Billy Elliot (2000 Film)

 (42 customer reviews)

Apart from being both very funny and very touching, "Billy Elliot" was a movie with an excellent 70's and 80's soundtrack. I am only 15 years old, so I wanted to get this CD to listen to songs that came before my time. And I can only say that this CD is excellent. The soundtrack includes fun and bouncy songs by T-Rex ("Get It On", "Ride a White Swan"), some really cool rock songs ("London Calling"), a few really inspirational songs ("I Believe"), and some dialogue tracts from the movie. I have memorized the dialogue tracts by heart. They are great for practicing your British accent, and you can easily remember just where they were in the movie. It's really amazing how well you can visualize the scenes of the movie just by listening to the soundtrack. My favorite songs are "Cosmic Dancer" (in the introduction), "Town Called Malice" (when Billy dances in the streets), "London Calling" (the cops vs...Read more

Billy Elliot was no doubt one of the greatest movies this past year; with wonderful actors and great music. While listening to this soundtrack, you can really feel what made Billy want to dance, especially The Jam's "A Town Called Malice" and T.Rex's "I Like to Boogie". The theme songs of the movie, I Believe and Cosmic Dancer, could have been written exclusivly for Billy. The dialouge is also a wonderful treat. I do wish they had included the score, for the little piano music that Billy constantly plays and the song that he uses at the audition are great pieces of music; not to mention Swan Lake, an always timeless classic. Great CD! Makes you want to dance!.

What a marvelous work. The CD is just as good as the movie itself. You can remember the scenes while listening to the CD.