StreamingSoundtracks.com - Tarzan - Phil Collins, Mark Mancina

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Two Worlds Phil Collins	3:17	162
02	You'll Be In My Heart Phil Collins	1:33	77
03	Son Of Man Phil Collins	2:42	158
04	Trashin' The Camp Phil Collins	2:14	82
05	Strangers Like Me Phil Collins	2:58	146
06	Two Worlds Reprise Phil Collins	0:49	18
07	Trashin' The Camp (Phil & 'n Sync Version) Phil Collins	2:20	80
08	You'll Be In My Heart (Phil Version) Phil Collins	4:15	202
09	Two Worlds Phil Collins	2:39	30
10	A Wondrous Place Mark Mancina	5:14	55
11	Moves Like An Ape, Looks Like A Man Mark Mancina	2:54	26
12	The Gorillas Mark Mancina	4:24	35
13	One Family Mark Mancina	3:43	97
14	Two Worlds Finale Phil Collins	1:14	35

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The Ape-Man goes Adult Contemporary

By:	LadyInque
Date:	8 Feb 2011
Rating:

Another bifurcated Disney soundtrack here, with the songs on one side and the score on the other. For Tarzan, the filmmakers decided to eschew their popular Broadway-musical-style score and singing animals. I seem to remember this was done to attract a more adult audience. So it’s not a surprise that the songs were written and performed by Mr. Lite FM himself, Phil Collins. Actually, the songs are pretty good, if you can get past the cliché-ridden lyrics. The first words we hear are, “Put your faith in what you most believe in.” Seriously? Tautologies aside, the opening number, “Two Worlds” sets the tone for the rest of the movie and the two reprises of the song: sentiment, exoticism, danger, family. “Son of Man” is my favorite because it’s the most fun. I always remember the shot of gorillas walking in rhythm to the last refrain. “Trashin’ the Camp” was written so that Rosie O’Donnell could get a number. It’s a combination of scat (vocal, not gorilla) and “found object” percussion that accompanies, well, trashin’ a camp. The Phil Collins version, later on the album, is a more straight-up song. Personally, I’ve never understood the appeal of “You’ll be in my Heart.” I find the melody mawkish and the triteness of the lyrics really grating.

The score was written by Mark Mancina. It uses the usual tricks for scoring action that takes place in a jungle, like exotic woodwinds and steady drums. “A Wondrous Place” is what it sounds like, putting the breathless mystery of the jungle into music. “One Family” largely uses the melody from “You’ll be in my Heart.” The most interesting score track, in my opinion, is “The Gorillas,” which includes the music from the action finale.

Request: “Two Worlds” “Two Worlds Finale” “The Gorillas.”
Avoid: I’ve made my feelings about “You’ll be in my Heart” clear; yours may well vary. The version from the film is far more understated than the radio version Phil recorded solo.

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