Audio CD review:
Danny Elfman, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison - Sommersby: Music From The Original Soundtrack

Danny Elfman, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison - Sommersby: Music From The Original Soundtrack

Band: Danny Elfman, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison Title: Sommersby: Music From The Original Soundtrack Rating: Release Date: 16 March, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Main Titles 2: The Homecoming 3: Welcoming 4: First Love 5: At Work 6: Alone 7: Return Montage 8: Mortal Sin 9: Homer 10: Going To Nashville 11: Baby 12: Tea Cups 13: Townsend's Tale 14: Death 15: Finale 16: End Credits

Customer Reviews Going to Nashville It's not the great dark stuff he does so well, nor the whimsical fantasy stuff which he also does well, but rather it's Elfman subdued which gives us his best score this side of "Scissorhands". -A lot of people always act shocked once they find out that this is a Danny Elfman score which is understandable since it's completely different from anything he's ever done in his fantastic career. -Elfman solidifies his place as the best Main Titles scorer with the brilliant piece that opens the movie. It starts off slow with strings and a deep bass drum which slowly builds into this beautiful shakuhachi then finally leading into the main theme which is nothing short of marvelous. I love how for the shot the army men passing by the Richard Gere character he does a soldiers march version of the theme then right after goes back to the regular orchestral version. Anyone that has seen a movie from the production company "Regency" will be familiar with the main melody since it's used as the logo music. -The Main Titles is the highlight of the album, but other great cues include "The Homecoming" which is very docile and beautiful, "At Work" which is very Thomas Newman, "Going to Nashville" which uses the main theme very nicely and "Finale" which as you can guess is for the movie's finale. There are many other great tracks since I would personally give every track on this amazing album a perfect 10, but those aforementioned cues are my personal favorite. -The only score that Elfman has done in recent years that comes close to the beauty and sheer enjoyability *if that's a word* of this score is probably "Big Fish". I do hope that he abandons that annoying techno stuff and focuses more on doing great orchestral scores like this, because this is where his genius really shines through. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED . An enjoyable laid-back score We're so used to his upbeat quirky and zany music or his dark and mysterious music, but not this. This score is unlike anything Danny Elfman has written before. This is much more mature and pastoral than anything he has done before. It is like the type of music that Thomas Newman would write, but without the experimental and funny instruments that you have never heard of. The main theme is wonderful, played on a muted trumpet with strings supporting it. The theme is heard again in some of the other tracks, but not the exact same each time. The tempo of it varies each time you hear it, as well as the instrumentation. Other thematic material is present throughout the score as well as the main theme and can be found in tracks such as "Going to Nashville", "Death", "Finale", and "End Credits". The style of the music in this score will be heard later in Black Beauty, which Elfman also scored. To sum up this review, the best words to describe this score would be dramatic and epic. If you're expecting Elfman's quirky or dark styles of music, this will disappoint you. However, if you're looking for pastoral and beautiful music, you are in for a real treat. It's nice to see Elfman scoring different genres of film as we get to hear his creativity in other areas of music, which he shows in this score. A big recommendation. A Masterpiece What makes this special is that this is a perfect example of a composer working outside his usual element and doing an amazing job. Although this soundtrack is beautiful it's also very much like similar soundtracks scored by other composers. I recommend this cd to anyone who likes to appreciate the other side of a composer that usually isnt around. . You can see a complete list of all Danny Elfman, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison discography, or go back to the Danny Elfman, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison tabs