Beach [Soundtrack]

Angelo Badalamenti | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B00004TA6G
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,275 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bizarre City

2. The Beach Theme (Swim To Island)

3. Vision Of Fantasy

4. Mournful Myth

5. Starnight

6. Killing Fields

7. Blue Sex

8. The Beach Theme (Mythical Waters)

9. Grassmark

10. Daffy's Done

11. Mystery Of Christo

12. Pure Victims

13. Pursuit Of A Shark

14. Waterfall Cascade

15. Dreamburst

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystical, February 20, 2002

By 

Emily Todd (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beach (Audio CD)

Composer Angelo Badalamenti comes out of nowhere to produce one of the most stunning and original scores of the year! Badalamenti's previous works include almost nonexistent scores such as "Comfort of Strangers", "Twin Peaks", and "Blue Velvet". I was very impressed with him after listening to this stunningly mystical and magical score. Angelo Badalamenti brings his listeners on a voyage to "the beach" and back. Many of these pieces are so stunningly exotic, how could you not feel as if you were traveling to some remote island paradise? I really enjoyed how Badalamenti reused number two, "The Beach Theme" over and over again. The neat thing was that each time he used the theme it was done in a new and inventive way. I admire Badalamenti for his bold use of instrumentation in this score, the likes of which I've never heard before! Another point about this score; Badalamenti often uses very modern sounding instruments (not sure what they are) to convey a mechanical feeling (if you've seen the film or read the book you'll know what I mean).

Some musical highlights:
*1.) Bizarre City- Techno! Really fun piece, all sorts of things are going on!
*2.) The Beach Theme (Swim to Island)- Sweeping, dreamy, and beautiful. Makes you feel as though you are really on the beach. There are some lovely vocals here. Often reused in the pieces ahead.
3.) Vision of Fantasy- Great beat; intense!
4.) Mournful Myth- Rather depressing piece. Reuses "The Beach" theme a bit.

*5.) Starnight- Enchanting! Makes you feel like you're looking up into the stars. The original "The Beach Theme" is incorporated into this one.
*6.) Killing Fields- You can almost visualize people running frantically in this one! Very cool. Takes a bit of "The Beach" theme. Gradually builds to an impressive finale.
7.) Blue Sex- Very dark and mysterious yet, its sometimes has an airy feel to it.
*8.) The Beach Theme (Mythical Waters)- Just as lovely as the original theme (this one is a remix)! I love the gentle and carefree feeling of this piece.
9.) Grassmark- Neat instruments used here! Very foreboding.
10.) Daffy's Done- Very futuristic sounding, "Beach" them is used a little. Reminds me of wind blowing.
11.) Mystery of Christo- "Beach" them reused here again in an interesting way. Very laid back and easy going; can really set the dark mood in the film!
12.) Pure Victims- Interesting instrumentation here. Foreboding.
13.) Pursuit of a Shark- Pounding and rhythmic piece; very intense.
14.) Waterfall Cascade- Lovely use of wind chimes here. Incorporates "The Beach Theme" into the piece yet again.
15.) Dreamburst- Dark, brooding, and dramatic piece.

* = favorite

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing and beautiful, April 12, 2007

By 

S. E. Stacy "hopeless bookworm" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beach (Audio CD)

totally worth the thirty dollars I paid for it. looks way too expensive here though. i don't know why it went out of print, this score is one of the most original and beautiful i've ever heard; every song makes you feel like you are in that particular moment in the movie. my favories are "starnight" and "mythical waters." the song that plays on the menu of the dvd is "starnight," for anyone who wants to know.

5.0 out of 5 stars Traveling Tunes!, June 1, 2006

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Jerald L. Henson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beach (Audio CD)

It took me a while but I got it.I really enjoyed all the tracks but,I found them a little hard not to skip thru to the ones I really like.The Beach Theme,Mournful Myth,Starnight,Mystical Waters and Mystery of Christo.So what I did was mix the two albums (the score and the soundtrack).Between the two I have an awsome album worthy of any journey.