Randy Newman - Ragtime (1981 Film Soundtrack)
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Artist: Randy NewmanEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2002-05-21
Music Label: Roadrunner Records
Soundtracks:
- Main Title
- Newsreel
- I Could Love a Million Girls
- Train Ride
- Tateh's Picture Book
- Lower East Side
- Delmonico Polka
- Coalhouse and Sarah
- Waltz for Evelyn
- One More Hour
- Sarah's Responsibility
- Change Your Way
- Clef Club No. 1
- Atlantic City
- Clef Club No. 2
- Sarah's Funeral
- Denouement / Morgan Library Takeover / Rhinelander Waldo / Coalhouse's Prayer
- Ragtime
- Ragtime Theme (Demo)
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Free Music Review: He didn't win an Oscar for THIS?!?!?!?!
Hit: 5 Stars
How many times did Newman get nominated for an Academy Award? Five, six hundred? One year he even had three nominations for three different pictures ("A Bug's Life" for Best Original Musical, "Pleasantville" for Original Dramatic Score, and Best Song for "That'll Do" from "Babe: Pig in the City"), and went zero for three. AUGH! He actually and finally won one in 2002 (for "If I Didn't Have You" from "Monsters, Inc."). Upon hearing the "Ragtime" soundtrack from 1981 many may ask impolitely "WHAT!?! HE DIDN'T WIN ONE FOR 'RAGTIME'!??!?! I'M HEADING DOWN TO THE ACADEMY WITH SOME MANURE AND A CATAPULT!!!!!" An understandable reaction, because Newman's score for "Ragtime" is brilliant and extremely listenable even without all those thousands of moving pictures. It sounds like Newman. His style seeps from nearly every note. The piano sounds like Newman (it is Newman, isn't it? No credits inside the jewel case to testify). He composed and conducted every song except for the not-so-well known classic "I Could Love a Million Girls". There's even a song featuring Randy (Yeah! Just like on one of his non-film albums): "Change Your Way". It might have opened the movie, but a lot of people changed their minds, and Newman decided to keep it on the album anyway. "One More Hour" is a stunningly beautiful song based on the Main Title theme (and sung amazingly well by Jennifer Warnes - her name is buried somewhere in the CD booklet text). Most of the rest of the album contains incredible instrumental music. Lush strings, delicate piano. Sort of an early twentieth century feel (which makes sense since the movie was set in 1906). Good stuff.
Newman's first film score job was the 1971 movie "Cold Turkey" (the one with Dick Van Dyke trying to get everyone in town to stop smoking). "Ragtime" was, amazingly, only his second. Perhaps his rookie status kept the Academy from recognizing this one? Who knows? Maybe they were offended by one of his songs? That would make a great story (though sadly unlikely). Either way, "Ragtime" stands up today as a great film score or as great music to listen to all by itself (many say that the score is better than the movie).
As if the music weren't enough, Rhino (one of the best labels around) packaged everything with a thick CD booklet. This tells the story of the movie, the actors, the directors (Robert Altman almost directed), and lots of commentary by Newman (the blurb in the front cover is hilarious). Also included are pictures of Newman conducting and lyrics for two of the vocal numbers. And one bonus track, the demo for "Ragtime" (very similar to the one on "The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1"). Newman fans will likely love every note (and rest).
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Available for the first time on CD! From 2002 Academy Award Winner Randy Newman-the complete 1981 soundtrack restored in digital sound and featuring the bonus track 'Ragtime Theme' (Demo).Folk Music CDs
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