To Have And To Hold (1997 Film) [Soundtrack]

Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 25, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000003Z3R
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,224 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. To Have and to Hold

2. The Jungle of Love

3. Candlelit Bedroom

4. Luther

5. A House in the Jungle

6. Delerium

7. The River at Night

8. Mourning Song

9. Romantic Theme

10. Snow Vision

11. Rose

12. The Clouds

13. Noah's Funeral

14. The Flight

15. Kate Leaves

16. We're Coming/The Riot

17. Murder

18. The Red Dress

19. I Threw It All Away

20. To Have and to Hold/End Titles

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good music for a soundtrack, don't buy for Nick Cave content, September 28, 1999

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This review is from: To Have And To Hold (1997 Film) (Audio CD)

Not a bad soundtrack to listen to. It's definately "movie-worthy" and well composed. However, I bought the soundtrack with Nick Cave in mind. What the album turned out to be were melodies that he helped create, minus vocals. Good tunes, just no voices.

Kind of curious to know how the movie was.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant and Relaxing Soundtrack, May 31, 2006

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Kurt Harding "bon vivant" (Boerne TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Have And To Hold (1997 Film) (Audio CD)

I didn't know what to expect when I bought this except that the music was composed by Nick Cave and a couple of his Bad Seeds. But when I first listened, one thing became abundantly clear:if you are looking for a traditional Bad Seeds album, you should pass on this. On the other hand, if you enjoy Cave's work beyond the confines of what you are used to, To Have and To Hold may prove to be a surprise.
Cave and bandmates Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey have here woven together a seamless series of mostly instrumental pieces that SOUND like they belong in a movie. This pleasant and relaxing soundtrack climaxes in the song I Threw It All Away, rendered here by the enigmatic Scott Walker.
The only discordant note is sounded by the cacophonous Gangstar Bone. I didn't see the film, so I have no idea what its place is, but it will rudely shake you from the reverie induced by the rest of the CD.
To Have and To Hold will likely only appeal to Cave completeists or to the musically adventurous. If your tastes are limited to more mainstream music, then you will probably want to avoid this.
Three stars for effort and originality.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Cave disc, but great still., October 14, 1999

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"srgranger" (California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Have And To Hold (1997 Film) (Audio CD)

I bought this disc because I'm a fan of the various artists. And was expecting a blend of all their talents. It is...but not in the way most expect. This is a soundtrack not anything like their other works. So if you are willing to expand your listening tastes to some instrumental orchestrations then this disc is great. Otherwise you might be disappointed.