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Snow Falling on Cedars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Snow Falling on Cedars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
From Decca U.S.

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Track Listing

  1. Lost in the Fog
  2. Carl's Fishing Net
  3. Moran Finds the Boat
  4. Hatsue and Ishmael Kiss
  5. Kendo
  6. Driftwood Hideaway
  7. Strawberry Field
  8. Worst Kibnd of News
  9. Seven Acres
  10. German Soldier
  11. Snowstorm
  12. Coast Guard Report
  13. Typeset
  14. Evacuation
  15. Courtroom Montage
  16. Susan Marie Remembers
  17. Defense
  18. Snow Drive
  19. Typing
  20. Tarawa
  21. Battery
  22. Carl and Kazuo Negotiate
  23. Humanity Goes on Trial
  24. New Evidence
  25. Snow Angels
  26. Can I Hold You Now?
  27. End Titles

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #114039 in Music
  • Released on: 1999-12-07
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Original language: English, German, Japanese

Customer Reviews

Heads Falling Over Heels4
If you love the film, it's a difficult stance not to become critically biased over the soundtrack.

Here, Howard's work is such an integral part of the film's emotive feel that it can pull you back into the visual realm within a mere snap of the fingers. It's that good.

Offered here, is a mix of tracks ranging from synthesized layered textures to that full orchestra sound one has come to cherish. At times, a violin or cello 'solo' against either of the two backgrounds aforemenioned resonate the film's unrequieted love and a longing for innocence gone by.

With reference to Japanese aesthetics - a subtle hybrid (Western orchestra and Japanese flute/blocks/gongs) form underlies the soundtrack. It's not a radical concept but one that works successfully under slick production.

With 27 tracks and a sparse 67 minutes - many tracks are short. 'Carl's Fishing Boat' is the first of the tracks to place a series of 'echoing' strings found in later tracks. One moment the track is tender and then it leaps into a 'full sound' without becoming overbearing and still remaining true to its tenderness.

Other goodies are: 'The Strawberry Field', 'The Worst Kind of News', 'Snowstorm', 'The Evacuation', 'Snowangels', 'Can I Hold you Now?' just to name a few.

Do yourself a favour - run a bath, light some candles, hang up the phone, and enjoy some moments of true tranquility.

Excellent Score!5
This soundtrack is a real pleasure to listen to - you get a LOT for your money here. Beautiful, tender, haunting music. Newton Howard is once again proving himself to be one of the best contemporary film composers. I highly recommend this CD - haven't seen the movie yet but if it is as good as the music we're talking Oscars come March 26, 2000.

More moving than even the movie or the book!5
After reading the novel and seeing the film, it took me about two seconds to realize that I had to have this score . . . and I was not disappointed. What an amazing piece of work by Howard! I thouroughly enjoyed the novel by Gutterson and was moved to tears watching the movie, but the score outshines both of these. The music invokes a broad spectrum of emotions, from wonder (Hatsue and Ishmael Kiss) to heartache (The Strawberry Field--the best track), and sadness (The Evacuation and Tarawa) to bittersweet happiness (Snow Angels and Can I Hold You Now?). It is one of my favorite new soundtracks, and I'm positive it will remain in my collection for all time. Buy "Snow Falling On Cedars"--it's worth every penny and you certainly won't regret it.