Producers: Glen Brunman, Bonnie Greenberg-Goodman. Engineers include: Robert Fernandez. Audio Mixer: Don Murray . Audio Remixers: Bill Schnee; Richard Perry. Arrangers: Eddie Arkin; Marty Manning; Nelson Riddle. The film WHAT WOMEN WANT, starring the indefatigable Mel Gibson, is a comedy about a man with the ability to hear women's thoughts. Aside from the expected comic hijinks, this gift leads him to a deeper understanding of the opposite gender. Accordingly, the film's soundtrack is full of love songs as rendered by a combination of old-school pop crooners and contemporary artists. All conceptual threads aside, listening to Tony Bennett belt his way through "The Good Life," or to Frank Sinatra's insinuating "I've Got You Under My Skin," is an experience intrinsically worth the price of admission. The intermingling of a more modern aesthetic via Christina Aguilera's teen-pop anthem "What a Girl Wants" and Meredith Brooks' fiesty "Bitch" keeps listeners on their toes, but not enough to unbalance the ove... Song List: Disc 1 1. Something's Gotta Give 2. Too Marvelous for Words 3. Best Is Yet to Come 4. I Won't Dance 5. Bitch 6. Good Life 7. Mack the Knife 8. I've Got You Under My Skin 9. If I Had You 10. What a Girl Wants 11. Nobody But Me 12. Night and Day 13. I've Got the World on a String 14. Everything About You
Pros: Beautiful classic songs, classic artists. Fantastic! Cons: I want more! The Bottom Line: This is a beautiful soundtrack that anyone will enjoy. If you're a fan of Sinatra, try this, definitely! Not long ago, I emailed Olive Garden asking for more information on the music they play in their restaurants. Besides the always-wonderful food (now thats another review), they also have always-wonderful, comfortable music. … more