| Title | Patch Adams | |
| Rating | 8/10 |  |
| Composer | Marc Shaiman | |
| Awards | Nominated for an Academy Award | |
| Label, Year | Universal, 1998 | |
Review
Mediocre movie, but a very delightful score with many sugar-sweet, touching themes, perfectly arranged for an orchestra, sometimes also for a piano and a guitar. Partially similar to the score to Forrest Gump in style.
The only downside of this album is the secondary role Marc Shaiman's best score (!) to date plays among the many songs on the CD. There are only 21 minutes of score. Let us hope for an (unlikely) extended release some time. Although all the essential themes are there, many fragments are missing, and in particular the music heard at the funeral.
Track Rating
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Stewart - Faith Of The Heart (song) | 4:17 | - |
| 2 | Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (song) | 5:02 | - |
| 3 | Dave Mason - Only You Know and I Know (song) | 4:07 | - |
| 4 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Carry On (song) | 4:26 | - |
| 5 | Derek and the Dominoes - Bell Bottom Blues (song) | 5:02 | - |
| 6 | The Rascals - Good Lovin' (song) | 2:32 | - |
| 7 | The Band - The Weight (song) | 4:36 | - |
| 8 | The Rascals - People Got To Be Free (song) | 3:02 | - |
| 9 | Sly and the Family Stone - Stand (song) | 3:08 | - |
| 10 | Main Title | 2:16 |  |
| 11 | Look Beyond The Fingers | 1:47 |  |
| 12 | Childrens' Ward | 2:33 | |
| 13 | Ranch Reveal | 1:28 | |
| 14 | Hello | 1:32 | |
| 15 | Speech/Children's Reprise | 2:40 | |
| 16 | Front Porch | 2:36 | |
| 17 | Butterfly/Noodle Pool | 2:58 | |
| 18 | The Ruling/Graduation | 3:23 | |
| 57:27 |
| Criteria | Weight | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | 50% | 9 |
| Multitude of themes | 10% | 8 |
| Continuity | 10% | 9 |
| Instrumentation | 10% | 10 |
| Sound quality | 10% | 8 |
| Score length (21') | 10% | 3 |
| Final Rating | 100% | 8/10 |