Secondhand Lions [Original Motion Picture Score] [Enhanced, Soundtrack]

Patrick Doyle (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
• Label: Watertower Music
• ASIN: B0000C0FKR
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,213 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven, but worthwhile, September 26, 2003

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James Luckard (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secondhand Lions [Original Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

If, like me, you struggled to notice the music in this film, don't worry, the album represents Doyle's contribution far better than the actual film, where his music is often mixed to almost nothing.

Patrick Doyle is one of the most gifted composers around at creating lush, heartbreaking orchestral melodies, but with this film he was given very little to work with. There simlpy weren't any scenes that lent themselves to big, sustained musical set pieces. For that matter, he has little time to even develop themes, most of the cues are extremely short, and many have more of a "background music" sound than I am used to from Doyle.

There is some fun 1930's Korngold style stuff for the flashbacks, but it pales next to the rousing action music he has done before.

However, one of Doyle's most gorgeous themes is in here, if you seek it out. Tracks 18 and 23, as well as the final piano solo, contain a sweet, melancholy tune which is achingly orchestrated in 18 into one of the highlights of Doyle's film scoring career.

I don't imagine this is an album that the average moviegoer will be picking up, the music is too subtle, but Doyle fans should know this is well worth buying.

18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly missing tracks....!, February 13, 2004

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Madame "Librarian" (Eastern US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secondhand Lions [Original Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

I LOVED the movie and was eargerly awaiting the soundtrack to be released, but found that all the great Texas swing music ("Rolling Stone from Texas" ?) and the tune that was so appropriately played during the salesmen sequence of the movie ("I thought you were my friend" ?)were both missing from this CD. I am very, very disappointed!!!! I still enjoy all of the orchestration and melodies that are available on this disc, but feel that it would have done the CD more justice if the funny tunes were also included....Very disappointed indeed....:(

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars misunderstood, December 31, 2010

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kickinitforever - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secondhand Lions [Original Motion Picture Score] (Audio CD)

Apparently, I am like many others that didn't understand the difference between "score" and "soundtrack". I really wanted all those funky songs that played throughout the movie. I like orchestra stuff, and this is nice, but not what I wanted.