Beauty & the Beast
Rykodisc - Rykodisc
Release date: 2005-11-08
Audio CD
Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Film Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Pop, Romance, Soundtracks & Film Scores, Soundtracks & Scores, Television Soundtrack, Vocal, Vocal Music
1. Beauty and the Beast, Television Series Theme - Lee Holdridge, Holdridge, Lee
2. Acquainted with the Night (Poem) - Lee Holdridge, Frost, Robert
3. Laura's Theme
4. Margaret's Theme (with reading of Matthew Arnold's "Longing")
5. On Her Own (with reading of Lord Byron George Gordon "She Walks in Beauty")
6. Night of Beauty
7. A Single Night (with reading of Rainer Maria Rilke's "Love-Song")
8. Angel's Theme
9. Devin's Theme (with reading of Percy Bysshe Shelley's "I Arise from Dreams of Thee")
10. A Promise Remembered
11. Journey's End (with reading of William Shakespear's 116th Sonnet)
12. Dancing Light (with reading of William Shakespear's 29th Sonnet)
13. The Quest (with reading of an excerpt from Rainer Maira Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet")
14. Fear
15. You Darkness (Poem) - Lee Holdridge, Rilke, Rainer Maria
16. Father Remembers (with reading of William Wordsworth's "Composed on Westminster Bridge")
17. The Return
18. Broken Dreams (with reading of an excerpt of William Wordsworth's Ode: Imitations of Immortality fr
19. To Cast All Else Aside
20. Riches, Not Gold
21. Catherine's Lullabye
22. The Voice of Her Eyes (with reading of E.E. Cummings' "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled")
23. A Happy Life
24. This Is the Creature (Poem) - Lee Holdridge, Rilke, Rainer Maria
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Beauty & the Beast
Date undefined"Beauty and the Beast" was one of the earliest TV shows I remember watching as a child (next to "the Cosby Show"). At the time, I was too young to appreciate any of the show's deeper musings on love and attraction and the ills of modern society; I was simply drawn by Ron Perlman's amazing makeup and smooth delivery that seemed full of classical theater. As an adult, I purchased the first two seasons of Beauty and the Beast and tracked down the rerelease of the original Lee Holdridge CD Of Love and Hope.
Vincent, the man-lion title character on the show, frequently recites classical poetry to his love Catherine, including works by Shakespeare, Frost, Rilke, Poe, and Byron. Perlman's delivery (complete with dental prosthetics so that his sound as Vincent would be consistent from show to CD) is purely classical, full of rich inflection and sensuality. This CD includes readings of "She walks in beauty," "I arise from the dreams of thee," "Sonnets," "Letters to a young poet," and "To cast all else aside" set to music from the show (the music is played softly behind the poetry). There are also several original pieces of score by Lee Holdridge, including the main titles, Laura's theme, Margaret's theme, and Catherine's lullaby, and vocals by Lisa Angelle on the love song "The First Time I Loved Forever." The original score by Holdridge is low-key, with lush strings and woodwinds.
Fans will love reliving Vincent's poetic serenades to Catherine; I never grow tired of Perlman-as-Vincent's velvety recitations. Truthfully, I can't see this having much appeal outside of fans of the show, but if you enjoy moving interpretations of classical poetry, you might also find much to enjoy in Ron Perlman's delivery. This is wonderfully relaxing played at the end of a stressful day; his voice is soothing, and the words immortal. The liner notes also include the text of the poems.
Beauty & the Beast
Date undefinedThis selection is wonderful! Ron Perlman's voice and the music is so soothing and relaxing.Would love to find more audio work by Mr. Perlman.Whether your a Beauty and The Beast fan or not you will enjoy this piece of art.
Beauty & the Beast
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I absolutely love the series. Vincent is a man among men. The series mixes classic literature, classical music, poetry of language, love, and ageless themes. The musical themes from the series are mixed with readings of classical poetry read by none other than Ron Perlman as Vincent.
The beautiful music is enhanced by the wonderful poems: a true delight for anyone who loves the series.
