Cole Porter - Evil Under The Sun (1982 Film)

I¿ve heard it probably 100 times in 5 months!!!!!!!!!

That's true what I say- impossible to get tired of this CD!
I mean, it has little running time, but it's so precious that any fan of music of 30's and 40's music will be delighted. Well, maybe not any fan... This is a movie soundtrack! A soundtrack for a funny mystery one!
I have to say that John Lanchberry did an excellent work reconducting old Porter classics, fitting graciously in every scene of the film.
In other my reviews I usually talked of almost every track, but here that's impossible because each one includes so many tunes- many will look familiar to you- listen that fantastic, that crazy, that lovely "Dance Sequence".
To Poirot, Arlena, Daphne, Myra, Odell, Linda, etc nuts and I Concentrate On You, I've Got You Under My Skin, etc nuts-BUY IT NOW!!! October 2, 2002

Pleasures and nostalgia fun

Eversince after watching the film version of Agatha Christie's novel 'Evil Under The Sun', I was intrigued by the music used for the soundtrack. To my joy, it is a string of melodies by the great Cole Porter. It has been awhile for the soundtrack to be release on CD format and when it was release, I grab a copy of it and found it a little treasure to hear.
Music was arranged and conducted by John Lanchberry and he did a commendable job of using Cole Porter's music to enchance the mood of the film. Since the film is set in the late 30's, what better way than to celebrate Mr.Porter's music. All his familiar and popular tunes are here, including 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'I Concentrate On You', 'Night and Day', 'Anything Goes' and 'Begin The Beguine' to mention a few.
John Lanchberry is not a stranger to film music. He has composed the music for the 1971 ballet film 'Tales Of Beatrix Potter', which is the highlight of his musical career. It is not surprising to have him to arrange a vast vault of standards by Cole Porter and to transform them into incidental music for a film.
There are 17 tracks on this CD and each of them tells a little story of their own and it is cleverly used to suit the mood of the film. I do enjoy listening to it as it envisions of an era where life was so different them. It is a really something to cherish. October 10, 2001

Doesn't Give the Songs a Chance

After reading all of the raving reviews I expected a real treat with this CD. Sadly, I was let down. My big complaints: The total length of the CD is exactly 32 minutes and one second. There are 17 tracks on the CD. Most tracks contain a blending of about three different Porter tunes (though track 13 covers 7 different tunes) so that in the end 43 tunes are played, although many of them are repeated over and over. What all this translates down to is that the CD is *way* too short and tries to cover *way* too many songs in such a short time. We get a few seconds of song here, then a few there -- they're never given the chance to develop.

Secondly, I was not overly impressed by the arrangements of the music. They sounded very glib and "Hollywood" to me, which was very unappealing. Too many strings were used as well, which is not something Porter used a lot of in his compositions. Also, we hear some songs played in really odd styles. Track 14, for example, gives us "Begin the Beguine" played as some kind of battle song with a sharp snare drum solemnly beating behind the melody the entire time!

I am really not usually a very negative reviewer, especially when it comes to Cole Porter music, but this is not a CD that I will find myself listening to very often. January 20, 2000

Absolutely the best mix of 1930's - 40's music available!

It's all Instrumental, but it's a half hour of pure bliss! This soundtrack is amazing! It's my 5th favorite in a Collection of 210! December 1, 1999

Something EXTRAORDINARY!

I have been looking for this soundtrack since I first saw the movie several years ago. Thank goodness someone finally saw fit to issue it. The arrangements are marvelous, and are the reason for my developing a love of Cole Porter music in my early teen years. The movie itself was VERY well written, acted and directed, but it was DEFINITELY enhanced by the soundtrack. May 24, 1999

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