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porter Non-Standard Userer	from Billboard.com • "Wayfaring Stranger," Jack White • "Like a Songbird That Has Fallen," Reeltime Travelers • "I Wish My Baby Was Born," Tim Eriksen, Riley Baugus & Tim O'Brien • "The Scarlet Tide," Alison Krauss • "The Cuckoo," Tim Eriksen & Riley Baugus • "Sittin' on Top of the World," Jack White • "Am I Born To Die?," Tim Eriksen • "You Will Be My Ain True Love," Alison Krauss • "I'm Going Home," Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church • "Never Far Away," Jack White • "Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over," Jack White • "Ruby With the Eyes That Sparkle," Stuart Duncan & Dirk Powell • "Lady Margret," Cassie Franklin • "Great High Mountain," Jack White • "Anthem," Gabriel Yared • "Ada Plays," Gabriel Yared • "Ada and Inman," Gabriel Yared • "Love Theme," Gabriel Yared • "Idumea," Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church there better be a score cd released.. 4 measly tracks.
posted 11-21-2003 07:05 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Yeah... City of Angels received a similar treatment, unfortunately. Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised however. Here's to hoping. Can't wait for Troy... that's going to be great. Jeron
posted 11-21-2003 07:12 PM PT (US)

porter Non-Standard Userer	Cold Mountain seems more like the type of film that'd get a full score cd though.. it's already considered a frontrunner for a Best Picture nomination and those often get OSCAR attention too..
posted 11-21-2003 07:16 PM PT (US)

MarkA Standard Userer	This really makes me upset. This is the kind of motion picture that deserves a score release, and would have received one if any other label had had the license. What is Sony's problem recently ? They seem to be backing away from score releases this year.
posted 11-21-2003 07:26 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Could it not still happen?
posted 11-21-2003 09:08 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	Look like they're going for "O Brother, Where Art Cold Mountain?" (Aren't they both loosely based on The Odyssey?)
posted 11-21-2003 09:23 PM PT (US)

Jonesthecat Non-Standard Userer	Although I'm a fan of Alison Kraus (and Union Station), this track listing IS disappointing. With the movie getting a lot of buzz already, I totally expected a "full" score. I was looking forward to seeing (hearing actually) how Yared would handle the subject matter. (Cold Mountain is a good book by the way.) A lot of folk and bluegrass musicians on the soundtrack. Maybe Sony's wanting to cash in on the recent popularity of blugrass music, a la Universal's O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack.
posted 11-21-2003 09:24 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Yes, Lancelot, the novel Cold Mountain was loosely based on The Odyssey with the Kidman character who waits on Cold Mountain as the faithful Penelope. Most of the novel was the soldier’s journey home. I too wanted to hear a great score. My husband and I saw the previews and thought the movie looked good. I don’t dare tell him this is the same director (and composer) who did The English Patient. Hubby swears he prayed through the whole movie for Fiennes to die because he was so “wretchedly bored.” Not me. I hope the heart and soul of this book is captured on film along with a decent Yared score. I once read an interview of his where be basically stated that if he did score action, it would not sound like Goldsmith or other current composers. I have a feeling he’ll score more of the emotion of the characters rather than the fighting. Seems like a lot of Bluegrass music, IMHO.
posted 11-21-2003 10:27 PM PT (US)

Jonesthecat Non-Standard Userer	I saw Cold Mountain tonight; I lucked out and won free tickets to a special screening. I thought Yared’s score was tender and dramatic as needed. The score is simple and effective—piano, harp, violins—focusing on emotion. Not sure what track was used during the major battle scene. It was dramatic choral work. The bluegrass songs used were not over done and mainly were part of scenes where the characters themselves were singing and playing instruments. And, of course, there was the bluegrass "power ballad" during the end credits. However, I could have done without hearing a recognizable, modern performer like Alison Kraus sing briefly during a battle scene and while Jude Law’s character walks through the woods. I like Kraus, but her voice seemed out of place and I wanted more score during those scenes. Anyway, thought I’d pass on my two bits. Also, the book is excellent and the movie is worth a see for Renée Zellweger; she steals the show.
posted 12-15-2003 08:25 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jonesthecat: Also, the book is excellent and the movie is worth a see for Renée Zellweger; she steals the show. From the trailers, Renee strikes me as very different from the Ruby of the book. What do you think?
posted 12-15-2003 09:22 PM PT (US)

Jonesthecat Non-Standard Userer	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by franz_conrad: From the trailers, Renee strikes me as very different from the Ruby of the book. What do you think?[/B]<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, I thought so too. Physically, Ruby, in the book, is described as a "dark thing" with coal black hair. I also thought Ruby's wisdom, independence, and spirit came through stronger and richer in the book. In the movie, Ruby seems to serve as comic relief. But I did think Renee's performance compared to the others (or at least Kidman) was much stronger. I believed she was Ruby, even if not the Ruby I had imagined when I read the book. I'm trying to separate the two, the book from its film adaptation. For me, the book is usually better than its film counterpart. [Message edited by Jonesthecat on 12-16-2003]
posted 12-16-2003 05:33 AM PT (US)

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