Cosi (Aus 1996)

A comedy set in a Sydney psychiatric hospital where the patients are staging a production of Mozart's opera Cosi Fan Tutte.

Director: Mark Joffe

Original Musical Score: Stephen Edelman

"Don't Dream It's Over" (Neil Finn) sung by Toni Collette, accompanies closing credits.
"Throw Your Arms Around Me" (Mark Seymour/Hunters & Collectors) performed by Toni Collette.

Soundtrack

album

CD Icon 19961 (Aus), 1995.

Album track listing

From the CD:- Cosi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1995.
Icon, 19961 (Aus)

1. Overture - Cosi Fan Tutte (4:22)
(Mozart)
Performed by the Vienna Symphony. Conducted by Rudolf Moralt.

2. Walk* (0:47)

3.Shang A Do Dee (0:55)
(Nowra)
Performed by David Wenham
[Note for anyone who may be concerned - this track contains what is euphemistically called strong language.]

4. I'm So Excited (0:45)
(Pointer/Pointer/Lawrence/Pointer)
Performed by Pamela Rabe
Featuring Greta Scacchi introducing Mr. Sock

5. Don't Dream It's Over (3:29)
(Finn)
Performed by Toni Collette

6. Lunch* (1:00)

7. Go Burn A Cat* (0:23)

8.Throw Your Arms Around Me (1:01)
(Mark Seymour/Hunters & Collectors)
Performed by Toni Collette

9. Throw Your Arms Around Me (4:11)
(Mark Seymour/Hunters & Collectors)
Performed by Hunters & Collectors

10. A Good Idea* (2:20)

11. A Little Mad* (2:07)

12. Fire* (1:01)

13. Henry's Father* (1:07)

14. Roy's Dream* (0:52)

15. No. 25 Rondo - Cosi Fan Tutte (2:25)
(Mozart)
Performed by the Vienna Symphony. Conducted by Rudolf Moralt.

16. Closed Ward* (0:55)

17. Loss* (1:05)

18. Fifty Bucks* (0:56)

19. I'm Back* (1:22)

20. Stand By Me (2:09)
(King/Leiber/Stoller)
Performed by Toni Collette

21. No. 31 Finale (5:59)
(Mozart)
Performed by the Vienna Symphony. Conducted by Rudolf Moralt.

22. Goodnight Cast* (1:28)

23. Goodnight Julie* (1:40)

24. Ride Of The Valkyries (6:13)
(Wagner)
Featuring Colin Hay

*Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Stephen Edelman
Performed by the Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Stephen Robinson cor anglais
Recorded by Robin Gray at Allan Eaton Studios, Melbourne
Mixed by Philip Bodger at Studio 301, Sydney

Film music supervisor & executive album producer Chris Gough

Album produced and compiled by Mark Bishop

Notes

Brief cameo by Greta Scacchi.

Phil Judd wrote the score for the stage version of "Cosi", produced by Nadia Tass for the Melbourne Theatre Company. The film is based on the play.

Review of play

The Mutton Birds - "Anchor Me" is not the album but is on the movie soundtrack for about 30 seconds during a scene where a woman is taking a bath.

Toni Collette is also in Dinner With Friends (US 2001) (TV) which has Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" (Neil Finn) on the soundtrack.

Movie release information

Video: VHS, US/Canada, NTSC, April 6, 1999
DVD: US, Region 1, NTSC, May 6, 2003

Classification

M (advisory 15+ - medium level coarse language - Aus)
R - Restricted - children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian (Maltin)

Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Cosi (Aus 1996) (Internet Movie Database)

"Don't Dream It's Over" (Neil Finn) (sung by Toni Collette) audio clips
- audio clips for 28k and 56k modems.

Sources of information

Album track list (CD); Cardwell's Mutton Bird list, now closed; Internet Movie; TiTM

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 5th January, 2009.