Rating:
Genre:
Classical
Release Date: 10/18/2005
Originally released in September 2005,
Hayley Westenra's second international album was re-released in April 2006 with only 14 instead of the original 16 tracks.
Westenra sings a wide selection of pop-oriented compositions, including
Joni Mitchell's
"Both Side Now," Simon & Garfunkel's
"Scarborough Fair," and
"May It Be" (as featured in
The Lord of the Rings), all with the minimum of backing music, mainly just a pure soprano voice beautifully soaring like a bird and leaving its cage behind. One can't help but think of the scene in
The Shawshank Redemption when
Andy locks himself in the library and plays some opera over a loudspeaker.
"Quanta Qualia" has something of the quality of the
Clannad hit
"Theme from Harry's Game," while
"Dell'amore Non Si Sa" is a duet with
Andrea Bocelli. There are also a few new folk ballads:
"What You Never Know (Won't Hurt You)," "The Mists of Islay," and
"She Moves Through the Fair." Odyssey is the ideal album to chill out and relax to after a hard day's work. [This 12-track version of
Odyssey does not include
"Scarborough Fair" or
"The Mists of Islay."]
~Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide
;)
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