Casablanca Soundtrack

I expected certain songs on this like, As Time Goes By, but there are others. The Knock On Wood song. Two versions of that. One has the call-respond, and the other version doesn't have the respond part-which would be good for parties and such. There are two versions of AS TIME GOES BY, not sure what the thinking was there. There is SOME dialogue from the movie-the one I like the best is where Rick says, " ....of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world...". That quote alone is worth having(in Humphrey Bogart's voice!!)!!!I like this collect a lot but there are some songs missing, and some of the spoken parts I could do without.Having said that, I do recommend this, highly!!. It's a recording of a legacy of superb actors, and Dooley Wilson, the guy on the piano. I've never seen him in anything else, and no where else. Lovely and talented! I bought it for someone on the same day I found and bought it for myself. If someone is having a birthday and they love Humphrey Bogart, get them this sound track, even if they have the DVD!!!! SO WONDERFUL!!!

Love all things Bogart and Bergman and this (FINALLY!) complete score of CASABLANCA is a genuine treasure. VERY happy with this wonderful and complete version of all the music from my favorite all-time film. Dooley Wilson is just the best and his singing of AS TIME GOES BY is all that needs to be said; he is PERFECT.

The CD has all the music with key dialogue from the film. It's a perfect fit. The dialogue is an essential part the soundtrack as it puts the music in context which serves to enhance both elements. A great CD for any fan of this iconic film.

I hate writing 3 star reviews, because honestly, the gray area in between 2 and 4 stars is tedious and dull.I probably have close to 3000 complete albums on my Hard Drive and have vigorously collected soundtracks since before it was cool to do so.Curious to find out more about the piano pieces that were played by Elliot Carpenter, who played for Dooley Wilson, I purchased this CD hoping to have all my questions answered and hear full versions of some of the background music."What's that you're playing?""Oh, just a little something of my own ...""Stop it, you know what I want to hear."Well, such was not the case in this instance. This is merely a straight dialogue transfer to disc that's broken into chapters for searching, but playable without breaks if left alone. There are a few songs tacked on at the end which weren't used during the film and considered alternate takes, if you will.I will say, if you give it a chance, it can be quite interesting to listen to and the liner notes included are a special bonus. The only problem is that this is not something that could be listened to over and over, unlike the quality of the film which I've watched every Sunday for the last decade without fail.Hoping to have heard more of the score and other pieces, this is a nice edition to my collection, but sadly, not what most of us are looking for.

I bought this for a friend and she loves it! Also, it arrived right away!

CASABLANCA, one of the twentieth century's great films, is memorialized here not so much by stirring film music as by the fact that you get the exquisite screenplay banter that still evokes grins at its genius on, say, the forty-second hearing.I assume that technology did now allow the separation of Max Steiner's score from the spoken witticisms that begin at the beginning and don't end until the end of this fantastic movie. As a result, this 'soundtrack' is actually a trip through some of Casablanca's finest moments, spoken and played.It is produced and presented here with an entertaining and informative 'thick liner' that frames both the movie and its soundrack.Who's unhappy?, as Sam memorably asked in song. Not the owners of this motion picture soundtrack, that's for sure.

This is a gift so I do not know how it sounded or how they liked it since they did not open it yet. Not until Jan 10th.

Casablanca is an icon. in my opinion the best movie of all time. the movie soundtrack is great, with clasic excerpts with all the terrifc songs.A must for all fans.