The Claim (2000 Film) [Soundtrack, Import]

Michael Nyman (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Michael Nyman
• Audio CD (January 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B000054BFA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,273 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing western score for Nyman, February 3, 2001

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blahblahblah (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Claim (2000 Film) (Audio CD)

I haven't had the opportunity to listen to the cd as a whole yet, but I have seen the film. The film is flawed, but one of the standout elements is Michael Nyman's haunting score. The end theme in particular is an amazing track that combines just the right amount of the customary inspiration from Morricone's Once Upon a Time in The West, while marking its own territory with a composition that lays open the frosty Western plain depicted in the film better than the cinematography does. This film has flown below the radar, but fans of classical western scores should make a point to listen to this work.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent ., April 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Claim (2000 Film) (Audio CD)

Michael Nyman is without peer as a composer of lush, symphonic and evocative film scores. He adds enormous value to any movie project that he is associated with. It is astonishing that he has not achieved wider recognition. This is one of his best ever - moving and uplifting even with no knowledge of the film. Having seen Michael Winterbottom's latest Thomas Hardy derived epic, Nyman hits exactly the right tone to capture the tragedy of Dillon, the character at the center of the story. The film will likely miss wide distribution, but those who see it in a cinema, and those who will subsequently see it on video or TV will want this superb piece of music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "THE CLAIM', February 1, 2001

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butterlfycomb (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Claim (2000 Film) (Audio CD)

Absolutely mesmerizing! Go out and buy this soundtrack, it is just gorgeous. I am hoping that Michael Nyman will finally get his first Academy Award Nomination his soundtrack to this film, I have not even seen the film yet. I tell you just by listening to it you can practically picture it though. This soundtrack is emotionally riveting and breath taking. Beautifully cued through out each track on the cd, I want to see this film really bad but it is not presently playing in my area yet, so until I will enjoy this wonderfull soundtrack from this momental film.