The Graduate – SOUNDTRACK***

The Sound Of Silence/The Singleman Party Foxtrot/Mrs Robinson/Sunporch Cha-Cha-Cha/Scarborough Fair- Canticle/On The Strip/April Come She Will/The Folks/Scarborough Fair-Canticle/A Great Effect/The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine/Whew/Mrs Robinson/The Sound Of Silence

The Grammy winning soundtrack from the hugely successful film The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman. Since all the best songs can be found on the original Simon & Garfunkel albums, it is really for avid fans only. (US:1 UK:3)

"Half of the score on this original soundtrack album are from the famous folkies Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. There is The Sounds of Silence in two versions (the hit single one and the acoustic one), the ancient sounding Scarborough Fair/Canticle and a great version of The Big Green Pleasure Machine. The other part of the score goes to Dave Grusin and his orchestra, performing nice little swinging tunes."

"Lest we forget, The Graduate is a soundtrack, which naturally tend to be inconsistent and riddled with filler. This probably could have been a great soundtrack. Instead, it's a missed opportunity. You're better off buying Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits."

"If you're looking for a good collection of Simon & Garfunkel tunes, you probably want to pass this by. Although there are a few S & G favourites here, most are special film versions that don't always work on their own. The other half of the soundtrack employs a delightful lounge-type orchestral score by jazz musician and composer Dave Grusin. These instrumental tracks, consisting of foxtrots, cha cha's and the like, when used in the film, represent the world of the adults, while the S & G tunes represent the fears, frustrations and concerns of the younger generation. However, the Grusin tracks do work well, they are fun, bouncy and infectious."

"Forget about the boring Dave Grusin tracks and just concentrate on the songs by Simon & Garfunkel, providers of the greatest vocal harmonies on the face of the Earth. I don't know how Simon does it, but he manages to create an atmosphere of ineffable beauty and enchantment."

"The Graduate soundtrack is a mix of lounge-music orchestral highlights, and versions of S & G songs. It is fun to listen to the differences since they feel like alternate versions, and not repetitious. Probably not for the casual S & G fan."