The Passion of the Christ (Score) [Soundtrack]

John Debney (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: John Debney
• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0001ENY6M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (159 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Before you criticize..., February 29, 2004

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This review is from: The Passion of the Christ (Score) (Audio CD)

For all of those people self-righteously criticizing the soundtrack of this movie as being a lift off of Peter Gabriel's work, perhaps you should do some more research before making such an uneducated critique. Peter Gabriel, too, took the music for the Last Temptation from a significantly more historic source. The instruments used on both soundtracks is the duduk, a classic instrument used in Armenian music, which dates back to biblical times. Hence the choice to use it in both this film and Peter Gabriel's Last Temptation Soundtrack. Gabriel was in no way the creator or innovator of that sound, those melodies, nor the mood set by them. Armenian musicians have been mastering the duduk for over a thousand years. This soundtrack was inspired by them, and paid homage to them, much in the same way Gabriel has done for many years. But Gabriel doesn't have the sole ownership on being inspired by international and ancient music. This soundtrack was powerful and moving, due in part to the appropriate choice of instruments and musicians. People should try to appreciate the music for what it is, and not where you THINK it came from.

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars haunting and beautiful, February 27, 2004

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Passion of the Christ (Score) (Audio CD)

John Debney's intense, melodic score adds much atmosphere to Mel Gibson's magnificent film, but can also stand on its own as intriguing and lovely listening. It uses a lot of background vocals and chanting to great effect, and fascinating instruments that give it a middle-eastern flavor; notable is the duduk, which is an ancient double-reed similar to the clarinet, often used in Armenian folk traditions.

It is a score that changes from gentle tenderness to percussive strength, always interesting in its many moods. A few tracks have lush string arrangements, and track # 9, "Mary Goes to Jesus" takes flight on wings of sound.
Other contributors to the score are Jack Lenz, Shankar & Gingger, with lyrics by Lisbeth Scott. The sound quality is terrific and total playing time is 54'09.
It is all at once inspiring, peaceful, and energizing music, and a score that I will be listening to many years from now.
See the film, and hear the music; this is the rare stuff that changes lives with its beauty, power, and truth.

63 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contemplate Passion, February 26, 2004

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Magdaline "Paula" (Townley, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Passion of the Christ (Score) (Audio CD)

I had access to this soundtrack prior to viewing the movie. It is moving, riveting, and soulful. I can almost envision the elements that each title represents. My husband has listened to it nonstop while at work for the past 2 days and has come home with a totally different attitude.
I highly recommend this especially as background music to listen to while meditating on Sacred Scripture. (Not too loud, just softly in the background.)