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Alwin Oscar® Winner	I've seen both The Green Mile and American Beauty, and personally, they were really powerful movies. Do the score releases work well outside the movie? Eg: good to listen to while studying? While you're at it, are there any other Thomas Newman efforts that deserve attention as well? Thanks. NP: Collective Soul's "Why (part 2)" New album coming out October 10th!!!!!!
posted 09-19-2000 07:21 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	I wouldn't listen to American Beauty while studying. Green Mile, to me, is a mess of CD, but the last third is really great. "Coffey on the Mile" is great music. Thomas Newman recommendations: Little Women Oscar and Lucinda How to Make an American Quilt Fried Green Tomatoes (good luck finding the CD!) Meet Joe Black Shawshank Redemption NP -- A Summer Story, Delerue
posted 09-19-2000 07:34 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	I love Newman, here are my suggestions some of which maybe hard to find: The Shawshank Redemption The Linguini Incident Josh And SAM Little Women The People Vs.Larry Flynt Cookie Less Than Zero Phenomenon Whispers In The Dark Red Corner The Horse Whisperer Mad City The Player Welcome Home Roxy Carmichel Men Don't Leave How To Make An American Quilt The Rapture American Beauty The Green Mile Erin Brockovich The War Fried Green Tomatoes Oscar and Lucinda In other words, not just get just one Thomas Newman score, Get em all he's an underrated genius!!!!!!!! All we need for him do at least once and that's score an action movie. And Red Corner doesn't count, but let's say it's cutting the surface. P.O. The Replacements (John Debney/Various) */** The Falco track sounds much like Thomas Newman ironically.
posted 09-19-2000 09:21 PM PT (US)

DeadPoet Oscar® Winner	Thomas Newman is one of my favorite composers. His music is excellent and moving. I'm not sure that "American Beauty" is good studying music, but I'd get it none the less. It's a beautiful score, in my opinion. I'd also recommend all other scores of his previously mentioned. You generally can't go wrong with any of Newman's work. --Jason S.
posted 09-19-2000 10:52 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Seems like all the important Thomas Newman titles have been brought up. I hope this doesn't sound too strange, given this thread is about Thomas Newman ... but I'd also recommend two scores not composed by Thomas Newman, that SOUND very much like Thomas Newman: A CIVIL ACTION by Danny Elfman; and HEATHERS by Tom's brother DAVID Newman, who himself observed that HEATHERS was kind of his own single stab at a "Thomas" kind of score.
posted 09-19-2000 11:30 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Oscar® Winner	I have to reinforce The Player, The Shawshank Redemption and Little Women. Thomas Newman is one of my favorite composers and these scores are above and beyond. I wish someone would release the score from The Lost Boys, too. NP - Miklos Rozsa at MGM
posted 09-20-2000 04:26 PM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	For someone being introduced to T. Newman's music, I would recommend these as they represent some of his most thematically strong work. The first 4 are easy to find (you may be able to get a great deal on ebay). Little Women The Horse Whisperer Meet Joe Black How To Make An American Quilt Fried Green Tomatoes (full score, rare) Check out samples at Amazon or CD Now, etc. If you like what you hear, then you will like the CD's for sure. Enjoy! _Sc [Message edited by Scorro on 09-20-2000]
posted 09-20-2000 05:13 PM PT (US)

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