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Because he's long been stereotyped by the rousing neo-romantic adventure scores for the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park franchises, it's easy to forget that composer John Williams is hardly idiomatically challenged. When Steven Spielberg gratifyingly used the clout of his enormous commercial success to produce and direct this brave Holocaust drama, his long-time musical collaborator used the opportunity to display both the depth and maturity of his musical gifts and training, producing a score with sad, evocative melodies frequently carried by the violin of the great Itzhak Perlman. Rich with ethnic nuance and showcasing the composer's masterful orchestral/choral subtlety, Williams's emotionally compelling score for Schindler's List also won the Academy Award for Best Dramatic Score. --Jerry McCulley
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Spielberg and Williams have a brilliant track record in both the eyes of critics and commercial success. That is the power that these two have when a movie is credited with both of them. However, Williams' success in his other works such as that of the Star Wars Saga, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones to name but a few have never really had the pure emotion and haunting score of Schindler's List. This is simply his finest work, achieving great success at numerous awards including the academy award for best original score in 1993, and well deserved.
Schindler's List has the audacity to stand on it's own as a classical masterpiece that so many scores attempt to be. Williams' and Spielberg not enough, Perlman on the violin brings the most beautiful yet deeply haunting score of Williams' to life. I must admit that i am one for melancholic and depressing scores, nothing moves me more, and this ranks on the top of my list.
There are however some criticisms that this score has received, however these are also its strength. There is a high degree of repetition, but the melody is so beautiful that the yearning is still not satisfied, the melody in solo by violin or piano has such an oppressing overtone that one cannot hold back the tears. Yet it seems that the solos are interpreted with a small hope that seems to be held on to so tight in desperation and in oppression, and this small hope is what really drives the score.
This is quite simply a classic of scores and no movie score collection will ever be complete without this masterpiece.
Schindler's List has the audacity to stand on it's own as a classical masterpiece that so many scores attempt to be. Williams' and Spielberg not enough, Perlman on the violin brings the most beautiful yet deeply haunting score of Williams' to life. I must admit that i am one for melancholic and depressing scores, nothing moves me more, and this ranks on the top of my list.
There are however some criticisms that this score has received, however these are also its strength. There is a high degree of repetition, but the melody is so beautiful that the yearning is still not satisfied, the melody in solo by violin or piano has such an oppressing overtone that one cannot hold back the tears. Yet it seems that the solos are interpreted with a small hope that seems to be held on to so tight in desperation and in oppression, and this small hope is what really drives the score.
This is quite simply a classic of scores and no movie score collection will ever be complete without this masterpiece.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
A rather low key, sombre soundtrack (hardly surprising considering the film's subject matter). Williams' soundtrack has been criticised for using a palette of few tonal colours. However, I can promise you that this music has a cumulative effect upon the listener. There is a degree of repetition, with two themes in particular arising in a number of variations, but when listening to the soundtrack as a whole these become more moving and powerful, drawing you into the melancholy atmosphere that is so convincingly established. At the heart of this music lies a tremendous dignity that echoes the ultimate mood of the film (despite its many horrors). Perlman's violin playing beautifully expresses the haunting main melody which grows in emotional power on subsequent playings. For me the world created within this soundtrack is large enough (the bombastic marches of Williams' action scores would be alien here)to deliver a very fulfilling listening experience indeed
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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A truly beautiful piece of music, from start to end, and totally deserved of the best music academy award for John Williams. Mr Williams has written a lot of tripe over the years but this is a piece of classical modern genious, helped by the superlative playing of one of the finest violinists of our age, Mr Itzak Perlman. This is a piece of music which in it you can hear the agonies of those terrible, terrible times. It is uplifting yet angst ridden, and is full of memorable unforgettable themes. As I have said this disc won the oscar for best music, the Piano, by Michael Nyman ran it a close second, which is also a fantastic piece, only for Shindlers List the Piano would have won the oscar against any contender. It really was a shame that two great scores had to go head to head in the same year. Schindlers List (both film and music 10/10). Tony
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Love the Music
Bought this CD because I love John Williams , on reflection I should have bought a mixed CD of his music as it would probably have had Schindler's List included on it
Published 20 days ago by steffers2011
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor sound quality CD
I was extremely disappointed in the sound quality of the recording - after testing my other CD's to make sure it was not my equipment.
Published 3 months ago by Mavis Carter
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Hints of Mahler
I loved this music so much that I have bought it as presents for serious music lovers this Christmas. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rhona Lowe
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This is possibly one of the most powerful and moving scores I've...
I watched the film when it appeared on our cinema screens back in early 1994 and thought it was one of the most powerful and hard hitting films I'd seen. Read more
Published 11 months ago by film fan
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Great film, great music
At first I felt the music was really repetitive on playing this CD in the car, but listen to it properly at home and concentrate and it really is terribly moving. Read more
Published on 2 May 2011 by nick1234
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Not what I had hoped for
The sound track from the excellent movie Schindler's List did not meet my expectations. John Williams music is great - no question about that. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2010 by Erik the Red
4.0 out of 5 stars
John Williams does it again!
The main theme by John Williams is a modern-day masterpiece.
I also receommend a recital of the Schindlers List Them by Peo Kindgren (check him out on youtube).
I also receommend a recital of the Schindlers List Them by Peo Kindgren (check him out on youtube).
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by Garrett Dempsey
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John Williams Soundtrack from "Schindlers List"
Utterley Brilliant ! ( myself I dont like the choir tracks ), BUT The rest is "Out of Sight" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by alan christopher creaser
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievable
Yeah Ok the whole CD is based around one theme but it is a film soundtrack so that is to be expected. But the first track is incredible. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2006 by S. Taylor
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Sublime
I am not musically trained,let alone classically trained,but I know when something is right: Van Dyck,V8 Chevy,Laurel & Hardy. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2004 by Slateman
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