Track Listing

1. Over The Rainbow - The Wizard Of Oz
2. Moon River featuring Barry Manilow - Breakfast At Tiffany's
3. As Time Goes By - Casablanca
4. Somewhere featuring Anita Baker - West Side Story
5. The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme From "The Sandpiper") featuring Johnny Mathis and Chris Botti - The Sandpiper
6. The Pink Panther - The Pink Panther
7. The Way We Were featuring Vanessa Williams - The Way We Were
8. The Summer Knows (Theme From "Summer Of '42") - Summer Of `42
9. It Might Be You featuring India.Arie - Tootsie
10. Cinema Paradiso Suite - Cinema Paradiso
11. A Whole New World featuring Donna Summer - Aladdin
12. Schindler's List (Main Theme) - Schindler's List

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5466 in Music
• Brand: KOZ,DAVE
• Released on: 2007-01-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

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Concept discs tend to go one of two ways--they dance around a theme, causing listeners to draw their own conclusions about how well the album hangs together, or they come on strong. Sax man Dave Koz's At the Movies floats mellifluously into the second category. From the moment Judy Garland's voice comes keening through the crackle of "Over the Rainbow," we're transported directly into the cinema alongside Koz and a handful of high-wattage friends. Only in Koz's theater, the music is at times more heart-tuggingly pretty than we remember. "Moon River," from Breakfast at Tiffany's meanders gracefully before Barry Manilow surfaces to lend a languid, signature-smooth vocal. "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper sends ripples of bittersweetness down the spine straight through the soul. In a surprising standout track, India.Arie snakes her vocal to Tootsie's "It Might Be You" around Koz's sax so winningly you half-wish she had sung the original. Koz himself is no slouch here, either: six instrumentals belong to him exclusively, some so lush it seems a shame do-overs aren't on Oscar's radar. --Tammy La Gorce

About the Artist
For his upcoming album, world-renowned saxophonist Dave Koz turned to one of his favorite pastimes for inspiration. At The Movies is a lush, inspired collection of twelve timeless movie themes, underscoring the crucial role music plays in film, making it a must-have album for music and film lovers everywhere.

As a musician, Koz is especially cognizant of the importance music plays in making a film memorable. "These are songs that are so much a part of people's lives that I felt it was important to respect the original while nonetheless putting my own unique spin on them," he says.

Guest artists include India.Arie ("It Might Be You" Tootsie), Anita Baker ("Somewhere" West Side Story), Barry Manilow ("Moon River" Breakfast at Tiffany's), Johnny Mathis and Chris Botti ("Shadow Of Your Smile" Love Theme From The Sandpiper), Donna Summer ("A Whole New World" Aladdin) and Vanessa Williams ("The Way We Were" from the film of the same name). The album also includes six stunning instrumentals showcasing Koz's interpretations of the themes from Casablanca, Schindler's List, Cinema Paradiso, Pink Panther and Summer of '42 as well as an exuberant rendition of "Over the Rainbow" that leads off with a sample of Judy Garland's unforgettable vocal. The collection was produced by the legendary Phil Ramone and features a full orchestra.

"It's kind of a dream-come-true project, recording these classic film melodies with great guest artists" says Koz.

It was Koz's vision that attracted the stellar group of vocalists to the endeavor. Recalls Manilow: "Who doesn't know Henry Mancini's `Moon River?' I was delightfully surprised that Dave had figured out a very hip way of rendering `Moon River.'"

At The Movies is the 8th studio album for the Platinum-selling Koz, from which he has garnered four Grammy® nominations.

