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James Newton Howard was no stranger to psychological horror prior to this project. But The Sixth Sense has a little more bite to its creepiness than previous assignments such as The Devil's Advocate, inspiring a touch more atonality from the composer. The tension of the film is enhanced by moments of aural surprise, such as the discomforting cue "Suicide Ghost" in which string instruments are struck by their bows leading into voiceless choir, but more so by the sustained notes that feel as if they'll never end. Sadly, there's no melodic "hook" to help the music become immediately familiar, but it's a noteworthy atmospheric score, nevertheless, as it drips icicles of terror down the necks of viewers. But away from the screen, this album can't have the same effect. --Paul Tonks
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I once read that half the emotion of a film scene is generated by it's music... and I think this score really proves it!!!!! I find it to be especially evident in the tracks 'Malcolm's Story/Cole's Secret' and 'Malcolm is Dead'. The rest of the score is equally pleasing, with pleasantly unexpected 'bursts' of tension which fit the film perfectly.
James Newton Howard has really gone to town on this one and it would be nothing less than he deserves, for me to say that this is some of his vintage best!
May he create many more with such class, as they are a joy to listen to!
Format:Audio CD
To be very honest I could not find this soundtrack in my regular 'outlet channels'. My eye was allready on this missing soundtrack for years and because "I am Legend", "Batman begins", "the Happening", "the Village" etc.. are in my top 30 favourite soundtracks of all times I eventually bought this one.. Although I am used to skip at most two or three tracks with James Newton Howard soundtracks, to me this one falls under the category: select the few tracks that are nice to listen to and delete the others.. Being aware that the basic objective of a soundtrack is to 'soundtrack the movie' most of the soundtrack albums are also real pieces of musical art and great to enjoy by themselves.
Concluding: in my opinion to make your collection complete you can not miss the Sixth Sense and to recollect the sensation of the movie a few tracks are memorable but this one got no more then 3 stars: barely enough to leave it in my media library.
Concluding: in my opinion to make your collection complete you can not miss the Sixth Sense and to recollect the sensation of the movie a few tracks are memorable but this one got no more then 3 stars: barely enough to leave it in my media library.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Terrificly creepy music, why so short?
4 Sep 1999
Format:Audio CD
James Newton Howard does a superb job in writing the music for this film. Listening to the CD was almost as creepy as watching the movie (which is terrific too!). Be careful when you get to track five ("Suicide Ghost"-it gave me a start!) Other great music highlights include "Tape of Vincent" (where Malcolm discovers Cole was telling the truth) and "Help the Ghosts/Kyra's Ghost" (freaky!!) I only have two things to complain about. One: the final track on the tracklist printed on the back tells the twist ending, a spoiler for those who haven't seen the movie (I had the same complaint about The Phantom Menace soundtrack, which listed two tracks that gave away Qui-Gon's death listed on the back of the CD. At least this soundtrack came out AFTER the movie was released). Two: the surprisingly short running time of the album, totalling only approximately 30 minutes. (Was this all there was in the movie? How about the hair-raising opening credits music?) But if you loved the movie like I did and you want a good CD to play at Halloween, this is still worth the buy (if you leave your player on "repeat" of course)!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
When they get mad it gets cold
28 Feb 2000
Format:Audio CD
I can't say, whether the soundtrack to "The 6th Sense" works the same wonderfully as a stand-alone score as it functions in the thriller, because I saw the movie first. I viewed it three times and definitely decided to purchase the score after that. I rarely buy a soundtrack after I have only heard and liked the music in the movie. But with this score, while having been so amazed by the film, I made an exception, which now I know I will never regret. James Newton Howard composed a piece that fits the movie mood as good as possible. Howard is, undoubtedly, capable of making a thematically richer theme ("The Prince Of Tides") or even more airy orchestration ("Junior"), but this time he cleverly held himself back. The result is more than satisfying. The music doesn't ever try to be a step or two faster than the story itself and lets viewers come comfortably through the fear or whatsoever without any revealing or disturbing effect. Yes, the score is somewhat short (John Williams' "Stanley & Iris" comes to my mind), some 30 minutes plus of the running time, but I came up with a small trick to make it about 20 minutes longer. As the music of the score doesn't dramatically change with every new bar - it's not its fault, it was meant to be done - you can programme your CD player and repeat several middle tracks (the choice is yours). It would only be so said "proper", if you kept the first and the last track at their positions if you wished to keep the movie's opening and ending unchanged. Well, when I first heard the music in the film, I was briefly reminded of the "Alien" score (or may be "Aliens" - I don't remember both exactly). Not the melody, but the distant feeling was the reminder. Nevertheless, that feeling quickly disappeared and I found, that further on the music was flowing its own way... What a great and playful score it is! Supportive, but great. If it weren't in the movie, you could be missing something mysterious, something hard to imagine. You would never feel the prickly things on the back of your neck. You wouldn't see dead people walking around like regular people. You wouldn't know, that someone next to you has already been dead... (Not to be continued.)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful Soundtrack- Length, While Short, is Okay
22 May 2000
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the most beautiful soundtracks I have ever heard! James Newton Howard has artistically orchestrated both beautiful and creepy music. I would definitely recommend this soundtrack to anyone who was impressed by the music of the movie when they saw it. The music stuck with me for days, and I can say that I love the soundtrack and have not regretted purchasing it. Also, I think that the length of the soundtrack, while short, is good for me. If I listen to a soundtrack, I want to listen to the whole thing, as if I were watching the movie again. Thirty minutes is a good time frame to sit down, close your eyes and just listen. If you are someone who likes to listen to a soundtrack all at once, the length won't bother you. Even if you think that thirty minutes is too short, the music is of high quality and worth the price. It's beauty will amaze you!
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