Search - Alan Silvestri :: The Parent Trap (1998 Film)

I can't say enough good things about this score

Joshua Kaufman | Cincinnati, OH | 01/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Parent Trap is a remake of the classic 60s Disney film that spun three made-for-TV sequals in the 80s and 90s. Nancy Meyers, who was codirector of the Father of the Bride films, once again chose Alan Silvestri to write the score, and he came up with music that one can't help but love
While stylistically similar to Father of the Bride and other romantic comedies he scored, what makes this music shine above the others is the themes, as well as the variety. Unlike many of his scores, Silvestri wrote a number of different themes, and each one is a gem. There's the "main" theme, a big sweeping string theme; there's the playful-teins theme, a jazz saxophone rift, and there's the heartwarming-type theme, which is a lovely solo accoustic guitar piece. While often repeated, or only modified slightly, they are just so good that the repitition only helps

But the repeated themes are by no means the whole score -- there are many places of singular music, most of which are wonderful. In 'Changes', there's a jazzy trio-style piece that Silvestri often writes. In 'Vinyard Suite' there's a grand fanfare that morphs into another jazzy style piece, and in 'Dad's Getting Married' there's a Classical-era style string piece that's as good as anything Georges Delerue came up with in that style.

There are also a lot of small touches that make this music work. In 'She's Gone', the main theme is played by steel drums. And in both the original logo music for the film ('The Disney Logo'), and at the very end of 'Finale', Silvestri inserts a small snippit from the song from the original movie, "Let's Get Together" -- a very nice way to parenthesize the album.
It all comes down to this -- if you like themeatic, highly catchy, varied music, get this CD. It's 40 minutes of pure bliss."

Charming

jiahahn | Oklahoma City, OK United States | 06/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love Disney's remake of The Parent Trap-- and how Alan Silvestri's music (reminiscent of Father of the Bride) enhances the movie! If you can't decide whether to get the soundtrack or film score-- get the soundtrack if you like to sing along, the film score if you enjoy envisioning scenes from the movie, and both if you love the movie as much as I do."