Cold Mountain
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Free Music Review: I Love Good Mountain Music--And This Is Good!
Hit: 5 Stars
I read the book Cold Mountain as required reading for a college class a few years ago. It was intriguing. I grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Kentucky, and love visiting the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains, as much as I have seen, are breathtaking. From my own childhood, as well as my visits to the Smokies, I have come to really appreciate and love good, simple mountain music. From the a capella gospel singing to the mournful cry of the fiddle and the steady rhythm of the guitar, urged along by the plucky voice of the banjo, it really touches me deeply. My favorites from this CD are I Wish My Baby Was Born, Am I Born To Die, Like A Songbird That Has Fallen, and the two gospel songs. Alison Krauss does a beautiful job on her two numbers, and the instrumentals are haunting. I am not as crazy about the bluesy sounding songs that are included, but I have to say that it is all good! There is an honest simplicity to the music that evokes my childhood memories in the mountains!Free Music Review: in defense of T-Bone
Hit: 5 Stars
just wanted to say a little in defense of T-Bone Burnett. I think he did a wonderful job putting the artists on this soundtrack together and also the music. i have listened to the cd many times and love just about all the music. jack white is a wonderful rock-n-roll singer, but i believe it would have been better to have a few more bluegrass singers in the mix. i do greatly enjoy his work on "Great High Mountain" and only wished he had sang the other songs in this manner. as for the sacred harp singing getting the great reviews, yes, they absolutley need it. i have heard this music before, but not with the enthusiasm that is heard on this cd. krauss sounds wonderful with sting, but would have liked to here the old bluegrass style she used to have. erikson, along with bauguss, powell, o'brien, the blakes, duncan, and compton are all wonderful, particularly, "I Wish My Baby Was Born." as for franklin, who is this young voice singing her heart out?all in all, very good cd. hope the movie is as good or better.
Free Music Review: Surprisingly the Best Part of the Movie
Hit: 5 Stars
At first when I heard that Jack White would be producing this soundtrack with an edge in traditional blues, I wasn't just shocked, but appalled. I didn't think he could do it, but he did.This soundtrack is a thoughtful compilation of amazing music that is almost entirely faithful to traditional American folk particularly of the Appalachain region. It is a genre of blues that is often ignored and set aside to the structured and largely jazz pop influenced kind. Much of the music on this album bares resemblence to the music that is found on the Smithsonian compilation of American folk music from the 1920s (only available for listening at the museum).
The average fan of this movie will probably enjoy the heartfelt sincerity of the music and begin to learn to appreciate traditional blues as something more than electric guitars and flashy costumes. The veteran fan will enjoy the break from the tedious repetition of the bastardization of blues.
Free Music Review: Amazing
Hit: 5 Stars
Cold Mountain the film is an amazing piece of cinematic acheivement. It resonated with me long after I saw the film. From the performances to the music... The music was amazing. From Sting's breathtaking song "You will be My Ain True Love"... to Elvis Costello's "Scarlet Tide", both performed by the excellent Allison Krauss. The soundtrack soars and offers the listerner a chance to relive the film in a way most soundtracks have failed. The Sacred Harp singers offer a wonderful new voice to the cd and give the cd a refreshing uplifting feel from the more mellow songs like "Scarlet Tide." Jack White's renditions of traditonals are also perfect. He is a true talent. And who can forget the AMAZING score by Gabriel Yared, a true talent... Way to Go! Even if you are not a fan of bluegrass/country type music, this is a real treat! check it out! and please see the movie as well! It will amaze you!Free Music Review: Haunting music for a haunting film
Hit: 5 Stars
From Jack White's treatments of old African-American Spirituals to Yared's delicate piano theme for Ada, the soundtrack for "Cold Mountain" is as stirring as the film and brings to mind moments in the film with startling clarity. However, the true highlights on this soundtrack are Alison Krauss's "You Will Be My Ain True Love", which is simply beautiful, and the two Sacred Harp pieces, performed by the Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church. The stunning, haunting beauty of the close, full-voiced harmony of the Sacred Harp tradition as performed on this album alone make it worth the purchase price. "Idumea" is the finest track on the album, sending chills up and down my spine even after repeated listening. This is a soundtrack worthy of the film and of the history it represents.