Crying Game [Import]

Crying Game [Import]

Crying Game [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
40 track collection on 2 CDs featuring Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams, Prefab Sprout, John Waite, Bread, Hall & OAtes, Air Supply and more. Universal. 2003.

Crying Game,Various Artists,Universal,Dance,Rock/Pop Collections
The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • It's worth buying, if you're a fan of the movie.
  • As enigmatic as the movie that spawned it!
  • A scattered soundtrack to a great movie
  • THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME" IS TRULY A HAUNTING TUNE!
  • I mainly listen to the hit.
 The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Anne Dudley
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The Crying Game (Collector's Edition)
  2. The Crying Game : The Remixes [EP]
  3. A Different Light
  4. Immortal Beloved / Sir Georg Solti (film 1994)
  5. Philadelphia: Music From The Motion Picture

ASIN: B000002US8
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

  1. The Crying Game - Boy George
  2. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
  3. Live For Today (Orchestral) - Cicero
  4. Let The Music Play - Carroll Thompson
  5. White Cliffs Of Dover - The Blue Jays
  6. Live For Today (Gospel) - Cicero
  7. The Crying Game - Dave Berry
  8. Stand By Your Man - Lyle Lovett
  9. The Soldier's Wife
  10. It's In My Nature
  11. March To The Execution
  12. I'm Thinking Of You
  13. Dies Irae
  14. The Transformation
  15. The Assassination
  16. The Soldier's Tale

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars It's worth buying, if you're a fan of the movie........2003-10-02

If you really liked the movie it's worth it, because you get to hear the songs from beginning to end and understand the lyrics a little better. One of the reviewers, who said that the song "White Cliffs of Dover" had nothing to do with its title, should have listened to the words, right at the start ("There'll be blue birds over/The white cliffs of Dover" anyone?) I like the old, second world war sound that it has. I just wish they had included the movie version of "The Crying Game", the one that's sung by the leading lady. I don't like the original version (why couldn't they have left that one out?) and the Boy George/Pet Shop Boys version is a flop. It just doesn't have the same glamour and intensity, or beauty for that matter. For fans only.

3 out of 5 stars As enigmatic as the movie that spawned it!.......2003-04-03

"The Crying Game" has to be one of the oddest soundtrack albums of all times, probably befitting the film from which it came. It features old school R & B, dance/disco, pop, and orchestral/incidental music. The first half of vocal selections paired with the second's Anne Dudley score makes for a quite erratic listening experience.

The album is like an "appetizer platter" where there's something for everyone but not enough to satisfy the "hunger".

3 out of 5 stars A scattered soundtrack to a great movie.......1998-09-03

If the album had nothing beyond Boy George's haunting re-make of "The Crying Game," it still might be worth buying it. Unfortunately, there's not much great about the soundtrack beyond the title tune.

After opening with the Boy's tremulous vocal stylings, it breaks off into the Percy Sledge's original version of "When A Man Loves a Woman," a nice slice of 1960s soul, followed by another great track, Cicero's 'orchestral' version of "Live for Today," produced by Pet Shop Boys. The soaring vocals of featured singer Sylvia Mason-James make for dance heaven, with a message in the music (be yourself, try to be honest in love, seize the moment).

So far, so good.

Following the opening is a disastrous remake of Shannon's 1983 dance classic "Let the Music Play." The vocals are too watery, the backing too slow. Next, a screechy-voiced '60s group, the Blue Jays, render the oddly-named "White Cliffs of Dover" (the song has nothing to do with cliffs or Dover), which sounds as though it was recorded in a wind-tunnel with drowning cats as the backing band. Cicero and Sylvia Mason-James return to sing a 'gospel' version of "Live for Today," which falls flat after the earlier orchestral version. After having heard Boy George, Dave Berry's original version of "The Crying Game" is rendered utterly obsolete; although it worked wonderfully in the film, here it sounds dated. The first side closes with Lyle Lovett singing Tammy Wynette's country classic "Stand By Your Man." It works, in an odd sort of way, and was, again, perfect in the context of the film.

Side two is totally orchestral, with Anne Dudley conducting the Pro Arte Orchestra of London. The opening piece, "The Soldier's Wife" is a tense, beautiful song, foreshadowing events in the movie. Beyond that, though, many of the movements on side two begin to sound a bit repetitive. They're very well done, though, and worth listening to, as a sort of classical mood music.

Overall, it's a hodgepodge. If you loved the brilliant movie from director Neil Jordan, then chances are you'll love the soundtrack. It's worth watching the movie before taking a chance on buying this uneven album.

4 out of 5 stars THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME" IS TRULY A HAUNTING TUNE!.......1998-08-29

I'M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME"; I DON'T HAVE THE CD BUT I HAVE THE VIDEO OF THE MOVIE. I'VE WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES; I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE MOVIE & I WATCH IT WHEN I GET IN A MELANCHOLY MOVIE. THE LEAD TUNE IS SO HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL. THANKS TO AMAZON.COM, I'M NOW GOING TO BUY THE CD.

