they once had together while going through a rough patch. A situation anyone of dating age has been through and can understand.

“When You Love Someone” by Bryan Adams continues with a more optimistic approach discussing all of the good times found in relationships the Mavericks only bring up as memories.

With the opening and closing tracks being instrumentals by composer Dave Grusin, the story is nicely opened and closed easing the transitions into and out of the mellow mood enticed by the CD.

Overall its honest message and smooth listening make it a soundtrack appealing to young and old. The new tracks only add to the already all encompassing message although the remastering does not make quite as much of an impact.

And with a movie story that can be related to by just as large of an audience it is no wonder the soundtrack was so successful the first time and proves to only do better the second time around.

Briana King is a freelance writer from Boston

In Entertainment, Music on May 1, 2007 at 01:13