Bobby [Universal]

Performer: Original Soundtrack
Engineer: Shawn Murphy
Producer: Emilio Estevez; L.A. Reid; Harvey Weinstein; Henry Cosby; Jerry Wexler; Lamont Dozier; Mark Isham; Stewart Levine; The Underdogs; Tom Wilson; Tony Clarke; Smokey Robinson; Brian Holland; Bryan Adams; Richard Walters; Emilio Estevez; L.A. Reid
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Composer: Mark Isham. Composer: Mark Isham. Personnel: Tim Morrison (trumpet). Audio Mixer: Shawn Murphy. Liner Note Author: Emilio Estevez. Recording information: Sony Studios. Arranger: Ardell Hake. This thoughtful and inspiring soundtrack album not only features some of the current hits of the Kennedy era (Los Bravos' "Black is Black," the Moody Blues' "Tuesday Afternoon"), it also contains parts of Mark Isham's original score, bits of Robert F. Kennedy's heart-rousing speeches, and at least one certified hit original, the gorgeous (and Grammy-nominated) gospel song, "Never Gonna Break My Faith," by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige. The Harlem Boys Choir guests on the track, upping the spine-tingle factor by half. The soundtrack to Emilio Estevez's film Bobby, surrounding the last day of Senator Robert Kennedy's life before he was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel by Sirhan Sirhan, is -- as may be expected -- a solidly assembled collection of soul and pop tracks. While the original score was written by Mark Isham, there is very little of that on this disc (look for a separate volume soon), which instead is deep in Motown with a few other cuts thrown in for good measure -- Simon & Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence," Los Bravos, the Moody Blues, and a lounge version of "Louie, Louie" performed by Demi Moore. The big moment, though, is in the new duet by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige with the Harlem Boys Choir on "Never Gonna Break My Faith," written by Bryan Adams. It's one of those cuts that will most certainly transcend the film, like R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" did. In sum, this is a neat little appendage to the film, but -- other than that one cut -- isn't about to make history as a collection. ~ Thom Jurek

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