4 out of 5 stars I mainly listen to the hit........1998-07-16

"The Crying Game" is Boy George chortling about the misery of love. It is produced by the Pet Shop Boys and sounds like their stuff; you can even hear PSB singer Neil Tennent in the background whispering "Kisses." "Live For Today" is in two forms; one disco-y and one like a gospel organ number. It is by the hamfisted Pet Shop Boys protege Cicero (the first artist on their now-defunct Spaghetti label). You get the original version of "When A Man Loves A Woman" (which opened the film) and a Lyle Lovett version of "Stand By Your Man." There is also the original version of "The Crying Game" and a song called "White Cliffs of Dover" which are both sort sad 60s songs that sound like they were filtered through a tube compressor or something (they sound old!!)
The Crying Game : The Remixes [EP]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Don't want no more.
  • Two more versions of "The Crying Game" plus "Live for Today"
 The Crying Game : The Remixes [EP]
Boy George
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The Crying Game: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  2. Don't Mind If I Do

ASIN: B00000DDUB
Release Date: 1993-04-27

Tracks:

  1. Crying Game [Digifunky Diva Dub]
  2. Let the Music Play [3RD Floor Club Mix]
  3. Let the Music Play [Digi FX Mix]
  4. Live for Today

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Don't want no more........2006-06-15

This is a CD single of Boy George's title song from "The Crying Game". Great song, but the two remixes here lose some of the charm of the song. There are remixes of two other songs from The Crying Game soundtrack (produced by the Pet Shop Boys), "Let the Music Play" by Carroll Thompson and "Live For Today" by Cicero with Sylvia Mason-James. These remixes aren't that great.

4 out of 5 stars Two more versions of "The Crying Game" plus "Live for Today".......2003-06-05

When Boy George was the flavor du jour in the U.K. fronting Culture Club in the early 1980s, he was more of a curiosity in the U.S. than anything else His music career as a solo artist never got off the ground and then one day he was brought in to sing a version of the 1960's song "The Crying Game" in a production by the Pet Shop Boys. The track ended up being the title song for the movie that was the big hush-hush word of mouth hit of the winters of 1992-93 and Boy George's first hit in the U.S. as a solo artist. This CD-Single is not the traditional sort, in that you do not get the "hit" version of the single, but rather a pair of mixes (Digifunky String Mix and Digifunky Diva Dub). There are a pair of mixes for "Let the Music Play" as well, but the last track, "Live For Today" is the best of the bunch. Boy George released a few more solo albums, which were much more personal efforts than his previous ones and avoided doing the sort of covers that were so successful here, along with an autobiography entitled "Take It Like a Man." However, today his singing career has taken a back seat to putting out albums of underground artists heard in clubs. No one can accuse Boy George of not being faithful to his roots.
Crying Game
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Crying Game

    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
    JazzJazz | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B00020POBS
    Release Date: 2007-04-10
    Heart Shaped World
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Heart Shaped World

      Manufacturer: Reprise Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000FTMY3M
      Crying Game
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Crying Game
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Universal
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000DG5O0
        Release Date: 2005-04-12

        Album Description

        40 track collection on 2 CDs featuring Justin Timberlake, Robbie Williams, Prefab Sprout, John Waite, Bread, Hall & OAtes, Air Supply and more. Universal. 2003.
        The Crying Game Gold Cd Single
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		The Crying Game Gold Cd Single
          Boy George
          Manufacturer: Polygram UK Ltd
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000O54PP2

          Product Description

          3 different mixes of The Crying Game & I Specialize in Loneliness track
          Veljo Tormis: Works For Mixed Choir A Cappella
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Veljo Tormis: Works For Mixed Choir A Cappella

            Manufacturer: Finlandia
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            All Works by TormisAll Works by Tormis | Tormis, Veljo | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            Wedding MusicWedding Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000005CIP
            Release Date: 1996-04-09
            The Crying Game
            Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
            • It's worth buying, if you're a fan of the movie.
            • As enigmatic as the movie that spawned it!
            • A scattered soundtrack to a great movie
            • THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME" IS TRULY A HAUNTING TUNE!
            • I mainly listen to the hit.
            		 The Crying Game
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Plygr
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            LoungeLounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
            Orchestral PopOrchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
            Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
            1990s1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
            SoundtracksSoundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music
            Similar Items:
            1. The Crying Game (Collector's Edition)
            2. The Crying Game : The Remixes [EP]
            3. A Different Light
            4. Immortal Beloved / Sir Georg Solti (film 1994)
            5. Philadelphia: Music From The Motion Picture

            ASIN: B000025OWI
            Release Date: 1995-04-13

            Tracks:

            1. Crying Game - Boy George
            2. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
            3. Live for Today [Orchestral] - Cicero, Sylvia Mason James
            4. Let the Music Play - Carol Thompson
            5. White Cliffs of Dover - The Blue Jays
            6. Live for Today [Gospel] - Cicero, Sylvia Mason James
            7. Crying Game - Dave Berry
            8. Stand by Your Man - Lyle Lovett
            9. Soldier's Wife
            10. It's in My Nature
            11. March to the Execution
            12. I'm Thinking of Your Man
            13. Dies Irae
            14. Transformation
            15. Assassination
            16. Soldier's Tale

