Audio CD review:
Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto - Oscar And Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto - Oscar And Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Band: Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto Title: Oscar And Lucinda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Rating: Release Date: 09 December, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Prince Rupert's Drop (Main Title) 2: Throwing Lots 3: Dutch Hazards 4: Sydney Harbor 5: Rumors 6: The High Downs And The Sea 7: Forgive Me 8: Bruckner: Os Justi 9: Six Rivers To Cross 10: Two Gamblers 11: The Murder Of The Blacks 12: Never Never 13: Floorwashing 14: Cards And Dogs 15: One Obsessive 16: The Church Of Glass 17: Letters On The Mantel 18: Odd Bod 19: Prayer Wounds 20: Leviathan 21: Magic Boxes (White Man's Dreaming) 22: The Other Compulsive 23: A Broken Thing 24: The Seduction Of Mrs. Chadwick 25: Wesley: Blessed Be The God And Father 26: Aqua 27: The Caul 28: Oscar And Lucinda (End Title) 29: Exerpt From The Random House AudioBook, Read By Ralph Fiennes - Ralph Fiennes

Customer Reviews Newman's CELTIC CHORAL SYMPHONY to the God Of Glass.Rarely will you find a better assemblage on CD....Beyond 5 stars! V lovers)) is a master at using the complete range of instruments known to man!! His transcendent score for OSCAR AND LUCINDA is an veritable treat for the musical senses. Thomas Newman(SIX FEET UNDER for T. Since the movie and book concern itself with the ever present theme of one's fascination with glass and it's connection to The Divine,Newman has taken these themes and spun them into a magnificent symphony of glass tinklings ,Celtic reels and jigs and mammouth choral settings. As Gillian Armstrong's film is shot in very short snippits,Newman has fit his music more than appropriately to catch the intent of each scene of the "gamblers at life" Oscar and Lucinda. This leaves you with a soundtrack of 30+ short pieces which COULD have presented the listener from entering Newman's Extra-terrestrial. NOT SO, THOUGH. Sony Classics has wisely rearraged some of the order of the pieces and given such a short lead in between songs that the entire soundtrack plays as one large and extremely varied symphonic/choral work that is a complete wonder to the ears. Each track reinvokes the film's action taking place,but even without seeing the film,Newman has composed a masterpiece in his own right. (I recently had the immense joy of hearing a local symphony choose the "Suite from OSCAR AND LUCINDA" for use on it's programme,which showed the weight that a certain conducter felt this score had!)The technology used to reproduce this soundtrack is of the highest quality. Even on the cheapest of boom-boxes OSCAR AND LUCINDA fills,inspires and speaks loudly. It blocks out "road noise in the car,and in the silence with earphones?. . . . . . . well it doesn't get much better than this. Newman's amazing and spot-on music actually made the film so much better than it really was. For lovers of full-bodied,uniquely scored and multi-dimensional movie scores,I rank OSCAR AND LUCINDA in the top 10 scores of the last twenty years. It is a rare cd to try to find,and you will have to pay a good but fair price. It is well worth even more than that to own it!!!!. Oscar & Lucinda--film & score I can't recommend it highly enough!. This is a wonderful film, a lovely book, and a beautiful score. Tom Newman's Magnum Opus His score deftly mixes some grand cues for children's choir, scherzo-like writing for strings ("floor washing") and a seductive use of ethnic instruments. "Oscar and Lucinda" is an overlooked, quirky costume drama, provided with an inventive, lyrical score by Thomas Newman. Among many other surprises. Sometimes the children's choir is exhilarating ("Prince Rupert's Drop"). The next moment if floats dreamily over the orchestra. Thomas Newman really knows how to make the best use of orchestral colors. Just like Charles Ives, Newman makes a very good use of politonality and folk tunes. The result is both seductive and flows like a symphony by the best of British composers. Thomas Newman has already triumphed with lush scores such as "Little Women" and "The Shawshank Redemption". This soundtrack proves why he is considered as one of the rising stars of Hollywood's musical scene. The recording by Shawn Murphy is incredibly good with a crystal-clear presence of the many subtle nuances in the scoring. Classy design by Sony Classical. A definite must have!. . You can see a complete list of all Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto discography, or go back to the Thomas Newman, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay, Barry Otto tabs