Home of the Brave [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]

Sheryl Crow (Composer), Stephen Endelman (Composer), Stephen Endelman (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Stephen Endelman
• Composer: Sheryl Crow, Stephen Endelman
• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B000JJRX84
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,536 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Sheryl Crow song that opens this soundtrack, "Try Not to Remember," sets the tone: slow, moody. The CD follows it up with two Middle Eastern–themed tracks ("The Battle Ends" and "Opening Iraq"), which establish the movie's departure point—the Iraq war. But Home of the Brave isn't so much about war as it is about what happens when soldiers return home, and so the overall musical feeling is more thoughtfully somber (think low-key clarinets, muted horns, delicately picked acoustic guitars) than action-packed brash--even "The Chase" is a lot more subdued that tracks with that title tend to be. It all gets a little samey after a while, and so the best moments are those when composer Stephen Endelman inserts Middle Eastern touches--as in "The Kitchen," "What We’re Thankful For" or "All Hell Broke Loose"--to signify the shadow that looms over the movie. Middle Eastern chanting spookily comes back bookend the album on "Return to Iraq." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sheryl Crow - Try Not To Remember, August 23, 2009

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G. Daniels "Greg Daniels" (Sagamore, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Of The Brave (MP3 Download)

I want "Try Not To Remember" from Sheryl Crow, and that is the ONLY song on this entire album that is not available for download... it makes no sense!
Please make this track available for download!

2.0 out of 5 stars Has its moments, but..., June 23, 2011

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Jon Warshawsky (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home of the Brave [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

Sheryl Crow has a talent for movie songs: Her title song for Tomorrow Never Dies was a strong anchor for solid soundtrack, and Try Not to Remember on this album is one of her best -- right in her range, nice blend of country and pop, melancholy but reflective instead of dark. Sadly, it seems to be available only here, while the rest of the world has gone to individual digital downloads for songs. That's too bad, because as a single it's certainly 4 or 5-star worthy.

The problem is that the rest of this album just doesn't work outside the context of the film for which it was scored. There are some nicely done moments on the other 18 tracks, but I would agree with the Amazon review that it becomes much of a sameness and goes on seemingly forever. I haven't seen the film, so it is possible that the music works perfectly with it and Endelman is a talented composer. But on its own the CD falls flat. I've looked up from my desk and suddenly realized it was still playing -- that's how uninvolving it is.

This album seems to be a case study in the old school packaging technique -- buy 18 tracks that fade into obscurity to get the pop song that opens the album. In 1981, I wouldn't have given it a thought, but in 2011 it's vaguely insulting. I suppose I bought it used to register my protest...

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, great sound track! Great price too., October 23, 2010

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Gary J. Glenn "DynaWideRider" (USA) - See all my reviews
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