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michaeldmisdale — 14 years ago(November 24, 2011 06:36 AM)

When I first saw this film (and every time ever since) I found myself 3 hours later staring at the credits awe inspired by the amazing, stunning, beautiful music. As a musician myself, I appreciate a film score more than most people, but this score for me is so breathtakingly beautiful and I find myself so engrossed in the film that I can look past it's flaws. Yes the length at 3 hours is very long (though this and CASINO are easy to sit through compared to a LOT of films that are shorter) and the takeover subplot does take away from the main love story, but every time Thomas Newman's score starts playing it lifts the whole film up and I find myself just glued to the screen. I'm sure they're plenty of cynical trolls out there who will say otherwise because the closest thing to love they've ever experienced is online porn, but being married and watching this film and hearing the music especially, it reminds me just how beautiful and transcending love can be.

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agreed. one of my favorite movie scores. it absolutely brings the movie to a higher level

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Initially I thought this was another magnificent composition by Ennio Morricone. However, as the swells began, I started to question myself. Indeed, it is a lovely score and one worth remembering.
I find it sad that so many of our greatest score composers have passed away. It's seldom that we hear new scores of such magnitude and endearing value. I've always felt that music can save or destroy a film; we only have to look at the bio of James Cameron's "Titanic." Many have asserted that in the absence of its moving score, the film may very well have become the cheesy stinker of the year.
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I know the feeling. I think this soundtrack is some of the best music ever written.
Thomas Newman is one of my biggest sources of inspiration for my own music.
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Agreed, it's one of my favorite soundtracks ever, and I love so many of Thomas Newman's works. But this one was especially lyrical and gorgeous.

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It's a good movie and the score is excellent. One of my favorites.

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That's criminal.

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Thomas Newman has been making music for movies since 1984 and has yet to win an Academy Award for this great score or any other.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1881365https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1881365Sat, 02 May 2026 19:24:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When I first saw this film (and every time ever since) I found myself 3 hours later staring at the credits awe inspired on Sat, 02 May 2026 19:24:31 GMT]]>Jamal-Nazreddin — 13 years ago(August 11, 2012 01:49 AM)

I reckon the music in the early hallucination scenes has been taken from the work of the Estonian classical composer Arvo Prt.

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One of my favorite movies and definitely one of my favorite sound tracks. I've got the CD but I wish it were available on iTunes or Rhapsody. I never saw it's length as one of its flaws. In fact I think one of its only flaws, if it may be called that, is that it's not made for everyone. If you're into slack jawed, eyes glazed over, reality television where everything is spelled out for you requiring no use of your intellect and experiences then wrapped neatly in a neat little sit-com half hour, then, no doubt, this film is not for you. You can't be in a hurry when you watch this movie or any other like this. Another favorite movie of mine is Bicentenial Man, another movie with a great sound track by James Horner. I think the average movie goer said, "Cool! A robot movie!" and then was let down that they didn't shoot lasers out of thier eyes or something. I've found most people that enjoy MJB and other simular titles have a fair amount of empathy about them, an admirable quality that few seem to embrace these days.

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I agree; this movie's score is definitely one of my favorites.

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