The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Rachel Portman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 1999)
• Original Release Date: December 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00003A9QI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,453 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I have listened to the score from "The Cider House Rules" perhaps a hundred times. Each time I ask myself, "What is so compelling about this score? Why do I keep coming back to it and finding something new with each listening?"

I believe it is simple elegance. The music is truly moving and the themes are beautiful. However, it is something more. It touches to the heart all the complex emotion, the love, the confusion, the excitement and in the end the acceptance and understanding of the deep and sometimes dark story of the film. The themes are All American. The emotion is universal.

For me, the test of a good film score is when it works both as an integral part of the film and can stand alone as an individual composition. In this regard, "The Cider House Rules" is a remarkable achievement.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Reflective, January 6, 2000

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Jim Reed (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I have collected dramatic score soundtracks for over 15 years. This soundtrack ranks in the top 5%. The piano and orchestral accompaniment make this recording a must for all serious collectors. It will uplift and inspire you, as well as invite you to see the film again and again.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rachel Portman's best yet, December 26, 1999

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William R. Sample "wsample" (Valley Center, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I heard portions of this score played on local public radio and immediately had to have the CD. It is one of the most beautiful film soundtracks I have heard. Rachel Portman has written as masterpiece with Cider House. I do believe that she will receive an Academy Award nomination for this piece.