Directed by:
Vincent WardScreenplay:
Ronald BassCinematography:
Eduardo SerraComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Lucinda Jenney, Matt Salinger, Werner Herzog, Rosalind Chao, Josh Paddock, Vanessa Ross (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Four years after the tragic death of their children in a car accident, Dr. Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) is estranged from his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciora), a painter who finds solace in deep and mystical expressionist landscapes. When flustered Annie calls him for support, he rushes out to help and is killed in a road accident. His ghost is greeted by an old mentor, Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.), who leads him in Ghost-of-Christmas-Past-style to Annie's side. But when Chris realizes that his adherence to the corporeal world is torture to himself and the living Annie, he breaks free of his Earthly bonds and dives into the visual smorgasbord that is the afterlife. There he splashes though clouds and gobs of technicolor paint in breathtaking landscapes suggested to him by Annie's paintings. From there, to grandiose Romanesque cities of flying children, Chris and his old dog are met by a gorgeous stewardess, who reveals herself as a nearly forgotten face from his past. As Chris reconciles with his children in a world where imagination is his palette, in the real world Annie becomes sicker and sicker, and finally enters the afterlife herself. Due to the myriad rules of the Other Side, she is unable to join Chris or her children, and Chris begins a fight for his future with his soul mate. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
What Dreams May Come
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Beyond Music / Tommy Boy
Year: 1998
Country: USA
Length: 59:45
| 1. | I Once Met This Beatiful Girl By A Lake | Michael Kamen | 02:01 |
| 2. | That Was The Last Time We Saw The Children Alive | Michael Kamen | 03:23 |
| 3. | Children's Melody | Michael Kamen | 00:34 |
| 4. | Tunnel Crash / Christy's Death / The Journey Begins | Michael Kamen | 03:05 |
| 5. | I Still Exist | Michael Kamen | 00:40 |
| 6. | Annie Loses Faith | Michael Kamen | 01:05 |
| 7. | Summerland - The Painted World | Michael Kamen | 02:56 |
| 8. | The Painted Bird Flies | Michael Kamen | 01:31 |
| 9. | Christy Flies | Michael Kamen | 01:11 |
| 10. | Marie's World (Leona Is Marie) | Michael Kamen | 02:06 |
| 11. | Longing (Lost Children) | Michael Kamen | 03:49 |
| 12. | Annie's Suicide | Michael Kamen | 01:24 |
| 13. | Soul Mates | Michael Kamen | 03:11 |
| 14. | In Hell | Michael Kamen | 01:19 |
| 15. | Stormy Seas | Michael Kamen | 02:55 |
| 16. | Recognition (Albert Is Ian) | Michael Kamen | 01:34 |
| 17. | Sea Of Faces / Falling Through Hell | Michael Kamen | 04:12 |
| 18. | Annie's Room | Michael Kamen | 01:56 |
| 19. | Beside You | Michael Kamen | 01:08 |
| 20. | Divorce | Michael Kamen | 02:40 |
| 21. | Together In Hell | Michael Kamen | 03:03 |
| 22. | Death And Transfiguration | Michael Kamen | 02:52 |
| 23. | Together In Heaven | Michael Kamen | 02:33 |
| 24. | Reunited / Reincarnation / When I Was Young | Michael Kamen | 03:55 |
| 25. | Beside You | Michael Kamen | 04:42 |