Chants from the Thin Red Line
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Free Music Review: Best soundtrack for war times
Hit: 5 Stars
This songs have the power to transport our souls to a new place, of peace, and show how much we still have to learn from these almost forgotten cultures.Free Music Review: Joy
Hit: 4 Stars
Usually a second CD from a movie is based on lame cover songs not even heard in the movie and are of altogether poor quality. This collection of songs is an exception to the rule. If you enjoyed "God Yu Tekkem Laef Blong Mi" in the original CD, chances are the gorgeous sounds of this CD. They are very simple, mostly human voices, children and adult, with some clapping and bells. The simplicity suits it well, as there is not need of anything else to realize how heartfelt these songs are, and the piety and joy that springs from the mouths of those that sing it. In modern society it's a rarity to hear singing with such transcendental happiness, and makes one wonder what we forgot when we became modern.
The production quality could have been better, however. At one point I heard coughing in the background(oops!).
Overall, this is a perfect complement to the brooding atmosphere of the original CD by showing the other side of the spectrum. For every moment of angst, fear, and existential dread one encounters in life, the Lord will lead you through the darkness and into His light.
Free Music Review: Music fo angels
Hit: 5 Stars
Wonderfull CD! I would like to see more of this kind of music at the stores! Is one of the best album I've bought in my life!
It's rare, it's beautifull, it's a very special kind of music.
Free Music Review: Good Stuff
Hit: 4 Stars
Its very good music. The only thing its missing is a lyric sheet or english translations.Free Music Review: Practical Information
Hit: 5 Stars
This recording has already been reviewed with regard to quality, so I thought I'd skip what we all know (that this music is fantastic) and give a few more practical bits of info.
First of all, if you have the DVD of The Thin Red Line, the chants that come in the extras are all present on this disc. If that's all you want and you can put up with having to use your DVD player to listen, then there's no real reason to buy this album. However, the album contains twice as much material, all of it just as good. Don't think that if you buy this album you won't be getting your money's worth, even if you already have the DVD.
Secondly, the sound quality of the recording is for the most part excellent, especially when one considers that the whole album was recorded "on location" so to speak. That said, there are a few moments where the high end seems to get lost somewhere, and the occasional cough or ambient noise. If this bothers you, then be warned. It really shouldn't.
Thirdly, in response to another review, the language they are speaking (although sometimes they speak English and the accent makes it hard to tell) is Tok Pisin, or Melanesian Pigin. I won't bore you with the details, but the short version is that Tok Pisin is actually a full-fledged language, not just a pigin, dialects of which are spoken throughout the area. A minor bit of trivia: "Jisas, masta mi save" doesn't have anything to do with being saved; "save" (pronounced "sah-vay") means "to know," from whence comes "savvy" as in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Lastly, some reviews might give one the impression that this album has an overwhelming religious presence, or that it is "Christian," or some such. I won't lie; I would say 75% of the songs have the word Jesus or God somewhere in them. All I can tell you is to find some way to listen to some of them and see for yourself whether or not one has to be religious in order to appreciate the music. I would say no, others might disagree.
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