The Sweet Hereafter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Mychael Danna | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000WF4
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,562 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Sweet Hereafter

2. Procession

3. One More Colour

4. Bus

5. Bus Stop

6. Courage

7. It's Important That We Talk

8. Dog Track Drizzle

9. Thin Ice

10. It Was A Wonderful Time In Our Lives

11. Pied Piper

12. A Huge Wave

13. Boy

14. Why I Lied

15. A Different Town

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sarah Polley the Delicate Hero, October 2, 2000

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EriKa "E" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sweet Hereafter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Sarah Polley is the heroine of this soundtrack. I don't necessarily feel that the soundtrack would be brilliant without her contributions as vocalist. This is not a soundtrack that could stand on its own without her voice. The score fit the film extremely well, but to make this soundtrack worth the money and the five star rating, Sarah Polley's tracks were essential. "Courage" has come to be one of my favourite songs, and her renditions of "One More Colour" and "The Sweet Hereafter" are so otherworldly and powerful that you can just... feel the impact! Based on Polley's talent here, you will not regret buying this CD and won't mind playing it incessantly. (In fact I bought the CD and recorded "Courage" three or four times in a row for listening to in the car! Yeah, that's how good it is!)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, January 22, 2000

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anna (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sweet Hereafter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Mychael Danna has created a beautiful, haunting, somewhat mystical score for The Sweet Hereafter. Every song is equally good as the rest. The real standouts on the CD though, are those tracks featuring vocals by Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter, One More Colour, Courage, Dog Track Drizzle, and Boy). The lyrics are poetic, and she has a gorgeously fragile voice.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars swept up in it, December 8, 1999

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Jonathan Levitt (Somerville, Ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sweet Hereafter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

after seeing this movie and hearing the opening music accompanying Ian Holms journey through the car wash..I was never the same. This film comes back to me over and over...and I cannot raise my hands any higher in praise for Egoyan or Danna. If one has not seen or heard this film or music then you are denying yourself a journey into a world that is so haunting, harsh, and unforgiving but despairingly beautiful at the same time.

I think the music especially Polly's version of The Tragically Hips Courage proves she is a dynamic dame headed for great heights.

This is the quiet work of masters.