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OVO
CDSMC-10033
Composer /// Berna Ceppas Run Time (73:49)

 01: "Brisa do Mar".......... (4:48)
 02: "Foreigner"............. (2:57)
 03: "Ants".................. (6:47)
 04: "Cocoon"................ (2:17)
 05: "Frevo Zumbido"......... (3:32)
 06: "Orvalho"............... (5:49)
 07: "Carimbó de Creatura"... (4:52)
 08: "Love Duet"............. (6:43)
 09: "Scarabées"............. (4:52)
 10: "Sexy Web".............. (5:37)
 11: "Legs".................. (2:52)
 12: "Flea Girls"............ (3:53)
 13: "Super Hero"............ (6:12)
 14: "Secret Samba Luv"...... (3:10)
 15: "Parede"................ (6:30)
 16: "Banquete".............. (2:52)

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Forward

    From the Composer - Berna Ceppas { Read }

    From the Musical Director - Alain Vinet { Read }

    Album Production Notes { Read }

Song Credits

    1. BRISA DO MAR - { Credit }
    2. FOREIGNER - { Credit }
    3. ANTS - { Credit }
    4. COCOON - { Credit }
    5. FREVO ZUMBIDO - { Credit }
    6. ORVALHO - { Credit }
    7. CARIMBÓ DA CREATURA - { Credit }
    8. LOVE DUET - { Credit }
    9. SCARABÉES - { Credit }
    10. SEXY WEB - { Credit }
    11. LEGS - { Credit }
    12. FLEA GIRLS - { Credit }
    13. SUPER HERO - { Credit }
    14. SECRET LUV SAMBA - { Credit }
    15. PAREDE - { Credit }
    16. BANQUETE - { Credit }

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    Text by: Keith Johnson | May 2010
    Fascination! Newsletter, Issue #76

"Sounds Different, yet the Same: An OVO CD Review"

The 2009 Cirque du Soleil tent production Ovo has been a flashpoint for many fans. They debate the concept, plot and costuming, but particularly the music. Composed by Berna Ceppas, the score has taken Cirque away from its world-music oriented, more traditional European form of composition and rooted it securely (some have suggested monotonously) in the music of Brazil.

With the CD now available, co-produced by Ceppas and Cirque's Musical Director Alain Vinet, the debate has arisen again. While pulling Cirque music away from its traditional anchor is one way to look at the album, perhaps the more important consideration might be: regardless of the quality of the music or the way it is used in the show (or even the quality of the show) does the CD serve as a good souvenir of the show itself? And does its production address concerns that fans have voiced in the past?

After seeing the show in New York during CirqueCon 2010 and listening to the CD, on both counts I would say the answer is YES. Though I would agree that when listened to on its own the CD sounds like any one of numerous Putamayo Brazilian-music collections available in record stores and gift shops everywhere, the CD is an accurate representation of the music as heard in the show, mostly in show order. It includes most all of the shows major musical themes, arranged and sounding as they are played in the show.

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Edition Info

    Cirque du Soleil Musique {2004+}
    Released: April 13, 2010 (iTunes)
    Released: April 27, 2010 (Stores)

      CD • Catalog #: CDSMCD-10033-2
      • UPC: 8-43277-02867-0

     
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