            Customer Reviews:

            3 out of 5 stars It's worth buying, if you're a fan of the movie........2003-10-02

            If you really liked the movie it's worth it, because you get to hear the songs from beginning to end and understand the lyrics a little better. One of the reviewers, who said that the song "White Cliffs of Dover" had nothing to do with its title, should have listened to the words, right at the start ("There'll be blue birds over/The white cliffs of Dover" anyone?) I like the old, second world war sound that it has. I just wish they had included the movie version of "The Crying Game", the one that's sung by the leading lady. I don't like the original version (why couldn't they have left that one out?) and the Boy George/Pet Shop Boys version is a flop. It just doesn't have the same glamour and intensity, or beauty for that matter. For fans only.

            3 out of 5 stars As enigmatic as the movie that spawned it!.......2003-04-03

            "The Crying Game" has to be one of the oddest soundtrack albums of all times, probably befitting the film from which it came. It features old school R & B, dance/disco, pop, and orchestral/incidental music. The first half of vocal selections paired with the second's Anne Dudley score makes for a quite erratic listening experience.

            The album is like an "appetizer platter" where there's something for everyone but not enough to satisfy the "hunger".

            3 out of 5 stars A scattered soundtrack to a great movie.......1998-09-03

            If the album had nothing beyond Boy George's haunting re-make of "The Crying Game," it still might be worth buying it. Unfortunately, there's not much great about the soundtrack beyond the title tune.

            After opening with the Boy's tremulous vocal stylings, it breaks off into the Percy Sledge's original version of "When A Man Loves a Woman," a nice slice of 1960s soul, followed by another great track, Cicero's 'orchestral' version of "Live for Today," produced by Pet Shop Boys. The soaring vocals of featured singer Sylvia Mason-James make for dance heaven, with a message in the music (be yourself, try to be honest in love, seize the moment).

            So far, so good.

            Following the opening is a disastrous remake of Shannon's 1983 dance classic "Let the Music Play." The vocals are too watery, the backing too slow. Next, a screechy-voiced '60s group, the Blue Jays, render the oddly-named "White Cliffs of Dover" (the song has nothing to do with cliffs or Dover), which sounds as though it was recorded in a wind-tunnel with drowning cats as the backing band. Cicero and Sylvia Mason-James return to sing a 'gospel' version of "Live for Today," which falls flat after the earlier orchestral version. After having heard Boy George, Dave Berry's original version of "The Crying Game" is rendered utterly obsolete; although it worked wonderfully in the film, here it sounds dated. The first side closes with Lyle Lovett singing Tammy Wynette's country classic "Stand By Your Man." It works, in an odd sort of way, and was, again, perfect in the context of the film.

            Side two is totally orchestral, with Anne Dudley conducting the Pro Arte Orchestra of London. The opening piece, "The Soldier's Wife" is a tense, beautiful song, foreshadowing events in the movie. Beyond that, though, many of the movements on side two begin to sound a bit repetitive. They're very well done, though, and worth listening to, as a sort of classical mood music.

            Overall, it's a hodgepodge. If you loved the brilliant movie from director Neil Jordan, then chances are you'll love the soundtrack. It's worth watching the movie before taking a chance on buying this uneven album.

            4 out of 5 stars THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME" IS TRULY A HAUNTING TUNE!.......1998-08-29

            I'M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THE SONG "THE CRYING GAME"; I DON'T HAVE THE CD BUT I HAVE THE VIDEO OF THE MOVIE. I'VE WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES; I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE MOVIE & I WATCH IT WHEN I GET IN A MELANCHOLY MOVIE. THE LEAD TUNE IS SO HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL. THANKS TO AMAZON.COM, I'M NOW GOING TO BUY THE CD.

            4 out of 5 stars I mainly listen to the hit........1998-07-16

            "The Crying Game" is Boy George chortling about the misery of love. It is produced by the Pet Shop Boys and sounds like their stuff; you can even hear PSB singer Neil Tennent in the background whispering "Kisses." "Live For Today" is in two forms; one disco-y and one like a gospel organ number. It is by the hamfisted Pet Shop Boys protege Cicero (the first artist on their now-defunct Spaghetti label). You get the original version of "When A Man Loves A Woman" (which opened the film) and a Lyle Lovett version of "Stand By Your Man." There is also the original version of "The Crying Game" and a song called "White Cliffs of Dover" which are both sort sad 60s songs that sound like they were filtered through a tube compressor or something (they sound old!!)
            The Crying Game; Pie Jesu; Turbulent Serenity; Moments in Love; American History; Two Brothers; the Club with No Name; a Different Light; a Kind of Clue; an Inspector Calls; a Different Life. (A Different Light)
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		The Crying Game; Pie Jesu; Turbulent Serenity; Moments in Love; American History; Two Brothers; the Club with No Name; a Different Light; a Kind of Clue; an Inspector Calls; a Different Life. (A Different Light)
              Anne Dudley
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B000Q5LMYC

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