The World, the Flesh and the Devil [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Soundtrack]

Miklos Rozsa (Composer), Miklós Rózsa (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Miklós Rózsa
• Composer: Miklos Rozsa
• Audio CD (January 11, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Film Score Monthly
• ASIN: B0006SSRBA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prelude - Miklós Rózsa

2. Disaster

3. Escape

4. End of the World / Exploring / The Dead City

5. Alone / Radio Station

6. Alone (alternative) [Alternate Take]

7. Sarah Appears (alternative) [Alternate Take]

8. Sarah Appears

9. Dummies / Light / Shadow Dance

10. Snodgrass's Suicide

11. Spring Fever

12. Nostalgia

13. Friends Again

14. The Third Man

15. Amnesia

16. Picnic

17. Crossroads

18. Indecision / Nocturne

19. Showdown

20. Manhunt in Manhattan / Stalking/ Transformation / Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful soundtrack transcends stylish end of the world epic..., July 4, 2005

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Kevin R. Pyrtle "Wtf-Film" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World, the Flesh and the Devil [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

The World, The Flesh, and The Devil is far from a bad film. The cast does a fine job and the script is competent enough. The only real problem is that the story is belittled by two elements, one of which is the chilling cinematography. The other is the soundtrack.

You can tell Miklos Rosza is used to scoring epic films, and his score for this film is no different. The themes are beautiful and bombastic and larger than life, all at once, and do wonders to accent the glorious black and white cinematography. Fresh off of films like Quo Vadis (1951) and A Spellbound (1945), he was at his prime when scoring The World, The Flesh, and The Devil. He would go on to provide equally impressive score work for Ben Hur (also 1959), King of Kings (1961) and a number of other enormous films.

The only real problem with the score is that it nearly overpowers the film it was written for. But I see this as more of a product of a time when film scores, much like films themselves, tried to so hard to be larger than life (this trend has come back in vogue since the 90's). In any event, this is a glorious soundtrack and a wonderful listening experience. I highly recommend it for those who are already fans of Rozsa's work or anyone looking for just plain good music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Score, April 24, 2007

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M. Zito "Three Sheets To The Wind!" (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World, the Flesh and the Devil [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Audio CD)

I enjoyed the score.

I with they'd release this film on DVD!!!!

Cheers,
Matt