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DiscoGlassy: full CD details including scans
Milan Records: sound samples from the soundtrack
The Truman Show / Fearless
/ Green Card / Dead Poets Society
/ The Mosquito Coast / Witness
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The Year of Living Dangerously
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DiscoGlassy: full CD details including scans Milan Records: sound samples from the soundtrack |
Twenty one tracks from the film soundtrack. This contains music from Burkhard Dallwitz as well as Philip Glass (who can be glimpsed playing piano during one scene in the film). Philip Glass contributed several original pieces for the film as well as several pieces from his earlier works on Poqaqqatsi, Anima Mundi, and Mishima. Also on the album is Father Kolbe's Preaching by Wojciech Kilar and the song Twentieth Century Boy performed by The Big Six.
The album begins with the
announcer introducing the television show ("1.7 million were there for
his birth...") followed by the music which actually starts off the movie
itself. Overall the album is a good listen, and a wonderful way of re-living
the film. Actually, it probably works better in this sense than simpler
listening for enjoyment since so many of the tracks are rather short. Tracks
that particularly stand out are It's a Life, Anthem (from
when Truman stops traffic), Reunion (when the music swells and the
cameras zoom in for the hero shot), Truman Sleeps, Father Kolbe's
Preaching (from when Truman finally discovers the truth), and A
New Life (a track not in the film itself).
| 1) | Trutalk ("1.7 billion were there for his birth") | 1:18 | 12) | Living Waters ("I'd walk through traffic for you.") | 3:48 | |
| 2) | It's a Life (Opening music) | 1:30 | 13) | Reunion (Back from the dead.) | 2:26 | |
| 3) | Aquaphobia (Odd music when Truman tries to take the ferry.) | 0:40 | 14) | Truman Sleeps | 1:51 | |
| 4) | Dreaming of Fiji | 1:54 | 15) | Truman Sets Sail | 1:55 | |
| 5) | Flashback (Memories of his father's "death") | 1:19 | 16) | Underground / Storm | 3:37 | |
| 6) | Anthem - Part 2 (First suspicions, Truman stops traffic) | 3:50 | 17) | Raising the Sail (The calm after the storm) | 2:13 | |
| 7) | The Beginning | 4:06 | 18) | Father Kolbe's Preaching (Reaching the end of the world) | 2:26 | |
| 8) | Romance - Larghetto | 10:42 | 19) | Opening ("In case I don't see ya...") | 2:14 | |
| 9) | Drive ("Where should we go today?") | 3:34 | 20) | A New Life | 1:58 | |
| 10) | Underground ("You're welcome Truman") | 0:56 | 21) | Twentieth Century Boy (Dancing with the wrong girl) | 3:07 | |
| 11) | Do Something! | 0:44 |
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A bizarre combination of
music from the film. The first track is a soft, very DPS style tune from
when Max leaves the hospital and sees his wife waiting for him. The second
track, from when Max and Carla take in the sights of Oakland, is a delightful
combination of violins and drums that can get your toes tapping. (Actually
there's some of that going on in the background of the music itself.)
The third track is probably
better suited to the film than it is to the soundtrack. It comes from the
opening scenes of the plane wreckage and seems to be utter chaos, a whirling
and churning combination of sounds that goes on and on. Track four is a
bright and energetic Spanish tune from after the crash when Max puts his
head out the window of his car and speeds down the highway with his eyes
closed.
The fifth track, another
original by Jarre, is from Max's reckless walk across the busy highway.
Finally, we hit the true gem of this album: Sumphony No. 3, which plays
during the final haunting flashback scenes and end credits of the film.
It is hard to understand how such a repetitive, almost monotonous piece
can be so incredibly moving, but it is. Perhaps it is an acquired taste,
my roommate refuses to let me play it because he says it makes him want
to put a gun to his head. For the first minute or so, you can't even hear
anything and then it slowly builds, higher and higher. Thirteen minutes
into it, we have the vocals of Dawn Upshaw and then we return to the music,
more powerful than ever. Truly haunting, even more so when the scenes of
the film flicker through your mind as you hear it.
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Mediaventures: Soundtrack info and one sound clip |
You will notice that the tracks by Enya which appeared in the film do not appear on the soundtrack. Check the link to Mediaventures to see the full details on the CD as well as all songs featured in the film. The first track is by Larry Wright, the street drummer who became well known around the time this film came out (he was also in the Mariah Carey video: Someday) for his incredible drumming abilities using only buckets. The next track, Instinct, is perhaps my favorite on the CD, from when Bronte lies in bed, staring at her bedroom door, petrified that George will come in at any moment. The final track seemed like the perfect song to play over the final scenes of the film, as Bronte and George finally find out the truth about their feelings. A very inspirational song.
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Movie Music UK: review of the soundtrack |
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