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- Summary: The Beatle was commissioned by the New York City Ballet to compose the score for the romance between a water princess and a land-based prince.
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- Record Label: Concord
- Genre(s): Classical, Pop/Rock, Ballet
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 8
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Mixed: 5 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Oct 6, 2011Yet while it's not really great music, comparable to the masterful works of Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky, it has its day by the sea.
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Entertainment WeeklyOct 6, 2011A little watery. [7 Oct 2011, p.75]
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Oct 6, 2011It's hardly groundbreaking stuff, but McCartney undeniably has an ear for melody.
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Oct 6, 2011Aided by conductor and arranger John Wilson, who coaxes a first-rate performance from the London Classical Orchestra, Ocean's Kingdom is an accomplished if unremarkable foray into an unfamiliar medium by the ex-Fab Four polymath.
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UncutNov 23, 2011Solid, competent stuff, but it's difficult, but it's difficult to imagine anyone wanting to listen to this in isolation. [Dec 2011, p.89]
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Oct 6, 2011McCartney's music is appropriately romantic, sometimes to the extent that the moments intended to convey creeping tension or sadness bounce with a joyous gait.
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Oct 6, 2011To use a fishy term, McCartney well and truly floundered with this one.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 1 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Nov 12, 2013
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