The Out-of-Towners
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| # | Track | Artist/Composer | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Isn't It Romantic written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart | Mervyn Warren and Josie Aiello | 3:33 | |
| 2. | Empty Nest | 1:29 | ||
| 3. | Fogged In | 2:04 | ||
| 4. | All Aboard | 1:52 | ||
| 5. | That Old Black Magic written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer | Louis Prima and Keeley Smith | 2:57 | |
| 6. | Park Avenue Stroll | 1:14 | ||
| 7. | Hotel Arrival | 0:38 | ||
| 8. | Fruit and Nuts | 2:45 | ||
| 9. | Embrace Life | 1:54 | ||
| 10. | Bad Girls written by Donna Summer, Joe Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano | Donna Summer | 3:55 | |
| 11. | Seduction | 1:03 | ||
| 12. | The Great Escape | 2:53 | ||
| 13. | Taxi! | 0:56 | ||
| 14. | Aquarius from the Broadway musical "Hair" written by Galt McDermott, Gerome Ragni and James Rado | Ronald Dyson and company | 2:53 | |
| 15. | Racing to the Interview | 1:12 | ||
| 16. | We're New Yorkers Now! | 2:34 | ||
| 17. | Limboland written by Amy Ziff and Alyson Palmer | Betty | 3:44 | |
| 37:36 |
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March Shaiman is quickly becoming one of my favorite composers. I really enjoyed his latest effort, the sentimental score for Patch Adams. And now he has come up with yet another entertaining score. The Out-of-Towners is a classic comedy score, with a jazzy big band sound. It is not unique in any way - comedy scores often have a very distinct jazz sound (Silvestri's Parent Trap for instance) - but it's really good and, most of all, very fun. Shaiman writes in the liner notes that he really enjoyed writing the score, and it really shows.
Yet, the score bears some of Shaiman's more romantic trademarks. "Embrace Life" is a typical soft Shaiman cue, with the sweeping strings, solo woodwinds and piano, a la The American President and Patch Adams, which will make "sentimental persons", like me, all warm inside. "We're New Yorkers Now!" includes a short, but wonderful statement of the lyrical love theme. It is hard not liking it.
But it is the swing music that dominates the score. "Fruit & Nuts" is a highlight. It opens really sweet, with light, "classical sounding", strings, before turning into a great big band piece, giving the main theme - which is very good, by the way - a splendid rendition. Also "Seduction" is a superb, and very entertaining cue. It's a charming little bossa nova piece, with a really catchy theme, bound to cheer you up.
Yet, the score bears some of Shaiman's more romantic trademarks. "Embrace Life" is a typical soft Shaiman cue, with the sweeping strings, solo woodwinds and piano, a la The American President and Patch Adams, which will make "sentimental persons", like me, all warm inside. "We're New Yorkers Now!" includes a short, but wonderful statement of the lyrical love theme. It is hard not liking it.
But it is the swing music that dominates the score. "Fruit & Nuts" is a highlight. It opens really sweet, with light, "classical sounding", strings, before turning into a great big band piece, giving the main theme - which is very good, by the way - a splendid rendition. Also "Seduction" is a superb, and very entertaining cue. It's a charming little bossa nova piece, with a really catchy theme, bound to cheer you up.