I confess. I am obsessed with the Titanic.
I won't ever deny it. It's true. Not only with this particular movie(which is PHENOMENAL), but with the story itself. I've been obsessed literally half my life, and I don't think it's about to change anytime soon.
But anyway. On to my review.
After hesitating about seeing Titanic for a third time(because I was young the first two times I saw it and I bawled my eyes out both times, to my huge embarassment), I saw it at a friend's birthday part. Because of the light, giggly-teenage atmosphere we all had going on, I was able to put aside my pending tears and concentrate on the movie for what it was.
Two weeks later, I'd seen our two-cassette videotape(bought eons ago) 20 times. Literally.
After buying the 3-disc Special Edition DVD(only for die-hards), drooling over online recreations of the dresses Rose wears in the movie(sooo expensive, but someday!), and firmly deciding I'd be marching down the aisle to "Southampton" in Rose's heaven dress, I picked up a copy of this CD at my local bookstore, which, oddly enough, also carries music.
The first night was spent in my bed, hugging by knees and crying. Yeah.
The tracks on this CD include: "Never An Absolution", "Distant Memories", "Southampton", "Rose", "Leaving Port", "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdoch", "Hard To Starboard", "Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave", "The Sinking", "Death of Titanic", "A Promise Kept", "A Life So Changed", "An Ocean of Memories", "My Heart Will Go On", and "Hymn To The Sea".
Some of the tracks("Never An Absolution", "A Life So Changed", "Hymn To The Sea") have such a sad, melancholy note to them they make your heart ache. Some tracks("Southampton", "Take Her To Sea, Mr. Murdoch") have such a hopeful note for the world's biggest ship it's also almost moving. Some of them("The Sinking", "Hard To Starboard", "Death of Titanic") are so action-packed you'd swear you're watching the movie.
This is definitely worth buying - even if you haven't seen the movie. Trust me, if you even remotely know the story, you're going to picture it happening as you listen to this CD. And who doesn't love Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On"?
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