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The Iron Giant (1999 Film) [SOUNDTRACK]

Michael Kamen
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 24, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: August 24, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Varese Sarabande
  • ASIN: B00000K1FA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #106,055 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Eye of the Storm
2. Hogarth Hughes
3. Into the Forest
4. Giant Wakes
5. Come and Get It
6. Cat and Mouse
7. Train Wreck
8. You Can Fix Yourself?
9. Hand Underfoot
10. Bedtime Stories
11. We Gotta Hide
12. His Name Is Dean
13. Eating Art
14. Space Car
15. Souls Don't Die
16. Contest of Wills
17. Army Arrives
18. Annie and Dean
19. He's a Weapon
20. Giant Discovered
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Michael Kamen's 1st animated score is a classic!, September 16, 1999
By A Customer
A truly epic score to a charming film. Sweeping themes, and the last track will bring tears to your eyes. And absolute must-own for all fans of the film. And don't forget to wait for the hidden track (featuring, if I remember the film's closing credits correctly, the melodic tones of Director Brad Bird).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful and moving., November 5, 1999
By A Customer
Here's a score I found almost by accident. I havent seen the movie yet but this thing still moves me like no score has in along time. A very flavorful and varied musical pallette. I cant wait to see the movie!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweeping Masterpiece. , December 2, 2005
This is the type of music which drew me into
soundtracks decades ago. Sweeping in its
symphonic might, its derring-do penetrates
with astonishing subtlety, playful insight
and a sensitive clarity perfect for its
gargantuan subject. Composer Michael Kamen
was a deft composer of many a film score,
but his prodigious skills were never better
employed than when he contributed his
considerable skills to Brad Bird's animated
epic, THE IRON GIANT.
A cinematic adaptation of poet Ted Hughes'
sole prose presentation, the Warner Bros.
film stands as a landmark of folkloric
proportions. Great credit for this must go
to the inspired use of music in this film.
Even the incidental music (available on
Rhino, with at least one Kamen selection
not on this release) is hardly that. A
snazzy collection of Jazz, Blues, and R&B
used in the film, it exudes a charm and
presence which will not be denied.

As this Varese Sarabande release reveals,
it is the Kamen score which is all-pervasive
in its wonderful ability to dramatically
summarize and propel its subjects to greater
challenges with each moment. Don't know how
the one reviewer missed a unifying theme
in this work, considering the multi-note
theme which spells the main character's
innocence and potential menace is sounded
throughout the feature.
At points the theme is struck gleefully with
glockenspiel and malletry to signify healing
and renewal. At other points the theme is
imbued with loneliness, smiling discovery,
or sheer wonder with just the right play
of strings and percussion, brass and
woodwind.
The Prokofiev-inspired main theme weaves its way
through the entire film, and is a key example of
just how versatile Kamen is. Each play of the theme
unveils a different facet of the Giant's character,
and says much about those who affect -and are
affected by- what he is and who he will grow to
become.
This gives even greater insight into the overall
music for THE IRON GIANT, from the desperate glory
of the Military to the seedy manipulation of a
Government agent with less-than-ideal motivations
for his actions, however he may fool himself. A
healthy injection of Jazz gives sweet perspective
into the first hint of budding romance, while
old Weekly Reader absolutes lend a dangerous
whimsy to the hidden theme sung well after the
CD's supposed climax. Listen sharp!

Best of all, Kamen's music is so enjoyable whether
with the film, or heard on its own. Listen to this
CD, and find yourself in the healthy grasp of tone
poetry at its finest.
Lifting you to the stars, sweeping you into the
loftiest winds, headlong into peril and loss, or
gently into the promise of a brighter Tomorrow,
this is an aural portrait of grand vision and
delicate homespun, a tribute to the emotional
power and inspirational wisdom of great Music.

Listen well, and enjoy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars overlooked and under-rated
Like the film it accompanies this score seems to have been lost in the "family entertainment" shuffle. Read more
Published on October 18, 2004 by John Foley

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but flawed
"The Iron Giant" was one of my favorite films of this past year and as a result I really, really want to like the soundtrack but I just can't. Don't get me wrong. Read more
Published on January 20, 2000 by Keith Vaglienti

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE!
This score definitely deserves an oscar nomination for its beauty and simplicity. Not only is it lyrical but it is also poetic and sweeping. Kudos to Michael Kamen!
Published on August 22, 1999 by C. Chua

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