A Civil Action [Soundtrack]

Danny Elfman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B00000G3XB
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,922 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Walkin'

2. Civil Theme

3. The River

4. And This...

5. First Landing

6. Something to Prove

7. Bills, Bills, Bills

8. Water #1

9. Trial

10. Walkin' (Reprise)

11. Objections

12. Why?

13. Going Down

14. 20 Bucks

15. The Creep Up

16. Off the Hook

17. Harvard Club

18. Water #2

19. Night Work

20. The Letter

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Brilliant score by the master himself., February 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Civil Action (Audio CD)

Yet another beautifully scored masterpiece filled with Danny Elfman's all to familiar dark over tones that create a mood, which is like no other. Being a fan of darker music myself, I find this to be delightful and full of flavor. A must have for collectors. When listening, try closing your eyes, forgetting that this music is for a movie and let your imagination run wild. The possiblities are limitless. Way to go Danny!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Film Score, February 14, 2001

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Devin (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Civil Action (Audio CD)

Why, i wonder, would Danny Elfman (who produced this soundtrack) put a song by another artist ("Hard Working Man") on his score album?? Buy the cd if you want to hear orchestral music composed FOR the film -- the songs can be found on pre-existing albums.... As for the score = There are two distinct sides to this score -- Elfman uses synth and an ethereal choir to convey the mechanical, coldly efficient world of the attorneys....but when things get messy, and the main character begins to care PERSONALLY in the case, Elfman then drops the synth and alows the orchestra to take over. These moments are subtle and gorgeous... In BOTH cases (synth and orchestra passages) you will hear subtle nods to Gospel music...a clever reference to the main character's moral dilemma's, and the church-like nature of the courtroom. The theme of water, as both cleansing and distructive (the poisoned children), is represented by glass-instruments. Really, this score is EXCELLENT...and it gets better with every listen.

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Soundtrack? Not exactly. . ., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Civil Action (Audio CD)

For those of you wondering what that great blues number is at the beginning of this movie, it's a song called "Hard Workin' Man" performed by Captain Beefheart. This song was originally written for a movie called "Blue Collar" and can be found on the new Beefheart anthology "The Dust Blows Forward" from Rhino.

Pretty entertaining movie if you're into lawyers and such. Too bad they didn't bother to put any of the good blues cuts from it on the soundtrack. Oh well, that's showbiz. . .