by Mr. Jim on 1/23/2001
favorite track: 8
 
This rare glimpse into the genius of Mike Figgis is beyond words. Nothing can describe what you will hear in the next seventy-three minutes. Compiled on this album is a retrospective of eight Figgis scores.

Musical highlights include Stormy Monday, Liebestraum, One Night Stand, Loss of Sexual Innocence, Miss Julie and Time Code. Hollywood beckoned the services of Figgis for Internal Affairs, a 1989 film with Richard Gere - the score, classic Jazz at its finest, has never before been released to the public until now. Leaving Las Vegas gained international stardom for Figgis and received four Academy Award nominations, including two for Best Director and Best Writer - not to shabby for a kid from Carlisle, England who began playing trumpet and guitar for various local rock and roll bands as a teenager.

This is the ultimate anthology for a one-of-a-kind tribute to Mike Figgis, which follows his unique career of director, writer, producer and composer. His music gets under your skin, within the depths of your very soul. From jazzy trumpets to mournful strings, this collection demonstrates the ease at which Figgis can transcend genres to evoke the appropriate mood, capturing each visual scene through his music. So, my movie score buffs, read my lips: this is one compilation NOT TO BE MISSED!