Ride With The Devil (1999 Film) [Soundtrack]

ride with the devil (1999 film) [soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
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In 1863, during the American Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers led by William Clarke Quantrill attacked Lawrence, Kansas, to avenge the murder of their women by Union soldiers. Based on the book Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell, Ride with the Devil recounts the travails of two young soldiers and their wartime escapades. Most notably, Jewel is cast in her first dramatic role as Sue Lee Shelley and contributes "What's Simple Is True" in a mix specially created for the movie and this soundtrack. Her singing is strong and the instrumentation, with washes of keyboard and pedal steel, is widescreen to the max. However, it's also a tad incongruous considering the previous 20 tracks contributed by Mychael Danna (Atom Egoyan's Speaking Parts and Exotica and Ang Lee's The Ice Storm), which are powerful period pieces--emotionally compelling, musically expansive, and often Western in flavor--that suggest the tension of battle and the exultation of victory. --Rob O'Connor

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Ride With The Devil (1999 Film) [Soundtrack]
Ride With The Devil (1999 Film)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good Subtle Music for a Good Subtle Film
  • Ride With The Devil
  • Folky instruments, orchestral sweep
  • Let Them Ride !
 Ride With The Devil (1999 Film)
Mychael Danna
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002Z87Q
Release Date: 1999-11-23

Tracks:

  1. Opening Credits
  2. Miss McLeod's Reel
  3. Jayhawkers And Bushwackers
  4. Clark Farm Shootout
  5. Fireside Letter
  6. Sally In The Garden
  7. Settling In For Winter
  8. Ride To The Evans/Hilltop Letter
  9. Sue Lee/Dinner At The Evans
  10. The Ambush
  11. George Clyde Clears Out
  12. Jack Bull's Death
  13. Old King Crow
  14. Quantrill's Arrival/Ride To Lawrence
  15. Sacking Lawrence
  16. Don't Think You Are A Good Man
  17. Battle And Betrayal
  18. Freedom
  19. A Chicken At The End Of It
  20. Finale
  21. What's Simple Is True - Jewel

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In 1863, during the American Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers led by William Clarke Quantrill attacked Lawrence, Kansas, to avenge the murder of their women by Union soldiers. Based on the book Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell, Ride with the Devil recounts the travails of two young soldiers and their wartime escapades. Most notably, Jewel is cast in her first dramatic role as Sue Lee Shelley and contributes "What's Simple Is True" in a mix specially created for the movie and this soundtrack. Her singing is strong and the instrumentation, with washes of keyboard and pedal steel, is widescreen to the max. However, it's also a tad incongruous considering the previous 20 tracks contributed by Mychael Danna (Atom Egoyan's Speaking Parts and Exotica and Ang Lee's The Ice Storm), which are powerful period pieces--emotionally compelling, musically expansive, and often Western in flavor--that suggest the tension of battle and the exultation of victory. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good Subtle Music for a Good Subtle Film.......2001-08-15

The music on this Civil War soundtrack CD is nothing as spectacular as say, Glory or Gettysburg, but is excellent in its own subtle way. The music definatly feels like the location of the film; The west, out in Kansas and Missouri during the American Civil War. Thus, the music has a country feel to it, with mostly guitars and other strings (no instrument expert here). I am rather curious that in most cases (excepting some parts of track 3 "Jayhawkers and Bushwhackers" and 16 "Don't think you are a good man"), the music is very cheerful. It matches with the rather light mood of the film's images. It's rather surprising, because the Civil War out west was a brutal, no quarter contest. Federal troops took no Confederate irregulars (bushwhackers) prsioners, and the irregulars treated them in kind. The bushwhackers commited a number of gruesome massacres, including the most famous (which is shown in the film and on this CD), Lawrence, KS. The music of the Sack of Lawrence is totally inappropriate, upbeat and action packed like a battle sequence. Lawrence was perhaps the most appalling thing Americans have ever done to each other, with 200 unarmed men and boys brutally killed, so cheerful music sets quite a conflicting mood.

Some excellent segments of music, appropriateness of their use in the film aside, are the "Finale" (track 20), the engaging beat of "Clark Farm Shootout" (track 4), and the brief subtle introductions of Quantrill (track 14) and the cavalry (track 16).

Some things I'll praise this CD for are not usually considered. The tracks are short, each named after a significant event in the film, layed out in chronilogical order. Few soundtracks bother with that. Also, no music is left out, as many sountracks do: Even the fireside sing-along "Old King Crow", which wasn't really background music, is here. The design of the jewelcase is impressive. Behind a series of still shots from the film on the cover is a firey background with a dramaticly posed figure on the cover. The back of the case has a sweeping panorama not captured fully in the film of the Federal Cavalry in battle formation. Behind where the CD rests is a dramatic image showing the clash after Lawrence between the Federal cavalry shown on the back cover and the bushwhackers. I'd also like to correct some misconceptions published on this page. The Editorial Review is a bit in error-The Lawrence raid was planned long before the deaths of the Confederate women. The collapse of the jail they were held in, while angering the bushwhackers, was an accident and not murder. I'd also like to correct the Confederate reenactor who happily proclaims the disgust of the Confederate regulars in Lawrence who are not participating in the massacre. In, the film, however, during the sequence this reenactor mentions, one of the bushwhackers is taunting a civilian dazily watching the carnage ("Old Man! Where's your army!?"), and as the camera switches to the regulars, he is heard to scream at the civilian: "You are cowards all!" Message from director Ang Lee? I think so. The regulars, the men of honor, aren't doing anything to stop the massacre. Also, in my opinion the regulars don't look so much disgusted as helpless. This is because the filmmakers did their homework: The only regulars in Lawrence were Colonel Holt's battalion of recruits, who actually thought (hah!) that they were going to fight a real battle and not just loot and murder civilians! Welcome to the real world, boys! Holt did precious little to stop the massacre, and as was typical out west in the CW, the regulars on both sides turned blind eyes to attrocities commited by their own sides' irregulars.

