StreamingSoundtracks.com - The Dove

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Dove (Main Title) John Barry	3:04	22
02	Sail The Summer Winds John Barry	3:09	8
03	Hitch-Hike To Darwin John Barry	2:12	7
04	Patty And The Robin John Barry	2:18	17
05	Here There Be Dragons John Barry	3:07	7
06	Mozambique John Barry	2:14	5
07	Motorbike And The Dove John Barry	1:22	6
08	Xing'mombila John Barry	2:07	5
09	Alone On The Wide, Wide Sea John Barry	3:50	9
10	Porpoise Escort John Barry	2:30	6
11	After The Fire John Barry	1:45	6
12	Sail The Summer Winds John Barry	2:15	6
13	Dove (End Title) John Barry	1:53	7

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Reviewers Rating

1 review done for this album.

A review by James Southall found on movie-wave.net

By:	Angel
Date:	4 Jul 2010
Rating:

The main title would surely be considered a Barry classic had it accompanied a more famous film - breezy, free-flowing, a great evocation of a happy life out on the ocean waves. This is succeeded on the album by "Sail the Summer Winds", a lovely song performed by Lyn Paul (of The New Seekers) which certainly adds weight to any positive argument about Barry's songwriting prowess. "Hitch-Hike to Darwin" introduces another new theme, a sprightly piece for harmonica - again it's very, very happy music, which is not what some people like; but if this doesn't put a smile on your face, then nothing will!

It's not all so bright and breezy - there's a much-needed edge to some pieces, beginning with "Here There Be Dragons", a fine piece of typical Barry action music, constructed around small repeating phrases and featuring a James Bond-style xylophone as part of the ensemble. These darker moments are an important part of the album, in terms of providing some balance, but certainly don't dominate. We're quickly back to cheerful, tuneful music in "The Motorbike and the Dove" (with another new theme - when people ask where all the themes are in today's film music, them having seemingly become oddly unfashionable, it's worth remembering that many film scores didn't just have great main themes - they each had four or five great themes!) "Alone on the Wide, Wide Sea" is a very dark piece of suspense music which is gripping, in Barry's unmistakable style.

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