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Marc Shaiman

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT

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  • Composed and produced by Marc Shaiman
  • Conducted by Artie Kane
  • Orchestrated by Jeff Atmajian
  • Engineered by Dennis Sands
  • Edited by Scott Stambler

Utterly delightful romance score is Shaiman's best

Well, to save myself the hassle of typing out exactly the same review for yet another time, I refer you to my reviews for any other Marc Shaiman romantic comedy score.

Light comedy or romance + Marc Shaiman = winning formula.

This one actually has even more going for it than usual: Jeff Atmajian's gorgeous orchestration, Dennis Sands's perfect recording, and above all Shaiman's wonderful, wonderful main theme, which garnered worldwide acclaim in the soundtrack community after it was heard in the trailer for Saving Private Ryan.

Sorry, there's nothing else really that I can say! Buy the damn thing. (The film wasn't bad either.)

Rating ****

Total Time 39:06

Tracklisting

MCA Soundtracks MCAD-11380

  1. Main Titles (2:23)
  2. Call Me Andy (1:36)
  3. I Like Her (1:48)
  4. It's Meatloaf Night (:40)
  5. The First Kiss (2:21)
  6. The Slow Down Plan (1:13)
  7. The Morning After / Meet the Press (2:11)
  8. Politics as Usual (:57)
  9. Never Have an Airline Strike at Christmas (:35)
  10. "I Have Dreamed" (The State Dinner) (2:57)
  11. Camp David (1:30)
  12. Gathering Votes (2:36)
  13. Make the Deal (3:42)
  14. Decisions (1:45)
  15. President Shepherd (7:28)
  16. End Titles (5:05)

Artwork copyright (c) 1995 Castle Rock Entertainment; review copyright (c) 2000 James Southall.