In conclusion, I recommend this CD to those with an interest in the Civil War, or Western history. Maybe Jewel fans too, because she sings a song at the end (played in the movie's credits). While I appricitiate this addition to my collection, as I appriciate the western CW and the original film more than most, casual listeners would probably perfer the sountracks of Glory and Gettysburg.

5 out of 5 stars Ride With The Devil.......2000-08-13

As a Confederate reenactor, this film is most period and that goes for the soundtrack as well. I received my copy this week and find myself going back to my diskman several times a day to listen to various tracks. Working out in the yard, I will start to sing "Old King Crow" a well known period tune in the reenactor community and the main reason for the purchase of this soundtrack. "Sacking of Lawrence" is a powerful track and one of the most period portions of the film. As the bushwackers hit the town, four Confederate regulars (army) look at the raid with disgust. Although period and romance put together, the music sure makes the film come alive. If you are into this period type music, you can't go wrong and I would recommend the soundtrack of Gettysburg along with this CD.

4 out of 5 stars Folky instruments, orchestral sweep.......2000-03-03

Lots of CDs smack you in the face first time out of the chute. This one grows on you slowly with its delicate folksy instrumentation (banjo, fiddle) against a sweeping orchestral tapestry. The two recreations of 1860s live performances are dead on. By the way, the movie's every bit as superb as this soundtrack; it got only limited distribution and most critics didn't recognize it for what it was _ nothing less than ``Huck Finn Goes to War.'' Mark Twain would have approved. Be sure to check it out on cable or home video.

5 out of 5 stars Let Them Ride !.......1999-12-07

The movie has yet to open so it may seem nuts to pick up a soundtrack of a movie that is not yet out. However, if the wonderful, dramatic music contained in this CD is any indication of what the movie is like I expect fans of the Civil War or westerns have a real treat in store for them.

The soundtrack is mainly orchestral and apparently accompanies big battle scenes and romantic moments. Of course, most should know that Jewel is in the movie. It appears she has a "major supporting" role. Early accounts note that she is good but her part does not have to carry the movie. A remix of her song "What's Simple is True" is included in the CD.

The movie's opening date keeps changing. This is a busy time given all the films that are being rushed out for the holidays. It appears the movie will now be out Dec 17. This bold, rich soundtrack, written by Mychael Danna, will no doubt add color and grace to what promises to be an entertaining and exciting period piece. The movie was directed by Ang Lee who did the superb "Sense and Sensibility" and "The Ice Storm."
Chiller
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic - Hold the Chills
  • Packed with creepy stuff
  • A real work-out for your system......
  • Great stuff!
 Chiller

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003CVF
Release Date: 1989-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Opening Sequence
  2. Overture To The Phantom Of The Opera
  3. Night On Bald Mountain
  4. Danse Macabre
  5. March To The Scaffold From Symphonie Fantastique
  6. Pandemonium From The Damnation Of Faust
  7. In The Hall Of The Mountain King From Peer Gynt
  8. Synthesizer Effects
  9. Theme From The Twilight Zone
  10. 12,000 Volts
  11. 1. Prelude/2. Minuet/3. Pastorale & March
  12. Sleigh Ride From The Devil And Daniel Webster
  13. Prelude
  14. The Mad House
  15. Murder
  16. Overture To Sleuth
  17. Television Noise
  18. The Light From Poltergeist
  19. Super Sleuth From Without A Clue
  20. Funeral March Of A Marionette

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Classic - Hold the Chills.......2006-06-25

This is a fine collection of mostly classical themes.
Some of them have nice creepy moments, but on the whole, it's just some solid music. Not something to buy if you want really "spooky" music, but worthwhile for some interesting listening.

5 out of 5 stars Packed with creepy stuff.......2000-12-16

This is an awesome album. It starts off with thunder crashing, running footsteps, a gate creaking, the wind howling, a cat screeching, a door opening, a woman crying that she needs help....and then SCREAMING! And then straight into track 2, the overture to 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Wow! The rest of the cd also features 'creepy' music from various sources, such as Alfred Hitchcock films, like Psycho, various classic works like Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Night on Bald Mountain', and also some other creepy sound effects. A good album not only for Halloween but I dare you to listen to it during a dark night with a thunderstorm raging outside.

5 out of 5 stars A real work-out for your system.............1999-12-11

I've owned the "Chiller" CD since it's release in '89. At the time, I was working for a local Audio/Video/Music dealer, and was looking for 'demo' CD's containing not necessarily heavy bass, but ones displaying incredible dynamic range, and sharp transient peaks. I already owned a copy of "Time Warp", also on Telarc, and was intrigued when I read about "Chiller. Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with this disc. Not only did I get a disc containing some great treatments of classics, but the re-make of the "Psycho" suite is wonderful (the shower sequence is very faithful to the original)! A word of warning.....the dynamic range of this disc is not to be underestimated.....I drove an older amplifier into thermal shutdown VERY quickly with track #1. I haven't tried it since I've upgraded my home system....hmmm....might have to scare the neighbors tonight (or at least rattle a few dental fillings)!

5 out of 5 stars Great stuff!.......1999-10-09

This CD contains tons of great classic Halloween tunes. Even though the names might sound unfamiliar, you probably know most of the music on here through cultural osmosis. Heck, it's worth it just for "Funeral March of a Marionette" (the Alfred Hitchcock show theme.)

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