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A flood of releases now compete for a slice of crossover's hefty share of the classical market in Britain and elsewhere, and Amici Forever, a five-person group of singers (two women and three men), has been more successful than most with the album The Opera Band. The group now aims to conquer the U.S. market, which except in the case of Charlotte Church has proven generally less welcoming to classical/pop mixtures. Amici Forever may fare well, for care has been taken with its visual impact. These are five very photogenic young people (one of them, Tsakane Valentine, South African-born), dressed to the nines and photographed as if they were pop stars. The arrangements by project masterminds Nick Patrick and Nick Ingman often have them singing in quintets, which lends an attractive and characteristic texture to the production. Otherwise, not much is new here. The music consists of the same mixture of pop songs and shortened operatic excerpts that's found on crossover releases by the parade of teen-classical vocalists. The arrangements aren't particularly varied, and if "Zadok the Priest" works well enough sung by a quintet, "Nessun dorma" makes less sense. The electronic rhythm tracks heard on some of the tracks aren't very imaginative, and the Italian language seems to serve primarily as a marker of luxury here (else how to explain the curious decision to translate "Unchained Melody" into that language?). Though nothing is wrong with dressing the classics up with a bit of star quality, this "opera band" seems unlikely to inspire listeners to explore their endless riches.
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Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Matt Howe, Recording Engineer - Sam Babenia, Lyricist - Sam Babenia, Producer - James Banbury, Programmer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - James Shearman, Composer - James Shearman, Orchestrator - James Shearman, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Nick Patrick, Producer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Matt Howe, Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - Alex North, Composer - Steve Higgins, Arranger - Steve Higgins, Producer - Panzeri-Nomen, Lyricist - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Hy Zaret, Lyricist - Amici forever, Vocal - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Garrett, Arranger - Nick Garrett, Producer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Matt Howe, Producer - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - Steve Higgins, Arranger - Steve Higgins, Producer - Amy Sky, Composer - Amy Sky, Lyricist - Richard Harvey, Woodwinds - James Banbury, Programmer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Nick Garrett, Arranger - Nick Garrett, Producer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Georges Bizet, Composer - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Kevin Townend, Arranger - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Peter Wolf, Composer - Peter Wolf, Lyricist - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - Michelle Wolf, Composer - Michelle Wolf, Lyricist - Zucchero Fornaciari, Composer - Zucchero Fornaciari, Lyricist - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Amici forever, Vocal - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Edward Elgar, Composer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Amici forever, Vocal - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
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Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Frank Musker, Lyricist - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - James Banbury, Programmer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Michael Kamen, Composer - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Antonio Galbiati, Composer - Giuseppe Dettori, Composer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - James Banbury, Programmer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Cheope, Lyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Amici forever, Vocal - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Patrick, Producer - Nick Patrick, Arranger
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Amici forever, Vocal - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - James Banbury, Programmer - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Nick Patrick, Producer
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Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer - Nick Ingman, Arranger - Nick Ingman, Conductor - John Francis Wade, Composer - Amici forever, Vocal - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Patrick, Arranger - Nick Patrick, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Matt Howe, Recording Engineer - Sam Babenia, Lyricist - Sam Babenia, Producer - Richard Cottle, Keyboards - James Banbury, Programmer - Miles Bould, Percussion - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - James Shearman, Composer - James Shearman, Orchestrator - James Shearman, Producer - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Laurie Cottle, Bass - Budapest Film Orchestra, Performer - Simon Rhodes, Recording Engineer - Matt Howe, Producer - Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Steve Higgins, Arranger - Steve Higgins, Producer - Amy Sky, Composer - Amy Sky, Lyricist - James Banbury, Programmer - Nick Ingman, Conductor - Nick Patrick, Producer - Amici forever, Vocal - Nick Garrett, Arranger - Nick Garrett, Producer - Elliot Scheiner, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Album review
A flood of releases now compete for a slice of crossover's hefty share of the classical market in Britain and elsewhere, and Amici Forever, a five-person group of singers (two women and three men), has been more successful than most with the album The Opera Band. The group now aims to conquer the U.S. market, which except in the case of Charlotte Church has proven generally less welcoming to classical/pop mixtures. Amici Forever may fare well, for care has been taken with its visual impact. These are five very photogenic young people (one of them, Tsakane Valentine, South African-born), dressed to the nines and photographed as if they were pop stars. The arrangements by project masterminds Nick Patrick and Nick Ingman often have them singing in quintets, which lends an attractive and characteristic texture to the production. Otherwise, not much is new here. The music consists of the same mixture of pop songs and shortened operatic excerpts that's found on crossover releases by the parade of teen-classical vocalists. The arrangements aren't particularly varied, and if "Zadok the Priest" works well enough sung by a quintet, "Nessun dorma" makes less sense. The electronic rhythm tracks heard on some of the tracks aren't very imaginative, and the Italian language seems to serve primarily as a marker of luxury here (else how to explain the curious decision to translate "Unchained Melody" into that language?). Though nothing is wrong with dressing the classics up with a bit of star quality, this "opera band" seems unlikely to inspire listeners to explore their endless riches.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:32
- Main artists: Amici forever
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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