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The Straight Story [Soundtrack]

~ Angelo Badalamenti
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  • Audio CD (4 Dec 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Windham Hill
  • ASIN: B00001XDRG
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,863 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Lauren's Iowa
2. Rose's Theme
3. Lauren's Walking
4. Sprinkler
5. Alvin's Theme
6. Final Miles
7. Country Waltz
8. Rose's Theme
9. Country Theme
10. Crystal
11. Nostalgia
12. Farmland Tour
13. Montage

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"Laurens, Iowa" is the opening credits which, in the film, segues from a starfield in motion into a first view of waving corn. Structurally the piece follows the rhythmic flow of Badalamenti's classic Twin Peaks theme but plays out a longer and far more Melancholy melody. And it is with melancholia that both film and score continue as Alvin's extraordinary journey is told. The rolling fields at the turn of harvest are a quite beautiful visual metaphor for the getting-to-the-end-of-the-road tale.

They inspired an unprecedented level of intimacy from this long-standing director/composer relationship, with David Lynch's sound design always erring in favour of Badalamenti's tear-jerking score. With a guitar ensemble, Country scratch fiddles, and strings, "Rose's Theme" and "Alvin's Theme" are unashamedly bittersweet. These motifs re-appear in various solo guises ("Final Miles") and frequently interweave as a statement of Alvin's realisation that family is the most important thing in life.

You're always going to get something spectacular when these two work together, and this is easily their most universally appealing project. --Paul Tonks

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not your usual Badalamenti soundtrack, 28 Jun 2001
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Which is not to say his more widely heard fare is anything short of marvellous.

Fans of David Lynch's films have bound to have come across the Badalamenti "sound" before - noir jazz, that walking bass line, Julee Cruise lending her voice to some breathy ballads, not to mention the unforgettable signature tune to Twin Peaks.

Aside from the very first track on this album, Laurens, Iowa, there is a very different tone. Pared back acoustic guitar, fiddle and strings accompany some of the most beautiful, if melancholic, music I have ever heard.

Listen to the snippets of tracks available here and then buy the album. You have no choice.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Voyage, 16 Dec 1999
By np99fd@mail.telepac.pt (Oporto, Portugal) - See all my reviews
Badalamenti made his master piece. The Straight Story is a real simple story "told" in tunes and moods, that make me go again and again to America of open spaces, outstanding views and fantastic people. Explendid soundtrack.
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