Unbreakable [Soundtrack]

unbreakable [soundtrack]

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Unbreakable, film score
Composed by James Newton Howard
with Mark Bennett, Paul Archibald, Anthony Pleeth, Simon Chamberlain
Conducted by Pete Anthony

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Unbreakable [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

great, stirring music
PRETTY GOOD
Not as good as The Village soundtrack.
The Film In Audio Form
A new beginning for James Netwon Howard

Unbreakable
James Newton Howard
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000051Y2K
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

Visions
Reflections of Elijah
Weightlifting
Hieroglyphics
Falling Down
Unbreakable
Goodnight
The Wreck
Second Date
School Nurse
Blindsided
The Orange Man
Carrying Audrey
Mr. Glass / End Title

Customer Reviews:

great, stirring music.......2006-11-02

James Newton Howard's powerful, yet not overplayed, score is perfect for the
reluctant heroism in this movie. The music is stirring but not overwhelming
and is among his best.

PRETTY GOOD.......2006-02-27

Has some good tracks.
Very motivational music.
Would suit the one with a good imagination.
Just hurry up and buy the dam thing.

Not as good as The Village soundtrack........2005-08-02

I bought the Unbreakable soundtrack because I got excited about James Newton Howard after listening to The Village soundtrack for about six months continuously. I was a little disapointed though. Even though I like the ambience of this record, it's not nearly as hounting as The Village. If you liked the movie Unbreakable and the music in it, this record might just be for you, but if you're looking for beautiful and haunting music, buy The Village soundtrack.

The Film In Audio Form.......2005-07-16

"Unbreakable" was an intensely dramatic film with a brilliant storyline and conclusion that will stick with me for a long time. Yet there is one thing some people might overlook when viewing it: the score. As a musician/scorist (although not employed as one), I have great respect for people like James Newton Howard. He has delivered some amazing scores. And I would have to say this is possibly his best (in my opinion, of course). Opening with "Visions", you are taken back to the beginning of the movie. I can just imagine it in my head -- when the title "Unbreakable" hit the screen as that drum beat kicked in. Every bit of emotion in the film is brilliantly captured in the score. Orchestra and all, Howard brings the experience back to us. By the end of the album, you have witnessed the magic and emotional intensity of "Unbreakable" all over again. If you loved this film as I did, you'll love this. And if you haven't seen it, order or rent the DVD as well!

A new beginning for James Netwon Howard.......2004-10-29

The first time I noticed a musical score by James Newton Howard was his excellent orchestration for The Fugitive. He seemed to be able to capture the dark, scary, gritty feel of a big city at night perfectly with his music. You got the feeling like the whole world was out to get you. Unbreakable though, seemed to usher in a whole new echelon for him...

You might best describe the musical score for this excellent film by saying that it is (like the film it is taken from) half real and half imagination. The main theme, Visions, feels half like a dark superhero theme and half like some of the good music for the fugitive, where the cold reality is waiting to grab you.

The themes of the villain Elijah and Audrey similarly have a strong pull. Elijah's themes feel halfway between a sad story of a person living on the dark side of life, and half the creepy machinations of a potential monster. The love themes and hero themes (which you hear at the end of Visions and The Orange Man, as well as in Carrying Audrey) to me suggest the feeling of seeing something surreal happen right in front of you (as if you saw an ordinary person save someone's life in a feat of superhuman strength before your very eyes).

I have always felt that the best movie music is composed when the person creating it has a good movie to inspire them. In this case it seems even moreso. The film is remarkably silent much of the time, so when there is music it needs to be powerful indeed. And it is. When I listened to the score for the first time, a Blindsided made my heart skip a beat, and I could swear the some of the hero themes were making me teary-eyed.

Unlike many soundtracks released in the United States today, this one appears to be complete, and free of remixes, altered tracks, and needless repitition. I could listen to this one from beginning to end without stopping and not be bored for an instant. I can't say that about many soundtracks (in fact, the only one I can think of besides this is the orginal Star Wars soundtrack). This just might be James Newton Howard's best score ever. It definitely broke new ground for him and paved the way for future great works like his score for Peter Pan. There's some strong music, some moving music, and some breath-takingly beautiful music here. It's my favorite score by James Newton Howard, and definitely a required purchase for fans of his music (or fans of classic movie scores in general).

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