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Label:
   Fantasy (Hong Kong) - http://www.naxos.com.hk/
Serial:
   FCD-16001SACD
Title:
   The English Patient - Soundtrack
Description:
   Gabriel Yared: The English Patient - Soundtrack

John Constable (piano)
Marta Sebestyen (vocals)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Harry Rabinowitz (conductor)
Track listing:
  
Genre:
   Soundtrack
Content:
   Stereo/Multichannel
Media:
   Hybrid
Recording type:
  
Recording info:
   Recorded at Air Studios, London and YAD Music, Paris
Music sound designer: Georges Rodi
Recording engineer: Keith Grant

Shepheard’s Hotel Jazz Orchestra
Recorded at Angel Recording Studios, London
Conducted and arranged by Ronnie Hazelhurst

Sound engineer: John Timperley
Music editor: Robert Randles
Music Coordinator: Ling Ling Li
Soundtrack album produced by Robert Randles (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

Mastering: George Horn
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Reviews: 2
Review by DVDBeaver June 9, 2008 (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
Performance:   Sonics:  
I admit to being somewhat of an SACD novice (only a stereo SACD guy), but of the 2 dozen+ I own this may have some of the best sonics to date.
Tracks 12 and 14-20 are unreal in how clean and crisp they sound. This is the closest to true instrument-emulation (and vocal) I have played. Wow.
I should state I own the Japanese SCAD vesion of this soundtrack - don't know if that makes a difference.
I played it on a Marantz SACD player through some Tannoy DC6-T speakers.... and I am pretty blown way by the experience. I had forgotten how much I love the movie but it goes beyond this - these tracks are demo quality.
Cheers,

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Review by Mitch Kolby April 21, 2005 (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
Performance:   Sonics:
The SACD is surround, an immersing mix without directional effects, which I think suits soundtracks and classical music quite well. I seem to recall that the piano and oboe tended to sound a little shrill on the CD. This is improved on the SACD, if not completely perfect. I guess there are limitations to the original recording. I have not listened to the SACD stereo track.

To sum up I think it's very nice to have this soundtrack in surround, with slightly improved sonics when compared to the CD. Film soundtracks are ideally suited for release on surround SACD, and I hope more will be in the future.

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