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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: Sony Catalog: Music Release date: 1990-10-25 Media: Audio CD discs number: 1 Format: Soundtrack Ean: 0074643255028 Upc: 074643255028  Tip: compare prices with similar music CDsArtist:
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| Album tracks: (12) |
 Prologue Be Flight of the Gull Dear Father | Skybird Lonely Looking Sky The Odyssey: Be/Lonely Looking Sky/Dear Father Anthem | Be Skybird Dear Father Be |
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 Written on January 24, 2008 Summary: Needs more Neil, fewer birds This was Neil's first project for Columbia Records, following up his glorious "Moods" album on the MCA label, the one that opens with what would become his signature tune, "Song Sung Blue," and closes out with several songs that seem to hint he was already in "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" mode: "Walk On Water," "Theme," "Prelude in E Major" and "Morningside." Having just listened again to the JLS soundtrack for the umpteenth time, and then having watched the movie for the first time, I would suggest that any ND fans out there who, like me, went decades without seeing JLS should continue avoiding that movie at all costs, and give another listen to "Moods" again. The main problem with the movie is that Neil ran out of songs about halfway through the film, at which point either there's no sound at all for many long minutes at a time (I exaggerate slightly -- there's the occasional sound of ocean waves crashing into shore), or you get to hear James Franciscus' voiceover as Jonathan. Now, Franciscus was a fine actor in his day, in projects as diverse as "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" and the underrated TV show "Longstreet," but his was not the voice of JLS. Neil should've written another half-dozen songs and they could've had a better movie just with the seagulls flying around and letting Neil narrate/sing the whole thing, kind of like "Tommy" but as a bird opera. Instead, we get one really good song on the soundtrack, "Be," which you'll notice appears four times out of 12 tracks, so clearly Neil recognized he had a dearth of good material so he had to stretch out the good stuff as far as it would go. "Dear Father" is okay, but feels like it's half-finished, and it appears three times. "Skybird" starts out great, but also feels unfinished, and it appears twice on the soundtrack. See the pattern here? The rest of the songs aren't really even songs -- just snippets of songs. If you want to listen to a well-thought-out spiritual odyssey, then listen to "The African Trilogy" songs on the "Taproot Manuscript" album. Much better stuff.  Written on December 22, 2007 Summary: Jonathan Livingston Seagull It's been many years since I've watched Jonathan Livingston Seagull. To now be able to view it on HD video with surround sound brings back the wonderful memories of taking my daughter to see it, and to once again experience the incredible photography and the powerful music, in the comfort of our own living room means so much to my family. This DVD is worth every cent, and will be a treasured addition to our growing video library. Written on October 18, 2007 Summary: Metaphysics The book and this movie are about "Metaphysics". A seagull learning to fly (be the best you can be at whatever you do) and learning to love others without limits is Beautiful. Metaphysics believes all religons have value. To learn more about Metaphysics watch the DVD's "The Secret" and "What the Bleep do we know".  Written on October 14, 2007 Summary: Gorgeous Photography, Okay Film Jonathan Livingston Seagull is filled with gorgeous vistas, incredible aerial photography and beautiful animals. Unfortunately if you have not read the book (and everyone had in 1973) the plot is thin to nonexistent. You are likely to be lost without that knowledge. This is also a 1973 film. No CGI seagulls here. That does not hurt the film too much, but some of the complex flying scenes such as aerial acrobatics would look so much better if they had been redone with 2007 technology. For fans of Neil Diamond, he makes many appearances in songs that are integral to the film. The symphonic work he did is excellent. Overall I like this film. It is great to look at and listen to. It just is hard to follow if you do not know where it is going, and it shows its age just a bit. Written on October 9, 2007 Summary: Great movie, poor conversion to DVD This review assumes that you are already familiar with the movie and are interested in what the DVD has to offer. If you want a review of the movie itself, see the other reviews; people either love it or hate it. I love it. That being said, this is one of the poorer conversions to DVD that I have seen (the worst being my "Red Dawn" DVD, but don't get me started). Colors are not vibrant, blacks are not that deep, and about the only positive thing I have to say about the video quality is that it has been cleaned up to remove artificts (unlike "Red Dawn," grr). So, while the video is clean, it is nothing spectacular. Audio has got to be the biggest disappointment; it has been remastered in Dolby Digital mono. That's right, mono. Not DTS, not 5.1, not even stereo, but mono. Adding insult to injury is the quality of the audio. Sure, there is no hiss or sound of scratches, but the audio is flat. Specifially, the music. Dialogue in the movie does not really need much, and it would have been better in stereo, and better yet in 5.1. But the music, one of the best components of the movie, is disappointing. Thus music has no range, no depth, no life. My sub rarely kicked in. Neil Diamond's voice sounded muffled, as did the music itself. What should have been a great musical experience turned into a pale shadow of what might have been. On top of all this, there are no extra features or frills. This is pretty much a straight burn of the video to DVD. The menu screen is a still pic with just three choices (play, audio setup, and scene selection). That's it. Don't get me wrong, I still love the movie. I was disappointed years ago when I heard there were no plans to release JLS to DVD. This DVD is definitely better than a VHS alternative, so I am very glad Paramount released it to DVD. It is just disappointing that they did not spend some extra money to improve the video quality, and nearly a crime they did not remaster the audio better (and in 5.1). |
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| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 1990-10-25 | 2000-08-22 | 2008-05-06 | 1996-02-20 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Format | Soundtrack | Original recording remastered, Extra tracks, Live | - | Soundtrack |
| Ean | 0074643255028 | 0008811233020 | 0886972807829 | 0074646756928 |
| Upc | 074643255028 | 008811233020 | 886972807829 | 074646756928 |
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