The Black Dahlia (Original Soundtrack) [Soundtrack]

Mark Isham | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B000HWXRAG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,000 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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31 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For those of you resorting to this page for the song in the trailer, September 15, 2006

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This review is from: The Black Dahlia (Original Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

Here it is..
Dirge by Death in vegas - Album: Satan's Circus

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Moody Themes of Film Noir ... Black Dahlia (2006) ... Mark Isham", September 21, 2006

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Black Dahlia (Original Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

Silva America Records presents "BLACK DAHLIA" (2006), as Mark Isham the seasoned film composer has given us a romantic suspenseful score mixed with blends of extremely strong dramatic melodies that will leave you wanting more ... trumpet solos are performed by composer Isham as he traces the corridors of film noirs ... Isham with his undeniable talent and rousing brass comes to the forefront ... much like the film noir score of Jerry Goldsmith from "L.A. Confidential", Isham's themes, somber melancholy cues and heart pounding suspense tracks rule on this brilliant score ... Highly recommend this CD to "filmscore collectors" and "Mark Isham Fans" alike!

The Black Dahlia ( Mark Isham - Original Soundtrack)

1 The Black Dahlia/The Black Dahlia - The Zoot Suit Riots (2:14)
2 The Black Dahlia/At Norton and Coliseum (4:06)
3 The Black Dahlia/The Dahlia (3:10)
4 The Black Dahlia/The Two of Us (3:37)
5 The Black Dahlia/Mr. Fire Versus Mr. Ice (3:17)
6 The Black Dahlia/Madeline (3:06)
7 The Black Dahlia/Dwight and Kay (3:12)
8 The Black Dahlia/Hollywoodland (2:53)
9 The Black Dahlia/Red Arrow Inn (1:36)
10 The Black Dahlia/Men Who Feed on Others (4:25)
11 The Black Dahlia/Super Cops (2:01)
12 The Black Dahlia/Death at the Olympic (3:33)
13 The Black Dahlia/No Other Way (2:07)
14 The Black Dahlia/Betty Short (2:18)
15 The Black Dahlia/Nothing Stays Buried Forever (6:27)

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ Ashley Miller (producer), always in there pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer for Silva Screen), David Stone and Pete Compton (release co-ordinators) and Damien Doherty (design and artwork), a tremendous asset to every project they undertake...and the label which made it all possible...Silva America.

Total Time: 48 mins on 15 tracks ~ Silva America #1221 ~ (9/12/2006)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Isham's finest, February 12, 2008

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This review is from: The Black Dahlia (Original Soundtrack) (Audio CD)

With the exception of The Net, I have never liked the music of Mark Isham. But being well aware of director Brian De Palma's unique talent for getting great scores out of his composers, I was curious about the result of their collaboration.

The result is a fantastic and beautiful score. The movie is as close to a true film noir as you're gonna get these days, and the same goes for the score. It opens with the The Zoot Suit Riots which starts with a very slow, moody trumpet solo which represents the voice of Josh Hartnett's charachter. The trumpet solo soon evolves into a rythmic, fully orchestrated action cue. Death At The Olympic puts Mark Isham in the same league as Pino Donaggio, Ennio Morricone and Ruychi Sakamoto - composers who have crafted masterful music for De Palma's stunning slow-motion, non-verbal action/suspense scenes. The Dahlia brilliantly conveys both the mystique and the quiet sadness of Elisabeth Short.

The score was criminally overlooked by the acadamy when oscartime came around which is unforgivable since this was easily one of the greatest scores of 2006. And I NEVER thought I'd say that about a Mark Isham score