Customer Reviews

Peaceful Warrior

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This movie was very touching and a big part of the emotion for me was sparked by the ORCHESTRAL pieces, not the collection of vocal numbers here, most of which I don't even recall hearing. I'll be buying the DVD when it's available as much for the story as for the music that helped make it memorable.

I watched the movie and its the music that is so powerful. So if you want the music from the movie, you have to buy the SCORE Soundtrack from the composer Bennett Salvay. Check the iTunes Music Store...great music!

About the Original Soundtrack; have to say just checked some songs - not very inspiring...

While I'm sure these vocal songs were chosen from the movie, I'm not really sure why. There are no orchestra pieces on this soundtrack even though it was the orchestral pieces in the movie that were the most effective/emotional/memorable/etc.

In fact, I don't remember any vocal pieces in the movie. Maybe these pieces were what he was listening to in his motorcycle helmet in the movie, but we just couldn't hear them?

Release the orchestral version please.

I loved the movie. I agree with the other reviewer. It *is* disappointing that the instrumental pieces are not featured. Also, lots of people seem to love the song "Breath Me" by Sia which was used in one promotional trailer. For some reason, this song is not featured on the CD. That's a shame.

On the other hand, I really like most of the songs on the CD. Nice mix.

Every other track is a short inspirational message from Dan Millman. While I really like Dan's work, this does get a bit annoying if you just want to play the music through. Perhaps they could have included all of his parts at the end?

I wish I had read the other reviews. I saw the movie (very strange) and was captivated by the powerful music as Dan swung on the rings. I wanted THAT music, and I foolishly bought the "soundtrack." There is NONE of it here. This is a bunch of singing and guitar, with a voice clip from (the real) Dan in-between each piece.

Did the movie even HAVE any sung pieces??? I don't remember any. What I remember were the powerful orchestral pieces. The other pieces are certainly unmemorable.

If you saw the movie and really liked the singing (what singing???) then buy this. If you want the great orchestral pieces, forget it!!!

Okay, so this doesn't feature the orchestral work. So what? The Ghostbusters soundtrack from 1984 featured more pop-type stuff than it did the work of Elmer Bernstein.

I'm aiming to buy this album in CD form (after listening to the samples) for two main reasons:

1) It completes the triad of book, movie and music. (I have this...thing...about the number 3. ;-) Must be my Celtic lineage. *hehe*)

2) Jon Anderson.

When I found out, via Pandora Radio, that one of Jon Anderson's songs had made it onto a soundtrack (or collection of vocal selections, if you will) for the "Peaceful Warrior" movie, I was speechless. Not only is he my favorite musician, but the song that got picked ("Under the Sun") fits the "Peaceful Warrior" story vibe perfectly!

So I confess that I'm not too worried about the orchestral stuff not being present on the "soundtrack. Jon Anderson's shining Bard-Warriorness MORE than suffices.

If it were about this,I would never bought the CD.I mean I never saw the movie and I ain't really into scores so it's good they made a compilation instead,a great one I must say.All the songs are 5 stars and even more,plus the couple quotes between each songs are well chosen and true.What else can I say,it's a trully good soundtrack with gorgeous songs,specially at the 30 first minutes of the CD.I'm there too is very sad but so wonderful,can't wait to have Michelle Featherstone's CD.Just buy it you won't be disappointed at all.

I saw this on a recommendation from a friend and just sat in the theatre after it ended -- smart, touching, moving and inspiring. I'm glad it was (finally) released on DVD -- it's a permanent addition to my library which I can watch whenever I want, and I'm sure it will be often.