Track Listing

1. The Prince Of Egypt (When You Believe) - Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston
2. Deliver Us - Ofra Haza/Eden Riegel
3. The Reprimand - Stephen Schwartz
4. Following Tzipporah - Stephen Schwartz
5. All I Ever Wanted (With Queen's Reprise) - Amick Byram/Linda Dee Shayne
6. Goodbye Brother - Ofra Haza
7. Through Heaven's Eyes - Brian Stokes Mitchell
8. The Burning Bush - Stephen Schwartz
9. Playing With The Big Boys - Steve Martin/Martin Short
10. Cry - Ofra Haza
11. Rally - Stephen Schwartz
12. The Plagues - Ralph Fiennes/Amick Byram
13. Death Of The First Born - Stephen Schwartz
14. When You Believe - Michelle Pfeiffer/Sally Dworsky
15. Red Sea - Stephen Schwartz
16. Through Heaven's Eyes - K-Ci & JoJo
17. River Lullaby - Amy Grant
18. Humanity - Jessica Andrews/Clint Black/Boyz II Men/Shirley Caesar/Jesse Campbell/Carman...
19. I Will Get There (A Cappella) - Boyz II Men

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1703 in Music
• Published on: 1998
• Released on: 1998-11-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Soundtrack, Import
• Original language: English, Hebrew
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Simply spectacular
This movie came out several years ago, and I still relish listening to the soundtrack today, particularly tracks 2, 7, 8, 12, 14 and 15. I am not a fan of the junky contemporary stuff they stuck on there, but you don't have to listen to it anyway.

Here's a review of my favorite tracks.

Track 2 begins softly, for the intro of the movie. Then WHOMP, Israelites slaving in the desert. Incredible music. It perfectly fits the scene: a mighty people straining to be free. The all-male choir for the Israelites is perfect, as are the lyrics. And having some of the singing in Hebrew, brilliant. The music softens for Yechebed's lullaby to Moses, intensifies as the floating cradle encounters the dangers of the Nile, and softens again as the crib is found safe by Pharaoh's daughter. It swells again into the male choir praying to God on High for...Deliverance.

Track 7 is an excellent track sung by Jethro (and no, NOT the Clampets') to Moses about his (or anybody's) meaning in life, whether he knows it or not.

Track 8 is beyond words. It's truly like the very music of Heaven is playing, a celestial choir singing the most awesome tune in the world. If any tune on earth could contain God's glory, this one could. This track alone is worth the price.

Track 14 begins slowly and builds as the Israelites are set free, and Miriam and Zipporah sing of the miracles God provided for them. A great little in-the-middle part, the Israeli children sing a praise song to Jehovah in Hebrew, which peaks in the chorus of Miracles.

Track 15 is another spectacular track. If you've ever wondered what the music could be when God divides waters for His people, this is pretty close! Another track worth listening to.

Disappointingly, the soundtrack does NOT include the score for the chariot race towards the beginning of the movie. That was a mistake not to put it on the disc.

Whether you believe in God, Moses, or the Bible or not, this is an awesome CD to buy.

Nice songs, Wonderful score by Hans Zimmer
The Prince Of Egypt is an animated movie soundtrack and as such it is replete with songs, but unlike most other animated soundtracks, The Prince Of Egypt contains much of Hans Zimmer's understated score. THe songs are fine and some are interesting, but Hans Zimmer's score is exceptional. While many of his scores are action oriented, Zimmer combines the exotic sounds of the Middle East with an inspiring score. His theme for God is one of the most beautiful that Zimmer has ever written. The only complaint I have is that the cd producers could have written off the contemporary versions of the movie songs at the end and added more score.

Masterpiece
This is one of my favorite soundtrack/scores of all time. First of all, the movie is absolutely incredible, and is my favorite animated movie (along with Iron Giant). The soundtrack is equally great. The thing about this soundtrack, is the songs are actually extremely good. They all go well with the film, have great lyrics, and catchy beats. My personal favorite are the film version of "When you Believe" and "The Plagues". Every song from the film is wonderful. Unfortunately, the songs by the pop singers are horribly weak in comparison, but it's never hard to press the skip button a couple times. But as good as the songs are on this album, the definate highlight is the score. Hans Zimmer has outdone himself, creating one of my all time favorite scores. The music goes perfectly with the film, and every score track on the album is excellent. Two of the best tracks I've ever heard, The Red Sea and The Burning Bush, are so grand and beautiful you can't imagine. Only once has Zimmer provided a better score (The Thin Red Line), but this is so extremely close behind it. If you are a film score fan, you must own this cd, even if you are against songs on soundtracks. This is Zimmer in top form, and if you pass it up you will be missing so much. Even friends who aren't the biggest Zimmer fans believe this is his one brilliant work. Grab it now, and you will be listening to it for many, many years to come.