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Oct 17, 2014 - 4:15 PM
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joan hue
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I’m not sure why, but I own very few Trevor Jones’ scores. I don’t really know a lot of his music.
Also, I haven’t seen the movie THE MIGHTY in years, so I’m not able to synch all the music to the movie. I started playing this CD this week after many years of neglect. For me, the only down side of this score was the songs. Love Sting, but I don’t care for “The Mighty or “Parting Request.” On the other hand, these songs have lyrics that perfectly dovetail with the movie’s narrative and should have been included.
I always caught the Irish sounds of the music and the main theme. In this revisit, I feel there is a secondary theme in some of the Irish sounding tracks, almost like an Irish jig which is then layered over with the main theme.
A lot of the tracks contain what I would label as mood music. These track have soothing music in keeping with the sadness of the boy’s disease. A few places have solid scary music as the boys’ quests take them towards their real or imagined foes. Track 8, The Mighty Quest, is long with music that covers all the emotional territory referred to in this paragraph as well as adding a bit of religious or heavenly sounding music that anticipates track 9.
The main theme emerges within a jaunty Irish context on track 2. It is wonderful extended theme that is braided into other various tracks. What amazes me is how Jones can vary this theme SO EXTENSIVELY via orchestrations, tempo and rhythms that it evokes a VAST array of emotions from track to track. (Playfulness, happiness, tragedy, bone-deep sadness, winsomeness, etc.) His versatility shown in this theme’s usage is a major feat. Track 10 fully opens the main theme with guitar, percussion, harmonica, brass and a complete orchestra. Its orchestrations give it a triumphant, heraldic sense as an homage to the bonds of friendship and an affirmation of a special life.
Track 9, My Noble Knight, is a special treat. The main theme is very slow and sounds like a heart-rending lament that expresses marrow-deep sadness. The boys’ choir and the violins are superb and provide an elegiac, sorrowful, mournful listen, but still its beauty is stunning. (Without “any” hyperbole, I swear this track could melt part of the left ventricle of the nastiest rabid FSMer or thaw half of Antarctica.) Thanks goodness track 10 is next with its life-affirming arrangements. Tears to smiles.
If you don’t know this score, check it out.
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I agree this is a lovely score and I'm really enjoying this series of your Joan -- you must be the change you wish to see in this board. 
Yavar
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