Dead Man Walking: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK]

Various Artists - Soundtracks - Song Collections

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 1996)
• Original Release Date: January 9, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BGP
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,222 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good music with a challenging message., July 20, 2001

By	Blake S. "blakesittler" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

The Dead Man Walking Soundtrack is piled to the rafters with talent: Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett, Michelle Shocked, Eddie Vedder (from Pearl Jam), etc...This album is so emotionally powerful at times that I will listen to some songs over and over (i.e. Ellis Unit One or Promises by Lyle Lovett). Johnny Cash's tune is one of the weaker songs on the album (I say this as a Johnny Cash fan). Cash covers Nick Cave's song "The Mercy Seat" on his Solitary Man album--a song about a man heading for the chair--which is worth checking out. Steve Earle has been involved in anti-death penelty work for years. For those of you interested, you can check out "Billy Austin" on the Hard Way and "Over Yonder (Jonathan's Song)" on transcendental blues. If you like Springsteen's title track, you will love his album Ghost of Tom Joad. The rest of the album is very strong. I applaud the decision of the "powers that be" that two albums were put out for this movie: this soundtrack, and the background score. Good music with a challenging message.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great album even il you haven't seen the movie, February 21, 1999

By A Customer

A collection of simple emotional songs, unforgettable for those who saw the movie, and also for those who did not. The two titles from Eddie Vedder & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are extraordinary.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant album, September 24, 2000

By A Customer

The songs for Dead Man Walking not only accompany the movie, they also haunt it. All the tracks are meaningful and well worth the listen but the highlights of the album are the tracks "The Face of Love" and "The Long Road" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Eddie Vedder which alone are worth the purchase of the entire album. I remember some radio DJ saying that it was impossible to play "The Long Road" on radio because no dj could skillfully follow up a song that powerful with the usual radio airplay. Whether you've seen the movie or not, pick up this soundtrack. It's really a rare collection of superb music.