Of Love and Hope: Music and Poetry from Beauty and the Beast

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I am not a soundtrack junkie. I have a select few soundtrack albums, but since I am a vocalist I rarely listen to them, preferring music that I can sing along with.

I, like many others, bought this album on tape years ago. I sat and just listened so many times that I wore out the tape. As soon as that happened I realized that I should have gotten the CD and I went straight to the store, but they were sold out. I never saw the disc again except for as much as $50 or $60 on Ebay. I didn't even hear that it was being released again until I happened on a copy at my local store. I couldn't really afford it, but I bought it anyway and listened to it the very moment I got it home. It was everything I remembered.

For those who don't know, this is the soundtrack for the late 80's TV series "Beauty and the Beast." In the series, Ron Perlman (Hellboy) played the lion-like Vincent, the beast with the heart of a poet. For this soundtrack, Perlman reads some of the...Read more

I actually shrieked out loud when I discovered this had finally been re-released on CD. Fans of the show have been waiting such a long long time. Like many others, I had the audiotape version I bought way back when, and kept it when I had gotten rid of most of my other tapes. The quality of CD is ripe for this kind of classical music and voice over. Some selections bring me to tears for all their life and nostalgia. How many of us Beasties don't tear up when they hear that haunting theme played?

Please, anyone listening--release the series on dvds! Coupled with this musical comforter for the soul, that would simply be perfection.

I have one of the few Of Love and Hope cassette tapes signed by Ron Perlman during one of the way too few conventions I attended several years ago. I was also fortunate to meet Lee Holdridge at another BATB con, so this is very personal for me. The tape is nearly untouched, because I couldn't bear to wear it out, so to listen to the music, the tracks were recorded and saved on my computer. How wonderful to see it appearing again on CD. Now I can listen to Vincent's words and the music without worrying about wearing it out. My intention is to take the new CD to work and subtly introduce it to my co-workers so they get a chance to hear Vincent's voice and the music that still haunts my dreams. Thank you for offering Of Love and Hope. And, yes, I'm still hopeful for a return of Beauty and the Beast, if only in reruns on TV. With all the junk out there now, this magnificently written and acted series and the music deserve a comeback!