Open Range [Soundtrack]

open range [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Holding All My Love for You - Julianna Raye
2. Open Range
3. Card Game
4. Wagon Wheel
5. Cattle Drive
6. Ride to Town
7. Decade
8. Spooks on the Hill
9. Starry Night
10. Wounded Button
11. Laudanum Dream
12. Charley and Sue
13. Boss Convinces Charley
14. On the Porch
15. Cat and Mouse
16. Baxter Taunts Charley
17. Face Off
18. Gunfight
19. Aftermath
20. Charley Rides Off
See all 22 tracks on this disc

Open Range,Michael Kamen,Michael Kamen,Neill MacColl,Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie,Julianna Raye,Hollywood Records,Film,Film Music,Pop,Soundtrack,Soundtracks & Film Scores

Open Range [Soundtrack]
Open Range
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Open Range Symphonic
  • A Glorious Ride into the Sunset
  • The real reason to buy this CD
  • Not for CD, but Michael Kamen
  • Another good low key score by Michael Kamen
 Open Range

Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by KamenAll Works by Kamen | Kamen, Michael | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Restless Night
  2. Wyatt Earp
  3. Open Range
  4. Lonesome Dove
  5. Quigley Down Under (Expanded Edition)

ASIN: B0000ALFXG
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

  1. Holding All My Love for You - Julianna Raye
  2. Open Range
  3. Card Game
  4. Wagon Wheel
  5. Cattle Drive
  6. Ride to Town
  7. Decade
  8. Spooks on the Hill
  9. Starry Night
  10. Wounded Button
  11. Laudanum Dream
  12. Charley and Sue
  13. Boss Convinces Charley
  14. On the Porch
  15. Cat and Mouse
  16. Baxter Taunts Charley
  17. Face Off
  18. Gunfight
  19. Aftermath
  20. Charley Rides Off
  21. Proposal
  22. Teapot

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Open Range Symphonic.......2007-01-20

I listen to this CD constantly the Prauge Symphony Orchrestra was stellar here.

5 out of 5 stars A Glorious Ride into the Sunset.......2004-03-06

This review is written in memory of Maestro Michael Kamen (1945-18 November 2003). Open Range was the last score that he completed before his sudden passing, and I am deeply grateful that he was able to give us this final work. Michael has never been the type to write very off-the-wall scores of the kind you might hear in a movie like The Matrix (that is, except for that unbelievably chilling noise he coaxed out of the string section in "Spooks on the Hill"; how I wish I knew how he did it!)...rather, his talent was in adding special, subtle touches to a more usual sort of orchestral music. In particular, he excelled in the blending of genres into a successful whole. What Hans Zimmer has done for classical and world music, Michael Kamen has done with classical and the more distinctly American-originated musical forms.

It is fitting that Michael seems to have been heavily inspired by Aaron Copland, who is perhaps my favorite classical composer ever. Copland excelled in the incorporation of Americana into his work, and seemed to revere the West. What Michael did that distinguished his work from Copland's, to my ear, was the wonderful incorporation of the acoustic guitar--it neither overwhelms the orchestra, nor is it drowned out by it. Nor is there ever the sense that it has merely been superimposed upon the orchestra--rather, it functions as a *part* of it. I should also give credit to whoever played the guitar; he creates a wonderful sound with it. I also hear, in "Wagon Wheel", a folkish tune that sounds almost Irish. We often forget, I think, the role immigrants played in the American West, so I find this inclusion quite appropriate.

Even in its dramatic sections, Michael's score never becomes overblown. Perhaps because other parts of his score are so understated (think of the haunting, minimalist piano meanderings at the beginning of "Card Game", or the ever so slight whispers of percussion from "Ride to Town"), it does not require some discordant, crashing thing to draw the ear's attention where "action music" is required. This is one of the subtleties at which Michael always accelled--the control of the orchestra's dynamics. This is what keeps the excellent "Gunfight" track from coming off schmaltzy, as it possibly could have in other hands.

Perhaps the one thing that I could have done without on this CD, despite what other reviewers have said, was "Holding All My Love For You". It's a nice song, don't get me wrong...but it kind of feels out of step with the rest of the score. I admit I may also be a tad biased against it because it brings back memories of some of the rather unconvincing acting in the movie (maybe the voice reminds me of that character Charley was in love with?). For me this song seems like the "obligatory single" that someone probably told Michael he had to do. He did it well enough, but the real masterwork is the rest of the score. What Michael did with every other track, in my opinion, evokes what was best about Open Range--and that was the cinematography, the gorgeous landscape, the burningly beautiful colors. What Open Range lacked in plot, it made up through a wonderful combination of music and image that still made the experience worthwhile. In a way, I actually credit Michael for being an instrumental part of overcoming the movie's deficiencies. It takes a very impressive score to do that.

And an impressive man to write that score.

It's a blessing indeed that Michael Kamen had his years with us, and was able to create this, and his many other works.

4 out of 5 stars The real reason to buy this CD.......2004-01-31

The movie itself was a balance of extremes: strong but understated acting versus strong and overstated violence.
The soundtrack is entirely enjoyable as expected from one
of our finest composers. BUT, the reason you should own this
CD is Julianna Raye's performance. It's only one song, but is
absolutely worth the price of admission. I'm guessing that
hearing her voice will lead most people to search for her solo
CDs. I did and have become a big fan. Listen to her!

5 out of 5 stars Not for CD, but Michael Kamen.......2003-11-29

I am not giving the CD itself 5 stars, because I haven't listened to it yet, but instead letting people know about the tragic recent death of Michael Kamen, the composer of this score. He is one of the greats, composed one of my favs soundtracks, X-Men, and will be sorely missed I think after his tragic heart attack at the age of 55. I wish he had been able to score more movies, but unfortunately, that didn't happen. I'm now going to go buy this CD, not because I like westerns or particularily want it, but to commend a lifetime of good music from Kamen. And yes, I'm sure many of you will get frustrated at me for wasting good review space, having not listened to the CD, but I don't really care. It needed to be said.

5 out of 5 stars Another good low key score by Michael Kamen.......2003-11-23

Ever since his brilliant score to THE IRON GIANT Michael Kamen has shifted his style from slam-bang action scores to the more gentle and calming nature of the relationship of man to his environment and to what purpose do we exist in that environment. I found this score to be very subtle yet powerful in its almost non-present background to the images on the screen. This is another delight to have on Compact Disc.

Music:

  1. Over The Top: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
  2. Piglet's Big Movie [Soundtrack]
  3. Platoon (1986 Film) - And Songs From The Era [Soundtrack]
  4. Pollock [Soundtrack]
  5. Punisher [Soundtrack]
  6. Ravenous: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
  7. Riven: The Soundtrack (Video Game Score) [Soundtrack]
  8. Road to El Dorado [Soundtrack]
  9. Seabiscuit [Enhanced] [Soundtrack]
  10. Sliding Doors: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Music

music