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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a Way to Relive the Movie!, 21 Nov 2003
No doubt about it, Thomas Newman is one hell of a composer. And this soundtrack proves just that. I had seen the movie and absolutely loved it from start to finish, and I remembered the music really standing out to me. It was dark, haunting, and touching, all at the same time. So, I decided to get the soundtrack, and I am glad I did.It really is like reliving the movie. I really enjoyed listening to the movie score. It's breathtaking and amazing. It can be soft, dark, haunting, and beautiful. The music really is something to hear. I especially enjoy the piano playing that takes place on this score. The soundtrack also includes some actual jazz songs that appeared in the film, as well. I really enjoy all of the tracks, but the ones that stand out to me the most are "Rock Island, 1931," "Murder," "Blood Dog," "Grave Drive," "Road to Chicago," "Ghosts," "Lexington Hotel, Room 1432," "Road to Perdition," and the "Perdition" piano duet performed by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. But the other ones that I did not list are very amazing as well. If you love the movie and you love a great movie score, "Road to Perdition" is the one for you. In the tradtion of "Unbreakable" and "Insomnia," this score gives you different moods, like happiness, dread, fear, danger, sadness, anger, and redemption. A great purchase, if you ask me.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing spell-binding and bewitching score..........., 26 Sep 2002
From the moment the cinema lights dimmed and the orchestra struck up Thomas Newman's magical score, I knew that I'd be online in a few hours ordering my own copy (sad...I know)
And listening to it now at home, it's even more haunting and breath-taking than I remembered.
Thomas Newman is the master of spine-tingling simple melodies, whether it be the heart-breaking 'Brooks was here' scene from the Shawshank Redemption, or the uplifting subtlety of the tv show 'Six Feet Under'.
This (in my opinion) is his most passionate and moving score to date (and he's done many). The cresendo of the strings while argueing with the gentle piano melodies, is a wonder to behold, and will move even the hardest of heart!
The only criticism is the ordering of the CD. There are 3 naff 1940's Rhythm King style tracks (sorry if you're a fan) that totally break the magical and bewitching work that Newman weaves. But it's a small sacrifice to make for a great soundtrack. What's that THUDDD I hear......could it be an Oscar nomination.???? I think so..........
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great!, 28 Oct 2003
Don't let my giving this score 'only' four stars fool you, this is a great score. However i dislike giving out 5-Star ratings to anything that is not an absolute work of art. In recent years the only scores i would give a five star ating to would be Howard Shore's beautifully magical score for 'Lord of the Rings,' and John Williams' eye scorching tunes for 'Schindler's List'. Newman has created beautiful scores, and it would be a crime if he never got at least one Oscar for best Scoring, which he deserved for the 2002 Oscar awards.
What i love about Newman's scoring is that it has the ability to be personal, melancholy and rousing at the same time, like his tune in 'American Beauty' when you see Rickie's character for the first time, Gorgeous! For this score he again shows his diversity, with both tunes that are beautifully large in their sounding, like 'Road to Chicago' and 'Rock Island', but also beautifully quiet and discreet, like 'The Farm' and 'Grave Drive'. Mendes' realistic, personal portrayal of people complemets well to Newman's music, or the other way around. The movie 'Road to Perdition' was a beautiful one, with the Directing, Acting, Music, Production Design, Costumes and Conrad Hall's inspired Cinematography all complementing each other in a movie that deserved more Oscars, one of which should have been for best scoring.
Sure, like my roomates say (who don't all apprieciate my love for Movie scores) not all songs are brilliant, like the three useless 'Jazz' singles, or serveral rather overly flamboyant tunes ('Meet Maguire', 'Murder') but it is truley an great score and one every modern 'classical' music lover should own.
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