The Assassination of Jesse James
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Free Music Review: Not an Audio CD
Hit: 1 Stars
I love this music, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't have purchased this "CD" had it not been for the excellent original score featured in my favorite film of 2007.
The only problem is, this item is listed as an Audio CD. And, well... it isn't. All I want to do is import it into iTunes and put it on my iPod / iPhone. And I want to do it officially, without some wonky workaround. Don't buy this garbage, you're better off with the iTunes version if you don't mind that there wouldn't be a physical product (DRM free for the win).
One problem with the actual musical selection: It's missing two great songs from the Credits. Two of the best songs in the film. A little disapointing that they aren't featured here, but you can always watch the DVD / HD DVD / BluRay Disc film over and over and over and over :D.
Great Music, absolutely crummy product.
Free Music Review: About the music, not the film
Hit: 5 Stars
The goal of this review is to discuss solely the music from the film "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" without discussing the movie. Why shouldn't this be the goal? I am reviewing the "music from the motion picture," not the motion picture.
Having said that, what I can tell you is that this is possibly one of the most chillingly beautiful experiences ever recorded. It is the music of beautiful instability recounting the tragedy of loss and deception, it's haunting atmosphere reflecting the grey somberness of a mid-winter Missouri skyline. There is wheat growing out back and it's being blown by a strong, chilling wind. The piano strikes sad chords, a sadness that penetrates straight through the heart of the hopeful yearning of the strings. These compositions by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis listen and feel like the end of a short yet hard life.
"Song for Jesse" and "Song for Bob" both instill a sense of wonder; "The Money Train" conveys its dread and paranoia effectively; "Destined For Great Things" begins to pluck at the heartstrings. Not all of its moments are melancholy - no, there are passages of respite, such as the waltzing "Cowgirl" - but, overall, you're going to find these compositions to be just as I described: chillingly beautiful...and essential.
Free Music Review: Brilliant
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the great unrecognized soundtracks from one of the great unrecognized films of 2007. Really beautiful and haunting stuff. Free Music Review: A haunting, atmospheric score
Hit: 5 Stars
I came to this record a Nick Cave fan. I was aware that he'd been scoring movies lately (and writing them, too; check out the fantastic "The Proposition"), but thought, since he made a cameo in this film singing the traditional ballad "Jesse James," this might not be score music. So I purchased it, and lo and behold it WAS score music...but I wasn't the least bit disappointed. As a Cave fan, I knew he could craft wonderful melodies. What I didn't know was that he could craft wonderful melodies that, without the aid of lyrics, convey a full range of emotions.
Simply put, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have crafted a beautiful, haunting record. The movie itself was fantastic, but one of the key components of its success was the soundtrack. Listening to this record without the movie playing, one can tell why. Just lay back and close your eyes, and get lost in this world of cowboys and cowgirls, sins and redemption. It is an experience as enjoyable as watching the movie--and will doubtless make you want to do so.
Free Music Review: In a Just World.....
Hit: 5 Stars
....this soundtrack would not only have been nominated for an Oscar, it would have been the clear favorite. Along with the appropriately nominated cinematography, this music gave the movie an authenticity and flavor most composers only dream about achieving. Truly, together, they formed the underpinning for an elegiac, mournful, poetic masterpiece of a film. Without this music, it is unthinkable that this misunderstood masterpiece could have succeeded in making of these characters what we come to think of them by the end of the last reel: Jesse as a haunted, nearly deranged soul, torn between the demons of his past and an ever more bleak future, and sad, folorn Bob Ford, who only wanted some respect and recognition, especially from his idol. Powerful stuff, encapsulated in music that stands for and speaks for itself. Like the film, it will never become dated. Its themes are universal and original.