DAVE KOZ'S AT THE MOVIES

Track Listing with Guest Artists and Oscar History for Each Song

1. Over The Rainbow (with a sample of Judy Garland) The Wizard of Oz Oscar-winning song 1940

2. Moonriver with Barry Manilow Breakfast At Tiffany's Oscar winning song, 1962

3. As Time Goes By Casablanca Oscar-nominated score, 1944

4. Somewhere with Anita Baker West Side Story Oscar-winning score, 1962

5. The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper) with Johnny Mathis and Chris Botti The Sandpiper Oscar-winning song 1966

6. The Pink Panther The Pink Panther Oscar-nominated score, 1965

7. The Way We Were with Vanessa Williams The Way We Were Oscar-winning song, 1974

8. The Summer Knows (Theme from the Summer of '42) Summer Of '42 Oscar-winning score 1972

9. It Might Be You with India.Arie Tootsie Oscar-nominated song, 1983

10. Cinema Paradiso Suite Cinema Paradiso

11. A Whole New World with Donna Summer Aladdin Oscar-winning song, 1993

12. Schindlers's List Schindler's List Oscar-winning score, 1994

Bonus Tracks: 13. It Might Be You with Peter White (Instrumental)

14. The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme from The Sandpiper) with Chris Botti (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews

Cinematic nostalgia.
With two decades of performances under his belt,the renowned, multi-Grammy nominee master saxophonist Dave Koz has turned to one of his favorite pastimes, the movies, for inspiration for his new album .
The result is "At The Movies", a beautiful, romantic collection of timeless songs from some of the most beloved movies of all time.
The record is produced by Phil Ramone, who has produced other such legendary projects as Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company" and Billy Joel's "The Stranger".
The 40-piece orchestra enlisted by Koz and Ramone provides a majestic, sweeping soundscape for the saxophonist and his guest vocalists.
The album features theme songs from 12 movies, including "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca; "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's (Special Aniversary Collector's Edition) (one of his favorites on the disc); and "It Might Be You" from Tootsie.
On six tracks, guests India Arie, Anita Baker, Chris Botti, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Donna Summer and Vanessa Williams add gorgeous, rich vocals and other music to Dave's saxophone.
For this eighth solo album, Dave Koz worked with a live, full orchestra, a new experience for him.
The orchestration was essential for the cinematic songs, adding that he believes in the magic that movies and music can create together.
"When you go into a darkened movie theater, ...you're transported to another world, completely forgetting about your problems. ...It takes you away. And that's the feeling that I wanted to go for with this project," Koz said.
My favourite tracks are : "Somewhere" from West Side Story (Full Screen Edition) featuring Anita Baker , and "The Shadow Of Your Smile" (Love Theme From The Sandpiper [DVD] (1965) Authentic Region 1 Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton & Eva Marie Saint featuring Johnny Mathis and the ubiquitous Chris Botti, " It Might Be You" featuring India.Arie, and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (Disney Special Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set).
Dave's sax playing is relaxed, soulful, and infectious. It is an irresistible attraction of sexiness, nostalgic memories, warmth and deep bluesy notes that make up one stunner of a smooth jazz album any jazz fan will appreciate.It sent me to a good comforting place, to collect my thoughts and my memories and unravel any tiredness felt.
Perfectly weighted and surprisingly moving,this CD shows the crucial role music plays in the filmmaking process and reminds us how deeply movies and their music touch our emotions, creating a soundtrack not just to a given film, but also to our lives.
Most likely it will be one of the most popular and commercial Smooth Jazz sets of 2007.
I listen to it every chance I get. It is great just to put in your CD player on "repeat" and allow it to soothe and inspire you for a few hours, for an evening, or an for entire day.

At the Movies - needs a movie............
I absolutely love "The Dance". I was expecting the same with this release and I am greatly disappointed. The idea of re-making classics works, but the remakes were not that new or exciting.

Strained and Affected
I've listened to Dave since I was a teenager and I've loved nearly every album Dave has put out but something about this album is very affected: Movie themes on saxophone are not tunes you can put on and listen over and over...Nearly all these tunes are fine as originals or ok for some cheap 2.99 bargain cd you'll find in a supermarket but not for Dave Koz...I was very disappointed...Not really musically moved at all...It just feels weird...His style choices are wrong on a couple pieces..For example, the Schindler's List tune is quite romanticized and he fails to capture the real mood of the piece...despair, regret, lonliness and sadness...Lots of little things like this make me very cold toward this CD...The "authentic" intros he uses on the tracks are annoying...He combines the original version and his own...This feels like a project that Dave just threw together...and not even Manilow or Anita Baker can make it work...It's just strained and affected...Sorry Dave.