The Essential Film Collection (Piano solo)

I think this book is fantastic! I’ve immensely enjoyed some of the pieces in this book. My favourites are Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Lion King and Dances with Wolves. Many years ago I played at around Grade 5 standard and as other reviewers have noted, if you’re at about that standard then these pieces won’t be that difficult for you (although Tubular Bells from The Exorcist is giving me quite a challenge). BUT they’re fun and easy to play and give a good sense of the original music. So think of the book as a tasting menu of some great tunes that you can sample without chewing off more than you can swallow.

this is a brilliant selection of movie songs that are a joy to listen to and play. they will not pose a challenge to anyone above grade six piano but if you are above grade six i would still recommend the book. The songs have been arranged in a brilliant manor and at the price the book is going for it is a small amount to pay for the joy the songs will bring. This book it brilliant for everyone!

This probably sits around Grade 2 standard. The theme of each song is recreated, but not the other voices, so it sounds a bit simple. Still, this is great for beginner's to play some of well known music and build confidence.

This book is brilliant for beginners like myself - I imagine that pianists with high grades would find this a bit easy but I really like the pieces as they can be played after a while and they sound great! It's nice to play something familiar and there's a range of pieces in here too from Hedwig's Theme to Lawrence of Arabia main theme to the Rocky main theme! All great fun to play and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants either a challenge (for beginners) or a collection of fun tunes to play in their spare time!

A lovely selection of film music that has been edited for lower grades. A must for all grade 1-4 students.

This is a rather eclectic collection of simplified arrangements of movie themes. For some pieces, like the arrangement of Gabriel's Oboe, the simplicity actually works quite well. In others, the results are rather thin and uninspiring. Some of the themes really don't lend themselves to a piano arrangement at all, and I wonder why these pieces were included, when there is such a colossal range to choose from. Most of the pieces I would rate about ABRSM Grade 1-3, but a couple (like Tubular Bells) are a little more technically fiddly. Not a bad piano album for beginners, and more accomplished players looking for some sight-reading practice; but not hugely compelling, either.

Arrived about a week before expected. I got a used one as it was cheaper and it was like new! I only started piano a few weeks ago and i play at grade 3 and the pieces are quite easy even for me.Great selection of songs too. Overall a good book.

Good book with good range of pieces. Doesn't appear to be too difficult.

Très bien, un peu dur pour mon niveau. Musiques sympa.

"Für Menschen, die einen ansprechenden Satz wünschen." Leider entspricht der Werbesatz überhaupt nicht der Wahrheit. Abgesehen davon, dass die Begleitakkorde fehlen und man so die Akkorde aus den Noten schätzen muss (was alles andere als Standard ist), ist der Notensatz meistens unmotiviert, einfach bzw. einfach schlecht. So zieht sich bei "Chariots of Fire" ein sinnfreier Ein-Ton-Bass (wenn auch als Oktave) über mehrere Seiten. Fast keines der arrangierten Stücke klingt wirklich gut. Wer gute Notensätze sucht, kann zu Carsten Gerlitz greifen, hier findet man auch zusätzlich Akkorde zum Improvisieren (und zwar gute wie bei "Tears of Heaven" aus den Pop ballads 1). Ein umfangreiche Sammlung arrangierter Filmmusik bietet daneben "100 of the best movie songs ever" - mit Begleitakkorden und nicht teurer.

Si tienes cierto nivel de piano, enseñanzas profesionales de conservatorio por ejemplo, se queda escaso y le falta contenido a las piezas. No buscaba algo complejo sino con mas contenido y riqueza de recursos. En este caso es de una sencillez compleja. yo lo utilizo para ver cosas a primera vista, pero me cuesta trabajo. Y para estudiar para tocarla de forma individual se queda corta. No obstante si lo que buscas es una adaptación sencilla de las pelis, en algunas si ocurre en otras lo veo complejo y al mismo tiempo insuficiente.

The table of contents is varied, some unknowns. The level is also variable. Nice arrangements, some creative chords.

Very nice collection of film music pieces