Customer Rating: 
Summary: Its a matter of taste...
Comment: Firstly I must say that I have not read the book of Soul Music as yet, but will be doing so as I work my way through the collected works of Mr. Pratchett. Therefore I cannot compare this DVD directly to the book, which I'm sure is excellent if this product is anything to go by.However, aesthetically this animation does look dated, which for me spoils it somewhat; the movements are jerky, lip-sync is nearly non-existant, and due to the use of digital processing (pioneering when this animation was done) the picture can sometimes be quite blurry. The least I expected from the DVD release would have been a Star-Wars-Trilogy-esqe digital enhancement makeover, instead the quality is only vaguely improved from the VHS version due to the DVD format itself. In all honesty I would love this title to be remade, preferably in an "anime" style, which I feel would suit it very well.
The content itself is quite good though, especially the interview with Terry himself which was thoroughly watchable. The animation "feels" Discworldian and faithful to the style of the genre, with a good cast of voices, including Christopher Lee (and Neil Morrissey!).
Overall I would recommend this product to anyone who has a soft spot for Discworld, and is not too fussy about what they want from a DVD animation.
3 Stars, worth buying.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Flawed classic
Comment: When Soul Music was first released on tape I rushed to buy it...(and waited anxiously for the second part to be released!)
It is a superb adaptation, the musical pastiches are extremely accurate and clever - (so buy the soundtrack CD like I did as well!) I thought the additional "apprentice blade" assassin employed by Clete was an extremely good caricature of the individual concerned...hehehe, I get a laugh every time I see him! A little naughty though...
I enjoyed this more than Wyrd Sisters (good though that is), so when I saw it was on DVD I rushed to buy a "high quality" copy:- and found that it had to be viewed by the episode, without a play through option like WS had on DVD. This is the reason why I shall be keeping my VHS copy (cool spines on the covers!)as well as the DVD - that way I only have to suffer one break - and why I only award 4 stars to this version.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Superb
Comment: This has to be one of the best animations I have ever seen. Terry Pratchetts book has been faithfully brought to life with some of his best characters. Christopher Lee plays an excellent role as death.
The music chronicles the history of music from Buddy Holly to 60's Flower Power.
This is a must for all Pratchett fans, fingers crossed for Mort!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Give it a try but don't expect it to be better than the book
Comment: Well personally I enjoyed this more than Wyrd Sisters. I'm not going to claim that it is better than the book as no film or adaption EVER is. I would say that this has a few good extras and the interview is particularly interesting. The episodes can only be watched one at a time but still if you don't want to watch the "previously in Soul Music" bit then fast forward. Oh and if you don't want to keep getting knocked back to the menu then press 'skip' before the end of an episode :)I'd say definately buy this if you've not got the VHS. The extras for this are better than the ones for Wyrd Sisters
Customer Rating:
Summary: Waste of money.
Comment: As my VHS copy of Soul Music has just about expired I have been waiting for the DVD version with great anticipation. What a let down! I was gutted to find, not the movie version as Wyrd Sisters, but the TV single episode version only. I did not want to ask for every episode to be played nor for a review of what happened in the previous episode.! This is OK if you are watching once a week BUT....... I can only live in hope that someone will read this and say 'Hey you got a faulty copy'! -- Dream on. If you want the movie version, stick to VHS as I consider this DVD a waste of time and money.
