What You Need to Know: As mentioned in my introductory paragraph, the album is divided into 2 parts; song and score. This review will focus on the score. As with most Disney pictures, the inclusions of song tracks are expected and whether you're into this sort of compilation really depends on your personal interests. However, I can say that the score material on the album does warrant a purchase even if you vehemently dislike having any song and dance routines on your soundtrack albums.

As this is another magical yarn from Disney, the score is appropriately enchanting, befitting the title card nicely. Menken's score begins with Track 6, "Andalasia" and takes us through to Track 14, concluding with the "Enchanted Suite." Overall, the tone of the score took me back to the works from Disney's yesteryear as there is something really timeless about the way Menken writes the music. The score material is really a breeze to listen to and makes for a very nice, lighthearted experience. However, lightness eventually does give way to dark as the score takes a surprisingly epic turn with the cue entitled, "Narissa Arrives." Full of sweeping choral bombast, this cue gave me a wake up call that there was more to this score than lightheartedness. An interesting aspect to the choral pieces of the score is that the female voices are the predominant ones of the choir, which makes sense given the characters of the story. The arrival of Narissa sets forth the highlights of the score as this exemplary track is followed up by an extended 10+ minute cue, "Storybook Ending" that's equally as impressive. It's here where the album hits its climactic moments and every moment is sheer enjoyment. Though this is the longest track on the soundtrack, I didn't want it to end.

Final Grade: In a time period where the greats like John Williams have taken a time out, picking up a score like this helps stem the loss. Personally, whether its because I have been worn down by synthetically fueled scores or have heard one too many generic offerings, I whole heartedly welcomed Menken's "Enchanted" for its wonderful orchestral tones. It's also a score that is as equally accessible for children as it is for adults. The only shortcoming of "Enchanted" is that there wasn't more score material from Menken, but with the quality of work that's present, that's something I can live with.