Oscar And Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Composer: Thomas NewmanEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1997-12-09
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Prince Rupert's Drop (Main Title) - Paulist Boy Choristers Of California
- Throwing Lots
- Dutch Hazards
- Sydney Harbor
- Rumors
- High Downs and the Sea
- Forgive Me
- Os Justi
- Six Rivers to Cross
- Two Gamblers
- Murder of the Blacks - Paulist Boy Choristers Of California
- Never Never
- Floorwashing - Paulist Boy Choristers Of California
- Cards and Dogs
- One Obsessive - Paulist Boy Choristers Of California
- Church of Glass - Ralph Fiennes
- Letters on the Mantel
- Odd Bod
- Prayer Wounds
- Leviathan
- Magic Boxes (White Man's Dreaming)
- Other Compulsive
- Broken Thing
- Seduction of Mrs. Chadwick
- Blessed Be the God and Father
- Aqua
- Caul
- Oscar and Lucinda (End Title)
- Excerpt from the Random House Audiobook
Free Music Notes for Oscar And Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Free Music Review: Demonstrates his Command of an Orchestra
Hit: 5 Stars
I ordered this CD after reading many favorable reviews, some of which suggested this was some of Thomas Newman's best movie soundtrack work. Well, I can say I am not disappointed. I have downloaded several of the 29 tracks to my IPod, where only my favorite music goes.
The soundtrack for "Oscar and Lucinda," unlike most modern soundtracks, is made up entirely of original material, no doubt because of the historical setting of the film! Clearly Newman's score carries alot of the direct emotional impact of the movie. At least that is my opinion. The pieces are rich, orchestral compositions, that are aggressive, and are clearly in keeping with the period in which the movie takes place, and the big-screen, dramatic moments around which this screenplay is written. So its not difficult to see why people rated this CD so highly.
I've learned, however, that my love of Thomas Newman's film scores comes not from this type of dymanic, period work, but from his more intimate, melancholy music, such as can be found throughout such scores as "Meet Joe Black," "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Horse Whisperer," "Road to Perdition," "The Green Mile," and even here and there in "Phenomenon." [Note, most of the Newman material in "Phenomenon" was mysteriously left off this otherwise very fine CD.]
Anyway, five stars for "Oscar and Lucinda's" wonderful movie soundtrack. But if you want intimate not grandiose; cello not kettle drum; melancholy not bold; treat yourself to one of these other, beautiful soundtracks.
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