noting his appreciation of the comedy routines, he was critical of the acting performances: "Murray did his share of ad-libbing here, which is probably a reason why several of the comic sequences work. Since Murray is simply 'being Murray', there isn't a lot of intensive acting going on. As a result, there are long stretches like watching a standup routine shot on location with a very unusual "straight man". Roger Ebert awarded the film 1 and a half out of 4 stars and was also critical towards Murray's performance: "the energy isn't there. Murray often chooses to play a laid-back, detached character, but this time he's so detached he's almost absent. He chooses to work in a low key, and the other actors, in matching his energy level, make a movie that drones instead of hums". Yet, Ebert enjoyed the comedy's humor: "Murray's portrait of an inspirational speaker is right on target, and filled out with lots of subtle touches of movement and dialog, and there is humor". Soundtrack The score for Larger than Life was composed by Miles Goodman, who died two months before the film's release. This was Goodman's penultimate score. Additional songs "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson performed by The Staple Singers "Everybody Loves a Train" written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez performed by Los Lobos "Hermanos Alou" written by Tiesco Del Rey performed by Tiesco Del Rey "Home Sweet Honky Tonk" written by Curtis Wright and T. J. Knight performed by Curtis Wright "Just A Lucky So & So" written by Mack David and Duke Ellington performed by Charles Brown "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon" written by Richard Hageman "We've Only Just Begun" written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols "You Made Me Love You" written by Joseph McCarthy and James V. Monaco References External links 1996 films 1990s comedy road movies American comedy road movies Films about elephants 1996 comedy films Films scored by Miles Goodman Films directed by Howard Franklin 1990s English-language films 1990s American films