The Notebook [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

• Time: 66:46
• Release Date: 2004

Review

The Notebook -- which was based on Nicholas Sparks' novel about an unusual love story spanning the '40s to the present day -- has a soundtrack that features Aaron Zigman's score and jazz and pop from '40s greats such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman. Zigman's orchestral score ranges from the serviceable ("Main Title," "Allie Returns") to the sappy ("Overture"), and, on tracks like "Noah's Journey," nods to the instrumentation of big band music without trying to recapture the feeling of it. However, the original '40s cuts are the real stars of the soundtrack; tracks such as Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You," Ellington's "Alabamy Home," and Goodman's "Always and Always" give the album -- and the film -- more character than the score does. Songs by Glenn Miller, Rex Stewart, the Ellingtonians, and Jimmy Durante also contribute to the soundtrack's atmosphere. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Performances

Composer	Title	Time
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Main Title)	2:49
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Overture)	6:16
Sammy Fain (Feinberg)	I'll Be Seeing You, song	3:33
Duke Ellington / Dave Ringle	Alabamy Home	3:02
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Allie Returns)	5:06
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (House Blues / The Porch Dance / The Proposal / The Carnival)	8:03
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Noah's Journey)	6:02
Edward Ward	Always and Always, song	3:17
Jerry Gray	String of Pearls	3:15
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (On the Lake)	5:39
Jimmy McHugh	Diga Diga Doo	4:16
William "Count" Basie	One O'Clock Jump	3:14
Sammy Fain (Feinberg)	I'll Be Seeing You, song	3:12
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Noah's Last Letter)	4:32
Aaron Zigman	The Notebook, film score (Our Love Can Do Miracles)	4:30