Miracle on 34th Street (1994) [Original Soundtrack]

Performer: Original Soundtrack/Bruce Broughton
Distributor: BMG Special Products

Notes: Producers: Bruce Boughton (tracks 1, 8-9); Tommy LiPuma (track 2); Jeremy Lubbock, Elliot Lurie (tracks 3, 5); Kenny G (track 4); Randy Nicklaus, Steve Barri (track 6); Pierre Marchand (track 10). Engineers: Armin Steiner (track 1, 8-9); Joel Moss (tracks 3, 5); Steve Shephard (track 4). Original score composed by Bruce Boughton. Personnel: John Chiodini, Michael Thompson (guitar); Kenny G (tenor saxophone); Randy Waldman, Terry Trotter (piano); John Schreiner (keyboards); John Guerin, Harold Jones , Bob Wilson (drums); Larry Bunker, Randy Nicklaus, Steve Barri (percussion). Audio Mixers: Joel Moss ; Marc DeSisto; Mick Guzauski; Pierre Marchand; Armin Steiner. Editor: Larry Walsh. Unknown Contributor Role: Patricia O'Keefe. Arrangers: Jeremy Lubbock; John Schreiner; John Clayton; Kenny G; Sarah McLachlan; William Ross; Walter Afanasieff. Combining Bruce Broughton's saccharine score with a jumble of seasonal pop hits, the soundtrack to the 1994 remake of the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street is as much a product of test-marketing and Hollywood groupthink as the movie itself, pleasing no one in its attempts to please everyone. Clocking in at under 30 minutes in length, the disc assembles only a few of Broughton's original themes. The haunting "Bellevue Carol" suggests the depth and complexity of the composer's best work, but other selections like "Overture" and "Signing" are too self-consciously festive to resonate. The remainder of the collection features overly familiar material like Elvis Presley's "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" -- and for listeners who actually like lumps of coal in their stockings, there's Kenny G's soul-crushing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." ~ Jason Ankeny

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