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Children Of A Lesser God: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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One of the most stirring soundtracks of any film I can recall, much of this music can take the listener to a place so calm and thoughtful it seems as if time has ceased to exist. There's little conventional "melody", but instead sweeping washes of sound and chords which convey ambiguous, tender and searching emotional states. Sometimes pensive, sometimes mystical, sometimes passionate, it is truthful, complex music, whether intimate or grand. I like to play it while driving in the mountains. It has become indispensible to me!

When I heard this soundtrack during the movie, I was swept away with it's beauty, expansiveness and, oddly, its intimacy. It soothed me like no other instrumental body of work I had heard at the time--or since. When we had our first son in 1990, I would bathe him at night, bring him into the living room, put this on and put him on my chest. Within 5 minutes, he'd be asleep. It worked equally well for our second son. Beyond infancy, it was a calming resource on more than our fair share of family car trips. You and your family can't miss with this one.

This soundtrack has always been very special to me. It was given to me as a gift years ago when the movie was released. Whenever, I need to escape the world and find a special place, I play this music. So smooth and gentle, it feels as if you are actually floating on the sound.

Michael Convertino definitely nailed it on the head with the score for the 1986 film adaptation of CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD. The score is gentle and uplifting, yet examines the underpinnings of humanity. "Rain Pool" and "Underwater Love" are cues that truly stand out in an album that conspires to bring the listener to the brink of tears. A good listen, if you're in the right frame of mind, and a worthy addition to any score collection.

The soundtrack of Children of a Lesser god is all about mood and feelings. The soundtrack tries to put the deaf culture into music, and suceeds! A great relaxing and soothing recording.

Michael Convertino receives high marks from me because he was so successful with the inconceivable task of creating sounds for the reality of 'silence.' I don't know how anyone could do this as the definition of silence means without sound, but he uses these high schrill and screeching violins to actually capture (the emotion and mood anyway) of silence. This is all appropo to the movie, which is about the trials of a deaf woman, but it's more than that. Convertino also captures the feel of water and floating, as the characters were often seen on the Island ferry, and swimming in the pool. This is a true example of creativity and artistry.

Boomerang is one of my favorite songs off this album and I really love this movie as well. I rate DVD and album 5 stars!!!