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The Secret Of Roan Inish: A New Film By John Sayles

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The movie is one of my most favorite movies. It is haunting, beautiful, and totally unique. This soundtrack is a favorite of my whole family. It is Celtic music that hasn't been smoothed into a gooshy muzak like so many CDs of celtic music meant for popular consumption are. The music on the tape flows well from track to track and you never feel tempted to skip a track because it isn't up to the standards of the rest of the CD. I can't imagine anyone being disapointed by this CD.

I saw the movie that this soundtrack is from when i was alot younger. It always stuck with me, i would remember bits of pieces of it....the woman emerging from the skin of the seal, the boat drifting through the fog, the blonde girl fiona...however i forgot the title of the movie. I asked my mother last year of any of those images reminded her of a movie. She remembered the title fortunately, and i watched it again for the first time in years. Although it is a childrens movie, it made me cry and dream. I agree with anyone who says it is appropriate for kids but certainly enjoyable for adults. This time around it was still as beautiful as before, but the music stuck out to me particularly. However, being busy i forgot about it.

This year, after spending the night at my friends house, after i had woken up and was fixing tea, the sounds of beautiful old celtic music started sliding through the air like fish. It was the soundtrack for the secert of roan innish, and it is some of the best celtic music i have heard. It is unadulterated with modern new age hooks (and sinkers). It feels pure and real, like the story of the selkie Nuala sounded to fiona: pure and distant, but tangible....

As with other reviews I can write "What a great CD, one of my favorite" the music fits the movie perfectly. Exploring the Irish myth of Selkies; Seal's that turn back & forth into humans. This myth helps to explain the unity of nature, the call of the sea for humans to live & explore, the dangers of losing one's heritage, & so much more. The music is timeless, haunting, beautiful, mystical, & a few adjectives more...Mason Daring really knows how to write great Celtic music uniting the past with the present. Some sections like "Liam & Nuala" are rather modern, almost a "2001 A Space Odyssey" awe with angelic female singing that gives you goose bumps. In other scections you will dance with the Irish jigs, cry with the lost dreams, & yearn to return to the sea. Try out "Crab Dream" on the Window Media or Real One Player to get a hint of this great CD.

I loved the movie, and although I know little about true Irish or Celtic music, I can say that this soundtrack complements the scenes from the movie perfectly. The climax when Jamie is given back to his family and the music that accompanies that scene is very hauntingly beautiful.

You don't have to be Irish to love this music. It's calming like a lullabye and yet uplifting -you'll want to dance! I love listening to it in the car, when I'm writing papers for school, eating dinner, or cleaning the house. A must have for St. Patrick's Day -buy it for someone Irish or someone who just loves Celtic music.

A great celtic musical piece, used but clear like new. My only complaint was that I was told it could take two or three weeks to arrive at my po box - which as it was an 'in stock' item is pure nonsense...a cd in an envelope does not take that long and it got me worried...but in fact it arrived in about a week - - poor communication, which means I'll think twice before ordering again
Bill

This CD is my most favorite CD. I saw the movie and was so intrigued by the music that I had to buy it. I can listen to this music anytime. I use this as a pick-me-up or as relaxing background music. I especially love to hear this music during March around St. Patrick's day. I am a 3rd. teacher and I take this CD in to my class. We listen to it as we do art projects during March. This year we listened to it as we baked Irish Soda Bread. Some of my students wanted to jig to the music. Some of the selections are good dancing music.

This soundtrack is full of very lovely and relaxing music. Those who love Irish traditional music will appreciate the fine version of mist on the mountain/the musical priest, and over the moor to Maggie/the bucks of Oranmore. Highly recommended listening.

"Roan Inish" is one of the best children's films ever made -- probably because it's not really a children's film, but a film they nonetheless will relate to. The music from it is wonderful, evocative, and a nice intro to the world of Irish music for listeners of all ages.

There is a tune, which is played when Fiona decided with their cousin to clean the houses in the island.

in DVD they call Cleaning day 1 2 3