Hit Man: David Foster And Friends [Blu-ray]
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Actor: David FosterDirector: not specified
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), PCM Stereo; English (Original Language), PCM Stereo
Format: Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-03-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Reprise Records
Blu-ray Reviews of Hit Man: David Foster And Friends [Blu-ray]
Blu-ray Review: Pound for pound one of the best concerts out there
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought I knew a lot about pop culture. I was surprised I never heard of David Foster before. That's probably because writers/producers don't get much publicity; the singers do. So when Foster came up with the idea of staging a concert where all of his friends sing his songs, he made himself as well known to the general public as his singers. Few behind-the-scenes writers/producers have ever done this, with notable exceptions being Quincy Jones and screenwriter William Goldman.
As a college freshman in 1981, I loved Earth, Wind & Fire's "After the Love Has Gone." Foster wrote that? Yes. If you don't know of Foster already, you'll be going through that Q&A many times during the concert. (And many more times when you read his companion autobiography, which I was inspired to read after seeing the concert.) I won't go over the songs he's written or the singers he's worked with because there are too many. But in looking over the song list for this concert, you'll never see as much talent on one stage singing their biggest hits as you'll see here.
You can tell someone has a transcendent talent when he makes you enjoy songs or music genres that you don't usually enjoy. (Luther Vandross and Barry Manilow do that for me when they sing other artists' songs, and they're two of the few who are good enough to confidently venture into that territory regularly.) For example, I'm not a big fan of Andrea Bocelli's music. But when he sang "The Prayer" with Katherine McPhee, it brought me to another place, like a church, or an opera. Having them sing alternately in Italian and English was inspired music. (As a special treat, watch closely as Bocelli holds the final note for as long as the New York Giants gave Eli Manning time to complete that impossible fourth down pass to David Tyree in the 2008 Super Bowl. McPhee has to take a breath to stay with him, and even then she can't. At the end, she throws up her hands as if to say "How does he do it?".) I gained a newfound respect for both singers, and I think only Foster could do that for "casual" music fans like me.
As another example, I vaguely only heard of Michael Buble and never heard of country (ugh!) singer Blake Shelton. When they did a duet on "Home", I loved the song and it made me feel like I was in my childhood home, in the backwoods of a small Pennsylvania town, with a freshly baked apple pie sitting on the window sill in the late afternoon. They say that at their best, food and music take people back to another time, to another place, make them feel pleasurable emotions, or remember fond memories. These songs did that; they had substance, they were nourishing, like food for the soul.
You could tell that Foster loves and admires his singers and their talent, like they admire his. When Brian McKnight hits an impossibly high note on "After the Love Has Gone", Foster can't help but talk over the song (why can't he, it's his song?) with an "Oh yeah!" to show his admiration for his talent. I loved it because I yelled the same thing. Foster does that throughout the night, as would you if Michael Jordan took the stage, followed by Larry Bird, followed by Magic Johnson, etc.
The only reason I did not give this concert a rating of 5 is because of a brief segment when Foster introduced some new young talent for the first time. Yes, the 14-year-old girl sang way beyond her years, but I thought she was out of place among more established veterans. But that's a small quibble. Foster finds new talent and launches their careers. That's what he does, that's been part of the theme for his career, so it wasn't totally out of character for the evening.
There's a lot here for any music fan to enjoy. Dance songs, ballads, thoughtful songs, inspirational songs, everything. With so many stars in attendance to pay homage to the man who launched or guided their careers, this is a concert that you would go to wearing a suit and tie. In fact, I cooked up a special meal for my wife and I to pair with this concert: butter lettuce with oranges, avocado, and shallot vinaigrette; lentils braised in red wine; quail and sausages braised in grapes; grilled polenta; paired with a nice bottle of Pinot Noir. Oh yeah!
Foster said he thinks Bocelli is the closest thing to Mozart that the music world has in terms of talent. That inspired us to watch "Amadeus" afterwards on blu-ray. Both concerts looked and sounded great. David, thanks for a special evening and a special career creating many of my favorite songs with my favorite artists. And if you're ever up in San Franciso, look me up -- I want to say thanks and cook for you!
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