Diabolique: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Randy Edelman (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Edel America
• ASIN: B000005OMA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title From Diabolique

2. Desperation

3. Scene Of The Crime

4. Missing Persons

5. A Stimulating Bath

6. Empty Pool

7. Suburban Pittsburgh

8. Searching Through Drawers

9. Mia

10. Getting Dizzy

11. Darkened Hallway

12. Two Females And A Guy

13. Finale

14. In The Arms Of Love - Sherry Williams

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Darker Edelman music, May 29, 2003

By 

Brandon Cutro (Tyler, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diabolique: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Randy Edelman, usually noted for his light and more upbeat music, does a 180 here and delivers a darker and more melancholy score and considering the film he wrote the music for, it makes perfect sense. The main theme is good and contains those typical Edelman trademark sounds in it. The theme, performed by Edelman on piano, can be found in almost every track, so it is not hard to miss. The rest of the music consists of everything you would expect to find in a thriller score: dark and ominous strings, pianos, and blaring brass notes here and there. "Desperation", "Missing Persons", and "Two Females and a Guy" contain some exciting action sequences, while "A Stimulating Bath" and "Searching Through Drawers" contain frantic percussion. The rest of the tracks are very similar to each other and the end cue, "In the Arms of Love" by Sherry Williams, is a dumb blues tune that should have been left off the soundtrack altogether. If you are a diehard Edelman fan or enjoy Bernard Herrmann-like thriller music, then this soundtrack should satisfy you. Otherwise, watch the movie first and then make the judgment.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are we reviewing the soundtrack, or the movie?, October 14, 2004

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Rob K "packrat404" (somewhere between Los Angeles and New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diabolique: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I have no idea why on earth Amazon sees any reason to combine reviews for the movie (I never saw it, I have no idea if it's any good, and I don't even care) with reviews for the soundtrack (It's great music). Are they unable to realize that a soundtrack CD can be appreciated on its own completely apart from the movie, what the movie was about, or if it was any good? The soundtrack is good, I'm reviewing the soundtrack and not the movie. Pay attention and don't let the bad movie reviews here reflect AT ALL on the reviews of the soundtrack (aside from Amazon's averaging system which in this case is messed up).