Rain [Soundtrack, Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000062WGR
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,598 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Dont Know - Neil Finn

2. Summer Intro

3. Summer Of Love - Neil Finn And Edmund McWilliams

4. Mum In Bed

5. Orange And Blue - Neil Finn

6. Red Room

7. Cry Wolf - Lisa Germano

8. The Affair

9. Black Sally - Hman Instinct

10. Boat Dawn

11. Boat Joyride - Neil Finn

12. Kids Floating

13. Batman

14. Shower

15. Phantom Love - Lisa Germano

16. Drive Home - Neil Finn And Edmund McWilliams

17. Lucid Dream - Liam Finn

Editorial Reviews

Fantastic soundtrack to the New Zealand film, features tracks from Neil Finn, Lisa Germano, Neil's son Liam Finn & more. 2001.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding first film scoring effort, October 21, 2002

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Earl Green - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rain (Audio CD)

Quite a few rock artists have tried to cross over to film scoring with varying degrees of success; Mark Knopflet of Dire Straits and Peter Gabriel are among the most notable examples. Now we can count Crowded House/Split Enz alumnus Neil Finn among those who have made the jump successfully. "Rain" is a pleasant mix of new songs and instrumentals - unlike some of Peter Gabriel's film scoring efforts, this is decidedly NOT a rehash of old material just minus the vocals. It's all original.

The best tracks are the two songs Finn shares with Edmund McWilliams. They bring an interesting harmonic counterpoint to Finn's usual solo material, and they're both every bit the toe-tappers that any of the better songs from Finn's recent solo projects have been. Lisa Germano's "Cry Wolf" is nothing to sneeze at either.

As for the instrumental score tracks, they're recognizably Neil Finn in style and texture without being recycled songs. His almost-folksy mix of acoustic guitar and keyboards makes for a pleasant combination, and it's interesting to hear him experiment with creating a mood without his signature (and sometimes cryptic) lyrical imagery. All in all, a very good first attempt at film scoring - here's hoping Neil Finn gives it another try in the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow- this is great music!, December 14, 2011

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James C. Ward "horror and sci-fi fan.." (Tuscaloosa area AL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rain (Audio CD)

* first, watch the movie because it is a great drama.

This soundtrack is a perfect compliment to the film itself- the music fits in well with each scene. The ambient sounds mesh with the emotions that the characters are experiencing.

In particular the music of Neil Finn is just incredible. Some will recall that Finn was in the bands Split Enz and Crowded House- both bands had many hit songs during the 80's; I would recommend that you listen to the music from those bands as well if you enjoy the Finn tracks on this cd.