I would like to advertise this wonderful americana score to a tv movie from the late 90s. Wonderful themes, tender moments, great action stuff, beautifully performed by The Sinfonia Of London. Next to the equally amazing O`PIONEERS my favorite Broughton americana scores.
Glad to see some love for Broughton here... Roughing It, True Women, and O Pioneers are three of my favorites. At least one or all of them gets a playthough every week at work! And don't forget about Texas Rising!
I'd agree with Yavar in that True Women is the most varied and well rounded of his big Westen scores, though I listen to Silverado and Tombstone more often. It is definitely one of his strongest albums and scores.
I think that "Georgia's Death" contains a wonderful treatment of some passages from traditional song "Wayfaring Stranger". What do you think? Am I right?
True Women, Roughing It, and O Pioneers are a great Americana trilogy from Bruce Broughton. I would put them in his top ten along with Young Sherlock Holmes, Silverado, Tombstone, and Lost in Space.
I think that "Georgia's Death" contains a wonderful treatment of some passages from traditional song "Wayfaring Stranger". What do you think? Am I right?
Thanks for posting this. I never noticed it, but you could be right - certainly evokes the first measures of the tune a few times, though seems to go its own way mostly. May be more of a general folk-song structure.
Can't find the Broughton track to compare - I listened on my iPod after listening to Jack White's version here from Cold Mountain.
In any case, Georgia's Death is a helluva piece, and I haven't listened to this in far too long. Thanks for the spur.
