"Heart of a Child meets the Soul of a Monster"
J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 03/08/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Dark and brooding this score is very different with a sense of the past that keeps flashing before the characters in this film by Atom Egoyan. From the liner notes Egoyan writes..."Mantovani, Strauss and Bartok, throw in some traditional Irish instrumentations, as well as the piercing sound of a military sare, and it's safe to say that this is the most adventurous soundtrack that Mychael Danna has ever composed for one of my films"."In Felicia's Journey, the Heart of a Child meets the Soul of a Monster. As he explores a spectrum of tonalities and textures, Mychael makes the journey shockingly gentle and reassuringly violent. Nothing is what it seems. Listen and you'll hear what I mean."The liner notes in Gaelic is very original with english translation provided. This group of artists and musicians, especially soprano Kate Crossan set the Celtic pace for this soundtrack. Malcom Vaughan sings THE HEART OF A CHILD and MY SPECIAL ANGEL is simply warm and beautiful. The closing track MY SPECIAL ANGEL performed by Bob Hoskins is very touching.Total Time: 44:50 on 15 Tracks/ Milan Records - 7 3138 35896 2 (1999)"