The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Music from the Motion Picture] [Soundtrack]

Nick Cave (Composer), Warren Ellis (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Warren Ellis
• Composer: Nick Cave
• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B0011WMHS4
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,771 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny, February 22, 2008

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N. Helferich "Sewer Chewer" (Passed out in the Gutter, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

Easily the best score for 2007 from the best movie of the year. 'Song for Jesse' and 'Song for Bob' are worth the price of the album alone. The music never over powers the images on screen during the movie, and listening to the CD brings back the images from film like they belong together. One word describes this score, beautiful.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In a Just World....., February 25, 2008

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Kevin G. Ricks (Federalsburg, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

....this soundtrack would not only have been nominated for an Oscar, it would have been the clear favorite. Along with the appropriately nominated cinematography, this music gave the movie an authenticity and flavor most composers only dream about achieving. Truly, together, they formed the underpinning for an elegiac, mournful, poetic masterpiece of a film. Without this music, it is unthinkable that this misunderstood masterpiece could have succeeded in making of these characters what we come to think of them by the end of the last reel: Jesse as a haunted, nearly deranged soul, torn between the demons of his past and an ever more bleak future, and sad, folorn Bob Ford, who only wanted some respect and recognition, especially from his idol. Powerful stuff, encapsulated in music that stands for and speaks for itself. Like the film, it will never become dated. Its themes are universal and original.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting, atmospheric score, March 22, 2008

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DanD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [Music from the Motion Picture] (Audio CD)

I came to this record a Nick Cave fan. I was aware that he'd been scoring movies lately (and writing them, too; check out the fantastic "The Proposition"), but thought, since he made a cameo in this film singing the traditional ballad "Jesse James," this might not be score music. So I purchased it, and lo and behold it WAS score music...but I wasn't the least bit disappointed. As a Cave fan, I knew he could craft wonderful melodies. What I didn't know was that he could craft wonderful melodies that, without the aid of lyrics, convey a full range of emotions.

Simply put, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have crafted a beautiful, haunting record. The movie itself was fantastic, but one of the key components of its success was the soundtrack. Listening to this record without the movie playing, one can tell why. Just lay back and close your eyes, and get lost in this world of cowboys and cowgirls, sins and redemption. It is an experience as enjoyable as watching the movie--and will doubtless make you want to do so.