The Postman (Il Postino): Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994 Film) [Soundtrack]

Luis Bacalov (Artist), Pablo Neruda (Artist), Luis Bacalov (Artist), Riccardo Pellegrino (Artist), Symphony Orchestra of Rome (Artist), Luis Enríque Bacalov (Artist), Carlos Gardel (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000000OEM
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > Miscellaneous > Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews > Poetry

Track Listings

1. Theme

2. Morning - Pablo Neruda / Sting

3. Poetry - Pablo Neruda / Miranda Richardson

4. Leaning Into Afternoons - Pablo Neruda / Wesley Snipes

5. Poor Fellows, poem - Luis Bacalov

6. Ode To The Sea - Pablo Neruda / Ralph Fiennes

7. Fable Of The Mermaid & The Drunks - Pablo Neruda / Ethan Hawke

8. Ode To The Beautiful Nude - Pablo Neruda / Rufus Sewell

9. I Like You To Be Still - Pablo Neruda / / Glenn Close

10. Walking Around - Pablo Neruda / Samuel L. Jackson

11. Tonight I Can Write - Pablo Neruda / Andy Garcia

12. Adonic Angela - Pablo Neruda / William Dafoe

13. If You Forget Me - Pablo Neruda / Madonna

14. Integrations - Pablo Neruda / Vincent Perez

15. And Now You're Mine - Pablo Neruda / Julia Roberts & Andy Garcia

16. The Postman (Titles)

17. Bicycle

18. Madreselva, tango

19. The Postman Lullaby

20. Beatrice

See all 31 tracks on this disc

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mediteranean Flair, Literary Appeal, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Postman (Il Postino): Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994 Film) (Audio CD)

Romantic, charming, yet simple and poignant is the main theme from the Postman. As if that weren't beautiful enough, it is also recorded in various arrangements (harpsichord and string, for one, anda guitar and bandoneon versio). All are delightful!

What was also a pleasant surprise was the poetry recitals on the CD (these were not actually in the movie). I found myself repeatedly listening to Morning by Sting and to Poetry by Miranda Richardson. Much of the music is accompanied by the beautiful themes of the movie, too. Perhaps the greatest consequence of the CD was that it led me to Neruda's Poetry (love sonnets, odes). The poetry on the disc is just the surface. Did you know Neruda won the Nobel Prize for his beautiful poetry in 1971?

Musically and poetically, this CD is a must-have.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars enchanting, poignant, sensuous, captivating, November 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Postman (Il Postino): Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994 Film) (Audio CD)

If you are hunting for passion, romance, and love, then call off the three-headed hounds. Like the goddess Diana, this soundtrack evokes memories of a hunt. Hunt no more.

Pablo Neruda's poetry and Luis Bacalov's music, like lovers, entwine beautifully and magnificently. The two truly become "one." This disc will make your heart skip. It will move you. Further, this soundtrack is like a soul you never have met, but love with your heart.

I rarely gush about anything, much less music. However, I will make an exception with this one.

At risk of sounding pedantic, or worse, didactic, ANYONE, with an ounce of romance, should own this CD.

You will not be disappointed. You will be carried away.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Music, Distracting Stars, July 10, 2003

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Stephen Haske (Savannah, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Postman (Il Postino): Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994 Film) (Audio CD)

I really, really, really like this music. I'm not sure if I emphasized that enough. This is a beautiful melancholy (and at the same time joyful) and textured mix of regional folk music and modern movie theme aesthetics. It fits perfectly with the gorgeous movie and it's Neruda-inspired romanticism. But it transcends the movie and becomes universal (see new symphonic arrangements appearing on the orchastra scene).

However, I really, really, really don't like the first half of the CD. In fact, I made a copy of the CD without the Readings From The Stars, so it wouldn't distract so. Perhaps this was added by Miramax so it would be more sellable? Would the reading of Neruda's poems be included if they didn't get the stars to read them? I highly doubt it. I'm sure it was Lew Wasserman's (or some other top brass at the studio) idea, who then pulled his strings. And now he smiles every time a Julia Roberts fan finds Il Postino. It's great cross-marketing, and makes for bad art.

This would get 10 stars from me on the strength of Luis Bacalov's stirring music, but I had to do something about all those damn celebrities.