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Thomas Newman is one of the most interesting composers currently working. While there are definite styles that he composes in, his creativity and compositional skill keep his scores from ever getting too familiar.
I decided that I would try to create a portrait of his musical output. I originally intended to make a single disc, but when going through the material to compile it, I realized there was no way that one CD could encompass the scope of his talent.
What follows is the track listing for the three-disc set I ended up with. Despite the fact that there are some scores which I wished I had room to include (such as Up Close and Personal or The Linguini Incident), I am very satisfied with the results not only as an overview of his work, but also as listening experiences.
I compiled "Ghosts" first. This was perhaps the easiest to put together as I had a pretty definite shape. I wanted to convey a sense of stillness that Newman creates so well.
"Bittersweet" was the next disc I put together. This is the one that I wrestled with the most in terms of what gets on the disc and what doesn't.
"Kinky" turned out to be the most fun to create. Newman's music can get so... well... weird, and I felt that in order to sustain interest throughout the whole thing I had to carefully structure the piece.
Another primary concern for all three discs was that the tracks flow together. This is something that Newman does with his albums, and I felt that it was a sound policy, given the nature of the music. I therefore worked very hard to get the crossfades just right. In many cases, it is difficult to tell where one track ends and the next begins.
I am very proud of these, and am looking forward to hearing what people think of these listings...
DISC ONE: Kinky (81:10)
01. Rock Hammer (1:47) The Shawshank Redemption
02. What Kind of This (2:03) American Buffalo
03. Choking the Bishop (1:46) American Beauty
04. Odd Bod (1:00) Oscar and Lucinda
05. Billy-Be-Frigged (2:05) The Green Mile
06. End Title (4:29) In the Bedroom
07. First Day (1:14) Finding Nemo
08. St. James (0:57) The Player
09. The Life Before (2:20) How To Make An American Quilt
10. Assembly (2:02) Scent Of A Woman
11. Dead Already (3:18) American Beauty
12. Mouse on the Mile (1:28) The Green Mile
13. Lovely Raquel (1:54) The Shawshank Redemption
14. Marine (1:34) American Beauty
15. Buffalo Head (2:32) American Buffalo
16. Desert Drive (1:13) The Player
17. Darla Filth Offramp (1:34) Finding Nemo
18. Meet Maguire (1:37) Road to Perdition
19. Opening 3 (1:02) The Player
20. Lunch with the King (2:26) American Beauty
21. Wild Bill (1:14) The Green Mile
22. The Oakroom (0:35) Scent Of A Woman
23. Scum Angel (0:40) Finding Nemo
24. Arose (1:04) American Beauty
25. Morphine and Cola (2:49) The Green Mile
26. Iron (1:31) The Horse Whisperer
27. Lineup (1:10) The Player
28. The Cannery (1:35) In the Bedroom
29. Dare (2:29) The War
30. Still Dead (2:46) American Beauty
31. Different Species (0:32) Threesome
32. Tails You Lose (2:42) American Buffalo
33. That's All He Wrote (2:19) The Player
34. Foolproof (0:32) Finding Nemo
35. Done Tom Turkey (0:57) The Green Mile
36. The Bee Charmer (1:59) Fried Green Tomatoes
37. Main Title (1:45) The Player
38. Bloodless Freak (1:34) American Beauty
39. Limp Noodle (1:01) The Green Mile
40. The Graduate, Pt. 2 (2:19) The Player
41. Mr. Rancé (1:34) Road to Perdition
42. Pelicans (1:12) Finding Nemo
43. Weirdest Home Videos (2:02) American Beauty
44. Crow (1:14) How To Make An American Quilt
45. Shine My Knob (0:52) The Green Mile
