Of Mice and Men: Original Motion Picture Score [Soundtrack]

Mark Isham, Ken Kugler | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000008J35
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,485 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Train

2. Red Dress

3. Soledad

4. Guys Like Us

5. The Bunkhouse

6. After Supper

7. The Puppy

8. Buckin' Barley

9. Candy's Loss

10. Fight

11. The Dream

12. The Hope

13. The Fight

14. Comfort

15. The Ranch

16. Sundown

17. Curly's Wife

18. Pigeons

19. Discovery

20. River Run

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Grows on you, July 9, 2003

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John D. Dooley "PhiloX" (Southern California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Of Mice and Men: Original Motion Picture Score (Audio CD)

"Of Mice & Men" may not be one of Mark Isham's most original nor popular movie theme CD's yet after each listen it grows on you. Mark Isham doe's have a certain style, calming yet questioning which suits the movie adaptation of Steinbeck's book perfectly. The story is about George, a quiet intelligent man roaming the California country looking for a job with his friend Lennie, who is George's antithesis; all physical power with little brains. They get a job where the boss's son Curley is cruel to Lennie, but Curley's wife takes pity on him. Later Curley's wife is accidentally killed & the social economic forces take over. At times the music sounds close to another Mark Isham movie theme "At First Sight" yet holds onto its own pathos. Some songs use a solo Folk music instrumentation that reflects Lennie's simplicity. Other songs use a minor key that reveals the battle between the outer world & the character's repressed inner lives. Try the "Listen to Samples" a few times & see if the music will grow on you.