The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford [Soundtrack, Import]

Nick Cave, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: EMI
• ASIN: B000WI51JA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tragically Beautiful, October 27, 2007

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P.K. Ryan "The Ryan Identity" (Albany, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Audio CD)

This is a truly exceptional score to a likewise exceptional film. It captures the mood of the film beautifully, which in fact is more like a Greek tragedy than a typical western. It's haunting, pulsating violins and keyboards are so stirringly beautiful that it has a truly visceral effect, and could be enough to move one to tears if one is so inclined. This might sound a bit overdramatic, but that's how much of an impression it made on me.

It seems that many soundtracks have a core theme, with a number of tracks being variations of that theme. This is one of those scores, but it was so good that almost all of the tracks stand up on their own. Out of the 14 tracks, I thought all but 4 to be fantastic, which for soundtracks, is quite significant I thought.

In conclusion, I will concede that I am no musical expert, but my ears and soul tell me that this is one of the most profoundly beautiful scores I've ever heard.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, November 20, 2007

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Jesse David Black "Jess" (Revolution City, UFSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Audio CD)

I must wag my tail on this one. The instrumentation of piano, violins, cello, violas, Celeste, triangle, Hohner guitaret, electric bass, and drum filled me with satisfaction. Put on your headphones, close your eyes, sip some wine, and allow the flickering of a candle in a darkened room dance across your eyelids as this music takes you to another time in space. I found the compositions to be dark and moody, rich, vibrate, soothing, and wonderfully disturbing. Music like this is hard to find. The arrangements and the orchestrations have a timeless quality about them. They're simple, yet complicated, much as I imagine Jesse James was. I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting beauty, December 27, 2007

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ariskat (South Pasadena, CA US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (Audio CD)

The haunting heart pounding Nick Cave music will stay with you for some time. I initially saw the movie when it came out, and a few months later I was unable to forget the "Rather Lovely Thing" theme music. I had to get the music and I was not disappointed.