Pittsburgh-based prolific 12-year-old vocalist (and classical crossover powerhouse)
Jackie Evancho
's fourth studio album, the 12-track
Songs from the Silver Screen
, eschews the usual assortment of carefully timed holiday classics and goose bump-inducing arias for a set of celluloid favorites.
Evancho
's effortless and expressive voice lends itself well to the project, which offers up renditions of some of Hollywood's most iconic tunes, including "Pure Imagination" (
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
), "The Music of the Night" (
The Phantom of the Opera
), "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (
The Lion King
), "Some Enchanted Evening (
South Pacific
), and, of course, "My Heart Will Go On" (
Titanic
). Arranged by
Bill Ross
and produced by
Ross
and longtime
David Foster
collaborator
Humberto Gatica
,
finds
more than up to the task, displaying maturity, poise, and a sincere love for the genre. ~ James Christopher Monger