SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:05 Min.
In 1985, composer/conductor Bill Conti and The London Symphony Orchestra released an instrumental album consisting of highlights from 1983’s The Right Stuff and 1985’s initial North and South TV mini-series.
Incorporating romantic suspense, this epic Southern love theme narrates Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) and his beloved Madeline’s (Lesley-Anne Down) forbidden affair in the years prior to The Civil War. In 1986’s North and South: Book Two, the track poignantly resurfaces in a now-married Orry & Madeline’s post-war reunion sequence.
Note: As of 2008, a limited-edition CD set of Conti highlights from North and South Books 1 & 2 was released.
REVIEW:
Incorporating bits of this epic’s main title, composer-conductor Bill Conti is on his game with “Love in the Chapel.” North and South’s most heartfelt theme possibly hits an excessive crescendo (or two), but its overall dramatic effect is a gem. For fans of timeless love theme instrumentals, this track is recommended.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
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