The Best Man (1999 Film)

Love, trust, and loyalty are themes shared by The Best Man's script and the soundtrack. Instead of a hodgepodge of inspirational songs, the album carries a story that parallels that of the film (all but two of the tracks appear in the movie). Near the beginning, Maxwell's sultry voice warns a lover to keep things truthful on "Let's Not Play the Game," arguably the disc's sexiest track. After the damage is done, Faith Evans aggressively justifies infidelity on the upbeat "Best Man." The mood-setting "Turn the Lights Down Low," a studio-engineered duet between Lauryn Hill and the late Bob Marley, leans toward physical and emotional reconciliation. While the soundtrack may not be enough to comfort a groom whose best man has slept with his bride, The Best Man is full of heartfelt soul. --Celine Wong Amazon.com

Musical Mastery

If you are a fan of motion picture movie soundtracks,Than you're gonna love THE BEST MAN audio cd. This audio cd has a lot of soulful sweetness and neo soul. I recommend this to all music lovers. May 30, 2008

missing songs!

why would I buy this most of the songs I want to hear aren't on it - not everyone goes for sappy mediocre R&B wannabe love songs! NO STARS AVAILABLE FROM ME April 27, 2008

never received!!!

even though i received a refund for this item its a shame it never came because it makes me suspicious that the sender may have never sent it!!! January 7, 2008

HOLLYWOOD

What I think about this movie is that I will rate this a five star movie because it is very hard to get the moral about the movie and Taye Diggs is stuck between his profession and his friends. He wrote a book about his life but put it onto his own simpilar words with different character names. He thought that he was going be the only one who knew that the book would be a secret but the book was ubished earlier than it was supposed to be and all of his friends wanted to read it but one particular friend found out about what he did with his fiance and nearly killed him by throwing him off the top of the hotel roof but already nearly beating him to death previously. What I said about the movie is that he should have just told him what happened before instead trying to keep the book a secret and knowing that everyone in the world is going to read it shortly after being published. Instead he ( Morris Chestnut ) found out about it the day before his wedding. Taye Diggs is now stuck between a rock and a hard place. He doesn't know what to do but he apologizes and life goes on. October 26, 2007

Very nice soundtrack by a great movie

How often does a soundtrack come along that actually contains a good set of the music pertaining the movie? This soundtrack combines both old school and some of the best respected artists in the industry. As you listen to this you'll fine yourself listening to some fast, slow, and mid-tempo songs all line up into this album.

Hip-hop/ R&B's reigning queen, Lauryn Hill teams up with the late Bob Marley on a beautifully redone track of "Turn Your Lights Down Low." Introspective and controversial rap group The Roots start off the album with their upbeat "What You Want", and the very soulful Maxwell contributes two new tracks to the album, "Let's Not Play the Game" and "As My Girl." Eric Benet`s "Poetry Girl" is very nice along with Latocha Scott's "The Girl is Hot." Though the love infused ballads and sultry R&B cuts are enough to keep the record on top. "The Best Man" has its low points. The Sporty Thieves' "Hit It Up" seems to be misplaced in the ocean of love songs, and "The Best Man I Can Be", which teams up Ginuwine, Tyrese, R.L., and Case, is a musty, ill-fated anthem for men with morality. I was also slightly disappointed that they didn't have the Stevie Wonder's "As" and Cameo's "Candy." But I got over it.
However, "The Best Man" is able to hold its weight and hits hard with passion and love.

I would get this if not see the movie which I highly recommend but I think you should do both to really understand everything. If you listen to the lyrics of some of the songs they really match some of the characters in the story. Like Faiths song "Best man." She takes the place of the The girl who got married in the movie and you know it when she says......"He is your best man, I guess you didn't know that I had him, I know that you hate that, but it's like that, you are the best but yet he ain't so bad". I won't say more than that.

Other than that this soundtrack is one of the best and strongest soundtracks that had drop in 99'. It almost reminds me of the "Soul Food" album. I guess because the movies are similar in there own way and they both give out great and memorable songs. Once you hear this you'll definitely add this too your collection.
June 25, 2007

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