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Track Listings
| 1. A Kaleidoscope Of Mathematics | |||
| 2. Playing A Game Of "Go!" | |||
| 3. Looking For The Next Great Idea | |||
| 4. Creating "Governing Dynamics" | |||
| 5. Cracking The Russian Codes | |||
| 6. Nash Descends Into Parcher's World | |||
| 7. First Drop-Off, First Kiss | |||
| 8. The Car Chase | |||
| 9. Alicia Discovers Nash's Dark World | |||
| 10. Real Or Imagined? | |||
| 11. Of One Heart, Of One Mind | |||
| 12. Saying Goodbye To Those You So Love | |||
| 13. Teaching Mathematics Again | |||
| 14. The Prize Of One's Life... The Prize Of One's Mind | |||
| 15. All Love Can Be - Charlotte Church, James Horner | |||
| 16. Closing Credits | |||
| 17. A Beautiful Mind: Movie Trailer - Soundtrack | |||
| 18. A Beautiful Mind: Photo Gallery - Soundtrack | |||
| 19. James Horner Interview (Video) - Soundtrack | |||
| 20. A Conversation With Ron Howard (Text) - Soundtrack | |||
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Product Description
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With Oscar-nominated A Beautiful Mind immediately following Iris (2002), James Horner has captured the tiny market in true-life stories of exceptionally talented individuals with mental health problems. As such, the two scores cannot help but be closely compared, with some of the lyrical English folk-flavoured melodic material from Iris being reworked here. This is, though, a colder score, with recurring, pulsating phrases for the precise world of mathematics seemingly drawing inspiration from the minimalism of Philip Glass, combined with wordless voice paralleling John Williams' approach to A.I. (2001). The voice is provided by soprano Charlotte Church, and her contributions to several cues have considerable beauty. She also performs the song "All Love Can Be" with real eloquence. Horner's songs have in the past blighted the end of films such as Titanic (1997) but this is not only better music, but also far better performed. That said, certain passages, notably "Saying Goodbye to Those You Love" recycle material from Titanic, including the ballad "My Heart Will Go On". The result is attractive and in places moving, though soundtrack collectors will certainly complain of a lack of originality and if choosing between Horner's two recent scores will be better served by Iris, whatever the Academy may think.--Gary S Dalkin
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This soundtrack includes gorgeous pieces of music that have the ability to transport us back to the moments of the film were they were played.
The main theme, reprised e.g. in "Of One Heart, Of One Mind" is, in its armony, the essence of the film - the victory of love and strength of will. In itself, the purity of the score reflects, in a certain way, the purity of mathematical thought, and in that it is absolutely adequate for the movie. The various tracks are assembled in a way that makes this cd a whole that cannot be separated into parts without loosing some of its meaning - just a few tracks of it isn't enough to capture the whole feeling that this soundtrack can provide. Even without being a lavishly beautiful score, it is great music.
The main theme, reprised e.g. in "Of One Heart, Of One Mind" is, in its armony, the essence of the film - the victory of love and strength of will. In itself, the purity of the score reflects, in a certain way, the purity of mathematical thought, and in that it is absolutely adequate for the movie. The various tracks are assembled in a way that makes this cd a whole that cannot be separated into parts without loosing some of its meaning - just a few tracks of it isn't enough to capture the whole feeling that this soundtrack can provide. Even without being a lavishly beautiful score, it is great music.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Damien Boyd
Format:Audio CD
"Appropriate" is the word best suited to James Horner's composition for this big hit movie. The music caught my attention mid-way through the movie as events started to go dreadfully wrong for the troubled mathematical genius. Up until this point it was typical enough of the gendre. This change in tone is the "secret weapon" within, conveying the slow disintegration of the protagonist's mind. What follows from tracks 6 to 10 is, for all intents and purposes, the same tune rearranged in many different ways. It is extremely menacing, allowing us to feel the pain of one man's inability to grasp reality. Eventually the mood changes to one of redemption and defiance as this man overcomes many of his inner demons. Despite the desperate tones this CD makes great background music and I would recommend!(particularly if you too felt that mid-movie mood change.)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Bob Levin
Format:Audio CD
The movie itself is astounding. James Horner must have reached into the furthest reaches of his soul to creat such magnifisence which surely produced the precise mood intended by the auther. See the movie - listen to the music - and feel . . . .!!
Simply Outstanding!!
Simply Outstanding!!
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A great sound track
This is a beautiful sound track, I enjoyed it as part of the film but when you listen to it with out the visuals you really begin to appreciate it.
Published 7 months ago by suzie
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Great Soundtrack
I first encountered the music through watching the movie, and I knew then that I would be getting the soundtrack. Read more
Published on 12 July 2010 by Ganymede
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A beautiful soundtrack!
I was quite surprised with this CD.........it turned out to be a lot better than I was expecting. I don't think much of Mr Horner when it comes to soundtracks, but he has excelled... Read more
Published on 7 May 2010 by O. MADLOM
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A beautiful soundtrack for a beautiful film
James Horner has created one of his best soundtracks with A Beautiful Mind. It is haunting, melodic, and, if you have seen the film, strangely renascent of math and mental anguish. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by Mike Williams
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