Brother [Soundtrack]

Joe Hisaishi, Jo Hisaishi & Wonder City Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B00005IBQC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #487,469 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Drifter... in LAX - Joe Hisaishi

2. Solitude

3. Tattoo

4. Death Spiral

5. Party - one year later -

6. On the shore

7. Blood brother

8. Raging men

9. Beyond the control

10. Wipe out

11. Liberation from the death

12. I love you... Aniki

13. Ballade

14. BROTHER

15. BROTHER - remix version

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best CD ever!, October 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

I bought Brother not too long ago and I just have to say the music goes really well with each scene. one of my favorite songs
is "On The Shore". The piano in the beginning of the song is one of my absolute favorite musical pieces in the song. The strings were also excellent. "Wipe Out" went excellent with the war scene. The piano in the opening title of the song was composed excellently, adding the strings created a classical masterpiece all the way to the end. My last favorite song was "Brother". The same pitch & tone from "Drifter in...LAX"
and "On the shore", but a few extra notes made it the best in the last scene with Kitano. All-in-all, this is the best CD to go out and purchase. The DVD is also a must have to purchase.
Joe Hisaishi is the best composer and performer to come out with a hard-hitting soundtrack in the world.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wipe Out, May 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

"Wipe Out" has turned into my surprise favorite track on this CD. It's the music during the scenes near the closing of the story, when Aniki and brothers are finally at war with the Mafia. The power of "Wipe Out" (and the similar,"Liberation from the Death") is masked by the dialog and heavy gunfire of the scenes, so it was a very pleasant surprise to finally hear it clearly on the CD.

"Wipe Out" is somewhat simpler musically than the "Ballade" theme used in many of the other tracks. It's strength comes from an incredibly fluid and moving passage played passionately through successive sections of the orchestra: the regal french horns, followed by delicate flutes, authoratative trumpets, sweeping violas and briefly by an oboe solo.

"Wipe Out" reaches it's grandest and most sweeping moment when the violins finally play-the moment Denny visits his mother and family for the last time. Listening to those violins, it's not hard to envision the scene and feel the emotions felt behind that closed front door.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "haunting jazz themes prevail...Joe Hisaishi!", July 3, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

What can I say about this composer...after writing his triumphant score "Princess Mononoke", which was an instant hit, epic beyond all words. Now with this beautiful theme weaving throughout his latest film score ~ "Brother", shows the music world what it's all about...versatility in composing, that is the secret to success and longevity...and Hisaishi has it!

Total Time: 43:45 on 15 Tracks ~ Silva America SIL-CD-1129 ~ (2001)