The Thin Red Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

the thin red line: original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Hans Zimmer, trying to avoid war-movie clichés, accompanies the dramatized carnage at Guadalcanal with a weepy and wistful score. Like the Terrence Malick film, the music, with its sad violins and underscored orchestra, invokes a war that is more introspective, a fitting backdrop to the often purple poeticisms in the voice-over narrations. Zimmer provides occasional adaptations to the American folk hymn "Christian Race," but his overall effect is much more otherworldly. Instead of the earthier martial themes associated with warlords or heroes, this is the soundtrack to a melancholy Valhalla, a story seemingly told by battlefield casualties who are already angels. Less predictable is a brief closing track (written by Francesco Lupica) strangely titled "Sit Back & Relax" that sends out a surreal "cosmic beam." --Joseph Lanza

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The Thin Red Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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The Thin Red Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: RCA Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GV6B
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

The Coral Atoll
The Lagoon
Journey To The Line
Light
Beam
Air
Stone In My Heart
The Village
Silence
God U Tekem Laef Blong Mi
Sit Back And Relax

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Hans Zimmer, trying to avoid war-movie clichés, accompanies the dramatized carnage at Guadalcanal with a weepy and wistful score. Like the Terrence Malick film, the music, with its sad violins and underscored orchestra, invokes a war that is more introspective, a fitting backdrop to the often purple poeticisms in the voice-over narrations. Zimmer provides occasional adaptations to the American folk hymn "Christian Race," but his overall effect is much more otherworldly. Instead of the earthier martial themes associated with warlords or heroes, this is the soundtrack to a melancholy Valhalla, a story seemingly told by battlefield casualties who are already angels. Less predictable is a brief closing track (written by Francesco Lupica) strangely titled "Sit Back & Relax" that sends out a surreal "cosmic beam." --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

amazing.......2007-04-29

This is an incredibly beautiful, haunting and intense soundtrack. It evokes the strong emotions of the film but stands on its own as an absolute work of art. It will remain one of the great compositions of all time.

Journey to the heart of Zimmer's masterpiece.......2006-02-09

No main themes. Williams pulled it off in Saving Private Ryan now Zimmer pulls it off with The Thin Red Line.

"The Coral Atoll" begins with low rumbles becoming ever louder before being joined by a loud French horn blast. Once the horn fades away the music becomes soft and mellow and remains so for the next 7+ minutes.

"The Lagoon" is more of atmospheric music than much else. A distant male chant and bell clang during the beginning of the track. The track ends with underscore before fading off to a ticking clock leading up to . . .

"Journey to the Line" the most emotional and powerful score cue Zimmer has ever composed. The ticking clock is joined by low strings and plays in loops increasing in tension for the next four minutes then climaxing to synthesized brass blasts. After the horns fade off the song continues on high strings and carries on for the duration of the track. This song alone is worth the album price.

The rest of the album is airy with rolling strings and some tense moments with brass sections like "Stone in My Heart" and "The Village".

Overall, this is Zimmer's best work because the orchestra, not the synths, carries the score. Can't go wrong with this purchase, unless you wanted an action score because this is a dramatic score.

Zimmers Best!.......2005-09-13

This haunting score is so peaceful and brings balence to a movie filled with the horrors of war. Favorite Tracks are 3 and 10. Worth Buying.

best film music I ever bought.......2005-05-20

I bought this cd as soon as I had seen the film in Germany.

I heard it on a sailboat, lying flat on my back, just enjoying the music.

I have used it ever since as background music whenever I am driving my car. It is so relaxing.

One of the best soundtracks I know........2005-04-11

If you listen to this music - composed by Hans Zimmer - you notice that it's nothing like the usual war-movie sounds (a lot of brass, pounding drums, etc.).Instead it's music that makes you dream away and it takes you to beautiful and peaceful places where you have never been before. The music is quiet with a simple but beautiful melody, sensitive and sometimes a little sad but never sentimental. This sadness and the fact that on two or three occasions you hear eerie voices and sounds, reminds you that there is a war going on. It's a soundtrack you can listen to without having seen the movie

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