Evita (Madonna)

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Product Details

Artist : Original Soundtrack
Format : Soundtrack
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0093624643227
Label : Warner
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1996-10-28
UPC : 766482974924

ASIN : B000026HEJ

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Requiem For Evita
2. Oh What A Circus
3. On This Night Of A Thousand Stars
4. Eva And Magaldi/Eve Beware Of The City
5. Buenos Aires
6. Another Suitcase In Another Hall
7. Goodnight And Thankyou
8. I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
9. Peron's Latest Flame
10. A New Argentina
11. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
12. High Flying, Adored
13. Rainbow High
14. And The Money Kept Rolling In(And Out)
15. She Is A Diamond
16. Waltz For Eve And Che
17. You Must Love Me
18. Eva's Final Broadcast
19. Lament

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Evita was finally filmed in 1996, 20 years after its initial incarnation as a studio-bound rock opera. In between, of course, it was one of the most successful and long-running musicals on either side of the Atlantic. Given such a long history, the film might easily have been a stale anti-climax, fatally holed by our over-familiarity with songs like the ubiquitous "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". In the event, it was an impressive and immensely satisfying production. The numbers, augmented by new songs for Eva ("You Must Love Me") and Peron ("She is a Diamond"), sound fresh and the singing is excellent. Coming from Jonathan Pryce (Peron) and Jimmy Nail (Magaldi) this is hardly a surprise. The real revelation is Antonio Banderas as Che, a kind of one man Greek chorus commenting on Eva's rise and the price she must pay. His warm tenor dispels memories of previous, rougher interpretations from singers like David Essex and Colm Wilkinson. Ultimately, though, the star is Madonna. She is totally immersed in the role of Eva from start to finish, her singing ranging from girlish delicacy to a hard-edged stridence as the dictator's wife achieves her goals. Rarely has a film so successfully given a stage show such a new lease on life. --Piers Ford

Customer Reviews

fabulous (2008-07-21)

I originally bought this CD when the film was out and then lost it and bought again recently having seen the stage production. Being a great fan of both Madonna and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals it was the best combination for me. I totally disagree with all of those reviews that slate Madonna, and feel that it is a little bit of musical snobbery going on. Madonna adds a little bit of theatre to the songs and takes your mind right back on stage with them. Yes Elaine Paige was also fantastic but how clever of Mr Lloyd Webber to open his audience to the popular culture by using an established pop star known to the masses. I am sure this is partly his thinking with the latest round reality TV auditions appeal to the masses bring them into the theatres. Great business head as well as a musical genius. If you loved the show buy it forget that it is Madonna, you won't be disappointed.

Buy any other version (2006-05-29)

The worst version of "Evita" by a long chalk. Buy any other version: the original concept album, the original London show or the new London cast version (this one's good). Not only is this film soundtrack crappily sung, it has Madonna as well, the least suitable person for the role since Jane Eyre. And it will remind your of the shite Parker film.

Amazing (2005-02-15)

The soundtrack is amazing. The cast bring immense passion to the songs making you feel the emotions all the characters are feeling throughout the film.

Best Soundtrack (2004-02-18)

Definately a cd for the ladies when your feeling passionate, sitting at home doing a Bridget Jones replay!

Fantastic Orchestration makes up the weak vocals (2003-10-04)

Every time I listen to this soundtrack I am more and more impressed by the orchestrations done by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Cullen. One of the nicest things about turning a Broadway musical into a Hollywood film is that you finally have a full studio orchestra playing the music instead of just the musicians you can afford to stuff into the orchestra pit in the theater. Even so, the original cast album of "Evita" did feature a full string section on "Don't Cry For Me Argentina." But the added orchestration on this soundtrack is absolutely awesome and it is not just a question of having more instruments. Some of my appreciation is for the little things I notice in the background, such as the castanets that pop up in "Oh What a Circus," the flutes in the intro to "Goodnight and Thank You," and the honky-tonk piano in "The Lady's Got Potential." Apparently Lloyd Webber thought about this a lot during all those years "Evita" was in pre-production. The credits say Cullen provided "Additional Orchestrations," so there is some question of who actually gets credit for what, but wherever the line of demarcation falls this is as nice a job of adapting a musical to film that you will ever hear.

The vocal liabilities of the singers are much more noticeable on the CD than they are when you are watching the film. Madonna has never been a particularly strong singer, but power has never been the key to her performance anyhow. I keep getting the feeling she is falling behind the pace on the fast songs, particularly "Eva Beware of the City," which only highlights her strength in the slower numbers and from that perspective she pretty much nails "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," which is the one song she has to nail. Of course, there are the inevitable comparisons to Patti LuPone, and I have to wonder if I think Madonna's best effort is on "You Must Love Me" because it is more suited to her vocal stylings than LuPone or because I never heard anybody else sing that particular song. But then the first time I heard "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" Karen Carpenter sang it with opera singers doing the intro part, so there. Similarly, Antonio Banderas does not have the same impact as he does on film, where his expressive looks and gestures provide so much of the nuance of his meaning in singing any given line (e.g., "On What a Circus"). Jonathan Pryce really does not have all that much to sing in this show, but his few moments certainly match the emotion tenor of each scene (e.g., "She is a Diamond"). Jimmy Nail sounds (and looks) to young to be Evita's ticket out of the sticks, even though he is technically the best singer in the group ("On This Night of a Thousand Stars"). However, the additional vocalists are all obviously younger than the actors lip-syncing in the film, so at least there is consistency.

All this being said, I have to say I do not think it incredibly strange than when I listen to this album at home I tend to put on the DVD rather than the CD. Not only do I get to see the visual dimension that is so important to these performances, but the beautiful cinematography. Besides, the deathbed sequences were done live so what was recorded for the CD was never used in the film and whenever I listen to the disc it is the movie version I heard in my mind. The end result might not be as great as fans of this musical might have hoped, especially given all the years we had to wait for the film version, but it is still pretty good.

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