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A powerful western drama set in the savage Eden of 1880s Australia, The Proposition is an elemental story of family conflict and primal violence, destructive love and divided loyalties. Featuring an international superstar cast including Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson and Danny Huston, it is directed by John Hillcoat from a specially commissioned script by the globally acclaimed singer-songwriter Nick Cave. Cave has also composed the film's soundtrack in conjunction with Warren Ellis, his longtime Bad Seeds collaborator and multi-instrumentalist frontman of The Dirty Three. Incorporating soft chamber pieces, ghostly moodscapes and whispered laments, these 16 tracks are as starkly beautiful as the landscape of the film. Story and music are closely intertwined.
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10 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Whilst the phrase "pure energy" is terribly cheesy and grossly overused, there are few more accurate phrases that come to mind to describe the music on this soundtrack.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, already amongst the most respected, credible and influencial musicians on the planethave created a masterpiece here. The soft, clean, even gentle instrumentation and vocals somehow manage to cunjure up raw, sinister, and at times, almost disturbing effects. The string parts of the music go straight to the spine, while the bass trembles in your stomach. Listening to the soundtrack is like walking a tightrope, it is like the worrying feeling that what you have just done may not have been the right thing, it is the feeling when a conversation turns nasty.
But all this is only half the story to me. After taking you down, asking you to question yourself, giving you this revelation, there is a sense of forgiveness. It is difficult for me to describe, the may be a word for it that I am not aware of. Almost a hope for something that you don't know exists. One can imagine it being a similar feeling to that of being released from prison, yet with nothing to do once out. As with the end of the film, in which the poetic, articulate older brother dies with the simple words "what are you going to do now?" the soundtrack concludes with an emotional anticlimax, the feeling of a empty threat in reverse perhaps. This is not to say that the end of the album is an anticlimax. It is as beautiful and dynamic as the rest, it simply finishes with a final question which you are left to answer.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, already amongst the most respected, credible and influencial musicians on the planethave created a masterpiece here. The soft, clean, even gentle instrumentation and vocals somehow manage to cunjure up raw, sinister, and at times, almost disturbing effects. The string parts of the music go straight to the spine, while the bass trembles in your stomach. Listening to the soundtrack is like walking a tightrope, it is like the worrying feeling that what you have just done may not have been the right thing, it is the feeling when a conversation turns nasty.
But all this is only half the story to me. After taking you down, asking you to question yourself, giving you this revelation, there is a sense of forgiveness. It is difficult for me to describe, the may be a word for it that I am not aware of. Almost a hope for something that you don't know exists. One can imagine it being a similar feeling to that of being released from prison, yet with nothing to do once out. As with the end of the film, in which the poetic, articulate older brother dies with the simple words "what are you going to do now?" the soundtrack concludes with an emotional anticlimax, the feeling of a empty threat in reverse perhaps. This is not to say that the end of the album is an anticlimax. It is as beautiful and dynamic as the rest, it simply finishes with a final question which you are left to answer.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A good enough listen, and probably very effective as film music (I haven't seen the film yet), but as a stand alone CD it is just not very good.
Too many tracks just drift past without really registering - good mood music but I expect much, much more from Nick Cave (and usually get it!).
Too many tracks just drift past without really registering - good mood music but I expect much, much more from Nick Cave (and usually get it!).
5 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Nick Cave is of course a singer - auteur of genius, and should be allowed a few diversions. This austere and strange CD seems to be that; it's interesting rather than captivating. It will probably be a good souvenir for those who have seen the film. (I haven't seen it yet!) On its own though it simply is not good enough.
If you want an introduction to Nick Cave's work get The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. If, having listened to and marvelled at that, you want more, buy Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus. That last double CD is really value for money!
Let's hope Cave will soon come out with a "proper" new album.
If you want an introduction to Nick Cave's work get The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. If, having listened to and marvelled at that, you want more, buy Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus. That last double CD is really value for money!
Let's hope Cave will soon come out with a "proper" new album.
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