Wedding Songs

My Best Friend’s Wedding Soundtracks

Being highly inspirational sources, love and marriage were subject to many famous movies. The movie referred to here is called My Best Friend’s Wedding and it is a 1997 romantic comedy, directed by P. J. Hogan, starring the famous Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, Nigel Havers and many others.




What happens when a woman’s best friend says he’s engaged? The end is almost the same in every case: she realizes she loves him herself and does everything to get him, before the wedding. Julianne Potter, a 27-year-old restaurant critic, receives a call from her old friend Michael O’Neil. During college, they made a pact: if neither of them were married by 28 years old, they were to marry each other. What do you think about this?

Four days before her 28th anniversary, she finds out that Michael is about to marry Kimberly Wallace, a 20-year-old University student from a wealthy family. The days before wedding, Julianne tries everything to split the couple. On the wedding day, Julianne tells Mike that she loves him and gives him a kiss. Kimberly sees everything and now it’s time for Michael to decide whom he loves most.

Speaking about music, this nice love story was accompanied by several soundtracks as follows:

Wishin’ and Hopin’- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, produced and performed by Ani Difranco;

You Don’t Know Me- written by Cindy Walker and Eddy Arnold, produced by Jann Arden, Ed Cherney and Mark Tanner and performed by Jann Arden;

A Man and A Woman- music by Francis Lai, lyrics by Pierre Barouh and English lyrics by Jerry Keller;

Louie Louie- written by Richard Berry;

I Am Woman- written by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton;

(You’ve Got) Personality- written by Lloyd Price and Harold Logan and performed by Lloyd Price;

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
and performed by Cameron Diaz (unaccredited);
If You Wanna Be Happy- written by Carmela and Frank Guida and Joseph Royster and performed by Jimmy Soul;
Do You Know the Way To San Jose?- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David;

The Way You Look Tonight- written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, performed by Tony Bennett and produced by Danny Bennett;

I Say a Little Prayer- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, produced by Andy Marvel and performed by Diana King;

What the World Needs Now is Love- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by Jackie DeShannonn;
Annie’s Song- written by John Denver;
Khvalitye Imya Gospodnye (Praise the Name of the Lord)- written by Sergei Rachmaninoff and performed by Dale Warland Singers;
I’ll Be Okay- written by Tena Clark and Greg Wells, produced by Mark Tanner and performed by Amanda Marshall;

I’ll Never Fall In Love Again- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter;
Always You- performed by Sophie Zelmani;

I Say a Little Prayer- written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by Rupert Everett and Cast.

Some of these songs were put together in a CD called: My Best Friend’s Wedding: Music From The Motion Picture. Give a listen to it and select the best one for you.

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