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Treasure Planet RULES!!!!!!!!!!

Blake Petit | 03/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just LOVED the movie and I got so hooked to "I'm Still Here" that I am now practically FORCING my mom to buy this CD for me. I really like the fact that the music is very Irish-sounding (please forgive me if you disagree) and is very easy to dance to. Conclusion: BUY THIS CD, IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



If anyone's looking for the lyrics to "I'm Still Here" (like I was :P), here they are:



I am a question to the world

Not an answer to be heard

Or a moment that's held in your arms



And what do you think you'd ever say

I won't listen anyway

You don't know me

And I'll never be what you want

Me to be



And what

Do you think you'd understand

I'm boy, no, I'm a man

You can't take me

And throw me away



And how

Can you learn what's never shown

Yeah, you stand here on your own

They don't know me

'Cause I'm not here



[Chorus]

And I want a moment to be real

Want to touch things I don't feel

Wanna hold on and feel I belong



And how can the world want me to change

They're the ones that stay the same

They don't know me

'Cause I'm not here



And you see the things they never see

All you wanted - I could be

Now you know me

And I'm not afraid



And I want to tell you who I am

Can you help me be a man

They can't break me

As long as I know who I am



[Chorus]



And how can the world want me to change

They're the ones that stay the same

They can't see me

But I'm still here



They can't tell me who to be

'Cause I'm not what they see

Yeah, the world is still sleepin' while I keep on dreaming for me

And their words are just whispers and lies that I'll never believe



[Chorus]



And how can you say I'll never change

They're the ones that stay the same

I'm the one now

'Cause I'm still here



I'm the one

'Cause I'm still here

I'm still here

I'm still here

I'm still here"

Salty Sci-Fi sounds

Blake Petit | Ama, Louisiana United States | 12/04/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a fan both of the Goo Goo Dolls and of James Newton Howard's work scoring films, so this CD was a no-brainer for me. The first time I heard "I'm Still Here" on the radio, before I knew it was even associated with "Treasure Planet," I was hooked. Composed and performed by John Rzeznik (sorry if I spelled that wrong), it's got the classic tone and quality of the Goo Goo Dolls' best work and conveys a really powerful portrait of the Jim Hawkins character. The BBMak song isn't bad either, although it's quite evident listening to it that it feels more appropriate as the sort of stuff Rzeznik performs himself (he composed this one too).Howard's score, as always, is great. A lot of the tracks have a real salty, seafaring, swashbuckling feel to them, yet Howard has managed to mix that feeling up with very modern instrumentation (I'm sure I heard a synthesizer in there somewhere) and great sci-fi-ish themes. He's a wonderful composer, right up there with John Williams and Howard Shore."

Excellent soundtrack cd! One of the best in the score area!

J. K. Moser | Flemington, New Jersey USA | 08/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This review will focus mostly on the score for Treasure Planet by James Newton Howard. Treasure Planet is the third Disney film score composed by Howard and it is by far the best. He combines traditional 17th and 18th century music with modern influenced intruments to produce a totally fantastic adventure score. The score stays true to the nature of Stevenson's story yet at the same time is the perfect compliment to the movie. Overall an A+ and 5 star rating for the score. The two songs that go with the movie are fine in fact they are very good and much more tolerable than the recent Phil Collins songs for Tarzan so another A goes there. OVerall a great cd with a great score!"