Music Review

"There You'll Be"

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Lead Performance: Faith Hill; Genres: Country, Pop

Recipe for soundtrack ballad: Start with nonspecific lyric that could apply to any blockbuster (''When I think back on these times and the dreams we left behind/I'll be glad 'cause I was blessed to get to have you in my life''). Sprinkle in a key word to connect lyric with film in question (here, ''sky,'' as in air raid, as in Pearl Harbor). Baste in overdone orchestration that crests in choruses. Top with in-demand ''soaring diva'' (here, Faith Hill) who can follow in footsteps of Celine, Trisha, etc. Overcook for several minutes. Serve.

Originally posted Jun 15, 2001 Published in issue #600 Jun 15, 2001 Order article reprints
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