Flags of our Fathers [Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]

Clint [Actor/Director] Eastwood (Composer), Jule Styne (Composer), Kyle / Stevens, Michael / McCormack, Andrew / F Eastwood (Composer), John Philip Sousa (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), Artie Shaw (Composer), Sammy / Styne, Jule Cahn (Composer), Lennie Niehaus (Conductor), Artie Shaw Gramercy Five (Performer), Dinah Shore (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Artie Shaw Gramercy Five, Dinah Shore
• Conductor: Lennie Niehaus
• Composer: Clint [Actor/Director] Eastwood, Jule Styne, Kyle / Stevens, Michael / McCormack, Andrew / F Eastwood, John Philip Sousa, Franz Joseph Haydn, et al.
• Audio CD (October 17, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B000IOM1TG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

As if delivering Oscar-winning films were not enough, Clint Eastwood is one of the few directors to also compose much of his movies' soundtracks; even more impressive is that he's able to work within distinct genres, from jazz to country to Hollywood-style neoclassical. With help from orchestrator Lennie Niehaus, Eastwood creates a compelling soundtrack to the WWII drama Flags of Our Fathers, combining Eastwood originals (including son Kyle’s contribution on "Knock Knock") with Philip Sousa marches; classical pieces by Mozart and Haydn; and period-defining pieces by the likes of Dinah Shore ("I'll Walk Alone"), Irving Berlin (a new recording of "Any Bonds Today?"), and Artie Shaw ("Summit Ridge Drive"). These are fairly minimal but it's nice to see them eschew the usual war-movie tropes--like the movie itself. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars surprising score from a multitalented man, October 31, 2006

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Nicholas A. Ziinojr (ridge, new york United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flags of our Fathers [Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

In addition to being a talented filmmaker,Clint Eastwood is an accomplished musician,and this score shows it.There have been several other posters here lambasting Mr.Eastwood for scoring his own pictures and screaming "He's no(insert composer name here)".Don't pay any attention to them.While he may not be in the class of John Williams or others as a composer,this is a melodic and highly effective score that fits the film and is well-performed under the brilliant baton of Lennie Niehaus.The main piano theme is memorable.This is a great companion to
his "Mystic River" and "Million Dollar Baby".

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Captures the Times, October 26, 2006

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Alamo_guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flags of our Fathers [Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is a very good integration of director Eastwood's music with traditional patriotic music and music of the WWII era. Overall, this soundtrack captures the time and place and the lives affected by events. As a soundtrack album of the film, this CD works effectively.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple melody for a moving movie, October 20, 2006

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jto "apsht!" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flags of our Fathers [Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

Clint Eastwood's score for "Flags Of Our Fathers" is sparse like his "Million Dollar Baby" theme, but this does not mean it isn't strong. Like the haunting flashbacks for the war heroes of the movie, the orchestral score floats in and out like a dream, ebbing and flowing with the viewer's emotions. Almost half the tracks feature Eastwood's score while the others are strong period pieces supporting the war aspect of the movie ("The Thunderer" John Philip Sousa) and the politics ("Any Bonds Today?" Irving Berlin). All in all, this movie is a superb big screen watch and the soundtrack is a slice of history supported by a lingering melody that will keep you listening for more.