MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE

ROAD TO PERDITION

This Season’s Most Anticipated Drama Features Original Score By Oscar-Nominated Composer

THOMAS NEWMAN

With A Special On-Screen Piano Duet By Tom Hanks & Paul Newman

CD Released June 25, 2002 From Decca/UMG Soundtracks

(New York, NY -- June 9, 2002) – Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia) and Oscar-winning screen legend Paul Newman (The Color of Money) star in this summer’s highly anticipated adult drama, Road to Perdition. Stylistically directed by Sam Mendes, whose work on the smash American Beauty earned him an Academy Award and accolades the world over, reunites with American Beauty score composer, Thomas Newman on Road To Perdition, rounding out this crème de le crème, movie-making collaboration. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will be released June 25, 2002 from Decca/UMG Soundtracks.

In Road to Perdition, Tom Hanks is Michael Sullivan, a hit man for an Irish gang in the Midwest during the Depression-era. When his work crosses into his private life, leading to the death of his beloved wife and son, Sullivan and his surviving son set out on a journey of revenge and self-discovery. Along with Hanks and Paul Newman, the film boasts an outstanding case including Oscar® nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Golden Globe nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle), Daniel Craig (Elizabeth), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Stanley Tucci (Winchell, Conspiracy), newcomer Tyler Hoechlin and young actor Liam Aiken (Stepmom).

Contributing to Road to Perdition’s moody atmospherics, Thomas Newman delivers another unforgettable score. Often cited by his peers as being one of the most exciting and talented young composers working in film, he weaves an unconventional musical tapestry throughout the movie adding depth to each emotional twist of the story. In fact, the last track on the CD, is taken from an on-screen piano duet between Paul Newman and Tom Hanks. A touching scene, the two men share a simple moment over a set of piano keys; one of many illustrating Newman's innate talent for writing music which draws out human emotion.

Yet another member of the Newman composing dynasty, Thomas Newman carries on the family tradition with his own updated contemporary musical creations. Most recently, Newman's distinctly innovative and experimental techniques earned him a fourth Oscar bid for his work on the film American Beauty, and rave reviews for his score to the acclaimed series Six Feet Under. His orchestral compositions have won him accolades on such diverse film projects as Desperately Seeking Susan, Fried Green Tomatoes, Scent of a Woman, and The Lost Boys. In 1994, he earned a pair of Oscar nominations for Little Women and The Shawshank Redemption. Just one year later, he received another Oscar nod for his work on Unstrung Heroes.

Road to Perdition, a DreamWorks/Twentieth Century Fox film, opens in theaters everywhere July 12, 2002.

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