By Jeff Swindoll Nov 20, 2007, 17:12 GMT
Walt Disney’s new animated feature is only halfway so. Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) lives in the fairytale world of Andalasia. The villainous queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon, looking very much like Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty) gets rid of the princess by pushing into a magic portal.
Instead of finding her doom, the princess finds herself in a strange new land – New York City. Her handsome Prince Edward (James Marsden) follows to save his ladylove, but finds that his fiancé is falling for Rob (Patrick Dempsey), a [gasp] New York lawyer. The bits in the land of Andalasia are animated, but when the film makes the leap to New York the action switches to live action. The film does seem like it could be a good one, but I come here to review the soundtrack. Songs are written by Alan Menken (no stranger to Disney films) and Stephen Schwartz (no stranger to Menken, Disney films, and of late for Wicked). The soundtrack features the amusing “Happy Working Song” that appears to be aping “Whistle While You Work” most amusingly. There’s also “Ever Ever After” performed by Carrie Underwood, which will most likely be appearing on a radio station near you.
If you put the CD into your PC drive you’ll also get a music video for “Ever Ever After.” Marsden even performs “That’s Amore.” I found the album enchanting and look forward to seeing the film.
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