Grizzly Man [SOUNDTRACK]

Richard Thompson

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 6, 2005)
• Original Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Cooking Vinyl
• ASIN: B000AYYTEE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,421 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
In his mesmerizing new film GRIZZLY MAN, acclaimed director Werner Herzog exploresthe life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell. Treadwell lived unarmed among the bears for thirteen summers, and filmed his adventures in the wild during his final five seasons. In October 2003, Treadwell's remains, along with those of his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, were discovered near their campsite in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Reserve. They had been mauled and devoured by a grizzly, the first known victims of a bear attack in the park. (The bear suspected of the killings was later shot by park officials.) In GRIZZLY MAN, Herzog plumbs not only the mystery of wild nature, but also the mystery of human nature as he chronicles Treadwell's final years in the wilderness. Herzog uses Treadwell's own startling documentary footage to paint a nuanced portrait of a complex and compelling figure while exploring larger questions about the uneasy relationship between man and nature. Grizzly Man won the Sundance Film Festival's Alfred P. Sloan award, grossed $265,000 in its first week, and immediately expanded from 29 to 125 screens! The film is also receiving great reviews. There are 19 tracks with total running time at 84 minutes composed and played by Richard Thompson. This will be a must have for Richard's guitar fans! Thompson is currently receiving great reviews and exposure for Front Parlour Ballads, and the Grizzly Man soundtrack is mentioned in much of this coverage. Coverage included Sirius, NPR Weekend Edition.

Customer Reviews

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RT paints with beautiful tonal colors!, September 19, 2005

By	Craig Fisher (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Richard Thompson seems to be at another particularly prodigious point in his career; in evidence of this is the current album on which he provided the score for the stunning Werner Herzog documentary Grizzly Man. The all-instrumental RT tracks run the gamut from intense electric leads, haunting and spacey guitar droning, acoustic picking, and an upbeat number or two. There is also some cello, bass, percussion, and keyboard layered in which further expand the depth and range of the compositions' textures and dimensions. It is notable that toward the end of the album, the songs seem to structurally unravel, however, it only goes to further the mood of the story before returning to the main title theme. The disc closes with Coyotes sung by Don Edwards (purveyor of all things cowboy), a touching curtain on a unique story and a wonderful album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great surprise, January 14, 2006

By	Bryan De Roo - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I became familiar with this music having watched Herzog's masterpiece on DVD. In the special features section there is a small but beautiful documentary on the making of the music for the soundtrack. I was hitherto unaware of Richard Thompson, but I must exclaim this is musicianship at it's finest. His playing is completely unformulaic and made of pure emotion. It is perfectly coupled with the drama of the movie and works in the everyday when you want a deeply transporting music to fill your thoughts. Another testiment to the genius of Herzog to employ a improvisator of such rich talent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars aural landscape , March 8, 2006

By	Paul Higgins (st. louis, mo USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you've seen the film, I assume you won't need this review, so for others: if the word "soundtrack" is a perjorative, then you probably won't like this disc. If however, you listen to the "Main Title" sample cut and the sound appeals to you, then you will. A couple of the tracks are relative throwaways, and no, this isn't as sweeping thematically as "Rhapsody in Blue", but it achieves two things: it is a perfect accompaniment to the film, and it stands on its own as a portrait/aural landscape. I would compare it to Metheny's "A Map of the World". My brother and I are both big Metheny fans-- he's bored by that release, yet I, captured by the main theme, go back to it time and time again.