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The Green Mile: Score from the Motion Picture
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The Green Mile: Score from the Motion Picture
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
 
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The greatest soundtrack composers have historically performed a musical tightrope act, being called upon to be stylistically inventive yet invitingly familiar, emotionally compelling without being cloying. In modern times,...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists - Soundtracks
Title: The Green Mile: Score from the Motion Picture
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Original Release Date: 12/10/1999
Re-Release Date: 12/21/1999
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 093624758426, 093624758440

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The greatest soundtrack composers have historically performed a musical tightrope act, being called upon to be stylistically inventive yet invitingly familiar, emotionally compelling without being cloying. In modern times, few have risen to the challenge like Thomas Newman. His score for Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's miraculous death row fable is an organic masterpiece, whether Newman is wringing dramatic fury from his orchestra's rhythm and percussion or, as is more often the case here, delicately shading the proceedings with a palette of sounds distinctly his own. Though seasoned with a pinch of period pop and folk music to underscore the film's period and locale, it's Newman's spare, creative soundscapes that become the film's subtle, emotional core. The composer may have grown up in a family (Hollywood's legendary Newman clan) steeped in daunting film-music history, but Newman has gratifyingly created a body of work whose attention to shade and nuance--and their crucial spiritual connections--seem more influenced by Bernard Herrmann, and that's not bad company, either. --Jerry McCulley

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Another Thomas Newman journey to music satisfaction!
Steven M Gaddy | Wadesboro, NC USA | 01/23/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Following the beautiful music of Shawshank, this is another example of Thomas Newman`s talent. I find that I am always eagarly awaiting his next soundtrack. I had no sooner left the movie theatre after watching (The Green Mile) that my wife looked at me and said, you`re going to get the cd aren`t you. The way Newman blends each piece of music together just speaks volumes about his musical ability. Buy it people. Don`t miss the opportunity."
Coffey wouldn't "try to take this one back."
Joel Munyon | Joliet, Illinois - the poohole of America. | 08/14/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a superb score. Don't let the cd samples fool you too much. Most of these songs contain various parts to them and a simple thirty second listening experience will not suffice! I found myself driving through the prarie land of Illinois on a freezing winter's night, listening to this cd and feeling like I was in a dream. I'm being completely honest with you. It was amazing. Tracks likes Foolishment, Night Journey, and Danger of Hell are hauntingly mesmerizing. Track #32, Coffey on the Mile, is one of Newman's greatest accomplishments ever. Track #37, the song played during the credits, will leave you in a thick state of deep contemplation. You will love this one. All in all, this is one of Newman's greatest scores, and arguably the best of all time for Mr. Newman. You will love it."
Not Shawshank? Not A Problem!
bigbearmdb | Los Angeles | 12/25/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I read some of the other comments posted here and immediately think that THE GREEN MILE, both the movie and the score, seems to demand an unwarranted comparison to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. They are not the same movie, so by rights they should not be the same score. Still, with so many of SHAWSHANK'S crew (including Thomas Newman) returning for this one, I suppose comparison is inevitable... so for what it's worth, GREEN MILE's score IS considerably more restrained than SHAWSHANK. But all the same, it is fantastic. Contemplative and somber, emotional and eerie. If SHAWSHANK was all about hope, GREEN MILE is its dark cousin, sadder and much more tragic. I could understand, if one has not seen the movie, this CD coming off as underwhelming. But after seeing it, the CD is a perfect souvenir, encapsulating all of the quirks and bumps and revelations that made this movie so darned good in the first place."