Jim Brickman - Soothe A Cinematic Soundtrack: Music To Unwind And Take You Away '2020

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Straddling the line between pop and new age, Jim Brickmans mellow piano
compositions evoke romance, hope, and quiet inspiration. Brickman first made his
name in the mid-90s as a Windham Hill artist -- hes one of the few solo
instrumentalists to break into the Top 40 of the pop albums chart -- and
branched out from there with pop and country collaborations (including the Top
10 country hit Valentine with Martina McBride), Christmas recordings, and an
album of classic Disney covers. He hosts his own radio show, and continues to do
well on the adult contemporary charts.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Brickman enrolled in the Cleveland Institute of
Music in his late teens. The focus was on classical music, but he could not
escape the lure of mainstream music, and at age 19 began writing commercial
jingles. This led him to compose music for such major outfits the Gap, Isuzu,
Sprint, and Kelloggs as well as with Jim Henson and Henson Associates. During
his association with Henson, he composed for the Muppets and for projects on
Sesame Street. He also assisted on some of Hensons Disney projects.

Brickman recorded his debut album, No Words, on Windham Hill in 1994. The
following year, he released By Heart on the same label, and in 1997 issued
Picture This as well as The Gift, a collection of seasonal favorites. Visions of
Love followed a year later, and in early 1999 Brickman returned with Destiny. A
classy live effort, My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman, appeared in 2000.
Two years later, Brickman crafted a beautiful childrens album called Love Songs
and Lullabies. Efforts such as Grace, Peace, and The Disney Songbook followed in
the relaxing yet elegant vein of his earlier work; 2003s Peace earned a Grammy
nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

In 2006, Brickman left longtime label Windham Hill and released Escape on Savoy
Jazz. In 2007, Hope was released by Compass, followed by the holiday-themed
Homecoming. Brickman continued recording for Savoy in 2008 with Unspoken,
followed by a whopping four albums and a DVD in 2009: Beautiful World was the
audio component to a DVD performance of the album with special guests; From the
Heart found him revisiting some of his best-known compositions backed by a
75-piece orchestra; and two new holiday-themed recordings were released in The
Hymns & Carols of Christmas and Joy. The ever industrious Brickman issued Love,
Home, and Never Alone (which featured Lady Antebellum, Marc Antoine, Jake
Simpson, Carnie Wilson, and Gerald Levert) in 2010. He found inspiration in
Italian song for 2011s Romanza, which was followed that year by All Is Calm:
Peaceful Christmas Hymns and Yesterday Once More: A Tribute to the Music of the
Carpenters.

Piano Lullabies: Babys Bedtime Favorites came in 2012, as did the hymn
collection Blessings and the covers album Romance. The next year brought Love 2
and The Magic of Christmas, which were followed in 2014 by an album of a few
original songs mixed with classic covers like Moon River titled Timeless, as
well as Pure Worship: A Soothing Collection of Contemporary Worship Melodies on
Piano, the also religious Piano Inspirations, and the guest-loaded benefit album
On a Winters Night: The Songs and Spirit of Christmas. Just in time for
Valentines Day 2015 was Pure Romance, which was soon followed by Pure Piano and
Comfort & Joy: The Sweet Sounds of Christmas. Brickman released three more
albums in 2016, starting with renditions of favorite film themes in Marchs Pure
Cinema; solo piano versions of patriotic American songs on Junes Freedom Rings;
and Soothe, Vol. 2: Sleep (Music for Tranquil Slumber) in September. The
following year saw him issue another trio of albums: Wedding Songs, Soothe Vol.
3: Music for Peaceful Relaxation, and A Joyful Christmas. Brickman returned to
holiday music in 2019 with the release Celebration of Christmas. ~ Sandra
Brennan & Marcy Donelson, Rovi

01 - Americana
02 - A Sense Of Hope
03 - Immortality
04 - Beneath The Mask
05 - Earths Prelude
06 - Evanescence
07 - A Piece Of Heaven
08 - A Deep Divide
09 - Another Time
10 - Multiplicity
11 - Vanishing

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