Pollock [Soundtrack]

pollock [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    Pollock, film score
    Composed by Jeff Beal

Editorial Reviews
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Internationally acclaimed painter Jackson Pollock's work was inspired by the energy of the moment and the subliminal patterns of human thought. So too has film scorer Jeff Beal sought to integrate the many moods of the creative life in a score that combines the feeling of pastoral retreat (where Pollock did his work) with the manic-obsessive moments of divine inspiration. No better is this exemplified than in "Stroke of Genius" where a calm, lulling beginning morphs into a powerful finale. For the most part, however, this is a subdued collection. In an inspired stroke, Tom Waits interjects his own "The World Keeps Turning" into the process. The always jarring vocalist can undercut the most sentimental of pathos with a voice best described as sounding--and this is a high compliment--"back from the dead." --Rob O'Connor

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Pollock [Soundtrack]
Pollock
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful, evocative soundtrack
  • absolutely outstanding
  • Very Fine Soundtrack
  • Nice, but monotonous.
  • Nice, but monotonous.
 Pollock
Jeff Beal
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000058DXM
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

  1. Alone in a Crowd
  2. Beauty From Pain
  3. One Man Show
  4. The Window
  5. Stroke of Genius
  6. Plant Your Garden
  7. Stroke by Stroke
  8. Breaking the Rules
  9. Art of This Century
  10. The Look
  11. A Life's Work
  12. Empty
  13. A Letter from Lee
  14. The World Keeps Turning - Tom Waits
  15. Unfinished
  16. The Mural Goes On & On
  17. She Played the Banjo

Amazon.com

Internationally acclaimed painter Jackson Pollock's work was inspired by the energy of the moment and the subliminal patterns of human thought. So too has film scorer Jeff Beal sought to integrate the many moods of the creative life in a score that combines the feeling of pastoral retreat (where Pollock did his work) with the manic-obsessive moments of divine inspiration. No better is this exemplified than in "Stroke of Genius" where a calm, lulling beginning morphs into a powerful finale. For the most part, however, this is a subdued collection. In an inspired stroke, Tom Waits interjects his own "The World Keeps Turning" into the process. The always jarring vocalist can undercut the most sentimental of pathos with a voice best described as sounding--and this is a high compliment--"back from the dead." --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful, evocative soundtrack.......2007-01-19

This is one of the best film soundtracks I've heard recently, evocative of Philip Glass by way of Aaron Copland. Ed Harris's choice of this music for his film biography of Jackson Pollock was astute and somewhat counterintuitive. One might have expected jazz of the forties and early fifties, Pollock's most productive and unfortunately final period, but the composer has gone for music reflective of Pollock's upbringing and his early apprenticeship with the painter Thomas Hart Benton, with open and melodic strings and intricate rhythms.

5 out of 5 stars absolutely outstanding.......2003-11-29

i love this cd,it was composed beatifully,i really wanted more of it.

4 out of 5 stars Very Fine Soundtrack.......2003-07-21

I got hold of this soundtrack after seeing the film. I'm a big fan of Jackson Pollock's art and this soundtrack seems to be most fitting. It has both inspiring uplifting moments and reflective sentimental moods, both of which are done well. The title theme is a modern classic, an addictive weave of melody and rhythm. It also has what I'd call "paint tin" percussion sounds in it. If you see the movie, then the tune is likely to stick in your head. The only track that I did not enjoy was "the world keeps turning". To me, this seemed out of place and broke the momentum of an otherwise brilliant CD. Overall, this soundtrack is a very fitting tribute to Jackson Pollock.

3 out of 5 stars Nice, but monotonous........2002-12-06

The initial tune is nice and catchy, but the rest of the tracks are not that much different, with the exception of some unusual varaiety.

Would of paid 1/4 of the price, for just having the initial track.

3 out of 5 stars Nice, but monotonous........2002-12-04

The music is good, but I expected something a bit more ecclectic.

The tracks seem to report the same style, over and over.

The composer is unique, but far from genius.

I think that greater variety would of made the music more amicable.

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