Under The Tuscan Sun Soundtrack CD

Original score composed by Christophe Beck.
Personnel: Chris Ibenhard (soprano); Andy Medford, George Doering (guitar); JoAnn Turovsky (harp); Eun Mee Ahn, Miran Kojian, Irina Voloshina, Anatoly Rosinsky, Aimee Kreston, Ana Landauer, Alan Grunfeld, Laurence Greenfield, Ken Yerke, Rene Mandel, Sungil Lee, Eric J. Hosler, Joel Derouin, Kevin Connolly, Mark Robertson , Richard Altenbach, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Natalie Leggett, Phillipe Levy, Marina Manukian, Armen Garabedian, Josephina Vergara, Miwako Watanabe, Rafael Rishik, Mario Diaz de Leon, Endre Granat, Haim Shtrum (violin); Dan Neufeld, Shawn Mann, Cassandra Richburg, Rick Gerding, Robert Becker, Brian Dembow, Keith Greene, Jennie Hansen, David F. Walther, Thomas Dienner, Darrin McCann, Robert Berg (viola); Trevor Handy, Timothy Landauer, Paul Cohen , Antony Cooke, Armen Ksadjikian, David Low , David Speltz, Cecilia Tsan, Steve Richards , Roger Lebow, Todd Hemmenway, Christine Ermacoff (cello); Steve Kujala, Geri Rotella (flute); Frank Marocco (accordion); Dan Higgins, Emily Bernstein, James Kanter (clarinet); Chris Bleth, Phil Ayling (oboe); Alan Savadoff, Ken Munday (bassoon); Phillip Edward Yao, David Duke, Brian D. O'Connor, Richard Todd (horns); Michael Lang (piano, keyboards); Alan Estes, Gregory Goodall, Michael Fisher, Steve Schaeffer, Peter Limonick (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Casey Stone.
Montreal-born Christophe Beck -- who previously worked with Tuscan director Audrey Wells on Guinevere -- became quite the Hollywood first-call composer in 2003, scoring Just Married, Confidence, American Wedding, and Dickie Roberts in addition to Under the Tuscan Sun, a whimsical jaunt that follows Diane Lane's character as she rediscovers love and life in Tuscany. The score incorporates three musical voices braided together: a contemporary theme, for Lane's character, Frances; another paying homage to Federico Fellini's composer, Nino Rota; and a third offering a comic/romantic interpretation of Italian life. There's early whimsy and bounce in "Follow the Flower," melancholy in "I Broke My Heart in San Francisco," then cool, old-school jazz on "Wish You Were Here" and a touch of cautious romance on "Bramasole" -- four key pieces that set the tone and mood swings of the entire 30-track affair. ~ Jonathan Widran