46. Trolley (2:01) The War
47. Balloons (0:52) Scent Of A Woman
48. Drive Away (1:09) Threesome
DISC TWO: Ghosts (77:55)
01. Yes (1:58) Meet Joe Black
02. Doomed Relationships (1:20) Threesome
03. Park Ave. (3:06) Scent of a Woman
04. Wake (1:48) Road to Perdition
05. Zihuatanejo (4:39) The Shawshank Redemption
06. By Any Other Name (4:40) American Beauty
07. Wallpaper (1:21) Fried Green Tomatoes
08. Haiku (1:36) Finding Nemo
09. Just the Feller (2:39) Road to Perdition
10. Punishment (1:52) The Green Mile
11. Sacred Vows & Concupiscense (2:17) Threesome
12. Angela Undress (1:39) American Beauty
13. Badlands (0:38) The Horse Whisperer
14. Coffey on the Mile (5:06) The Green Mile
15. Reading Room (1:15) Road to Perdition
16. Brooks Was Here (4:59) The Shawshank Redemption
17. Long Gray Line (1:02) Scent of a Woman
18. Life Be A Bowlful (1:19) The War
19. There Was Snow & Hooking On (4:34) The Horse Whisperer
20. An Offense to the Heart (1:06) The Green Mile
21. Mental Boy (1:37) American Beauty
22. Foolishment (1:46) The Green Mile
23. Voice of God (0:56) The Horse Whisperer
24. A Frequent Thing (0:48) Meet Joe Black
25. Awkward Talk (1:47) The Horse Whisperer
26. Compass and Guns (3:51) The Shawshank Redemption
27. A Tour of Pleasures (0:46) Scent of a Woman
28. Meet Joe Black (1:43) Meet Joe Black
29. Walk Home (1:17) American Beauty
30. Hooves (1:10) The Horse Whisperer
31. Night Journey (2:08) The Green Mile
32. Shawshank Redemption (4:19) The Shawshank Redemption
33. Ghosts (3:32) Road to Perdition
34. American Beauty (3:06) American Beauty
DISC THREE: Bittersweet (80:41)
01. Suds on the Roof (1:29) The Shawshank Redemption
02. The Farm (2:00) Road to Perdition
03. 45 in 25 (1:30) Scent Of A Woman
04. That Next Place (10:04) Meet Joe Black
05. The War (1:12) The War
06. Wow (2:02) Finding Nemo
07. Cigar Box (1:47) The Green Mile
08. Visiting Ruth (1:43) Fried Green Tomatoes
09. An American Quilt (3:35) How To Make An American Quilt
10. Road to Chicago (2:55) Road to Perdition
11. Rhythm of the Horse (3:03) The Horse Whisperer
12. Danger of Hell (2:21) The Green Mile
13. Hospital (2:31) The War
14. The Caul (1:17) Oscar and Lucinda
15. Montana (1:21) The Horse Whisperer
16. Spring (0:57) Little Women
17. Beyond Danger (2:37) Scent Of A Woman
18. Quilting (1:40) How To Make An American Quilt
19. Cathedral (2:37) Road to Perdition
20. Fronds Like These (1:00) Finding Nemo
21. Road to Perdition (3:48) Road to Perdition
22. Red Over Green (2:42) The Green Mile
23. Angel Pen (3:28) The War
24. Nemo Egg (1:15) Finding Nemo
25. The Diver (2:41) How To Make An American Quilt
26. The Smell of Coffee (1:08) Fried Green Tomatoes
27. Virgin Mary (1:33) Road to Perdition
28. The Green Mile (3:34) The Green Mile
29. Finding Nemo (1:18) Finding Nemo
30. Amy Abroad (0:56) Little Women
31. The Vast Continent (3:30) The Horse Whisperer
32. So Was Red (6:50) The Shawshank Redemption
Music Composed and Conducted by Thomas Newman
Orchestrated by Thomas Pasatieri
Produced by Thomas Newman, Bill Bernstein and John Vigran
Selections from In the Bedroom Performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Selections from Little Women Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
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Nothing from before 1991 on the 3CD?? A lost opportunity in my book.
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Well, the original post is from 2004............. :-D
But I agree about the problem with short cues.
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Nothing from before 1991 on the 3CD?? A lost opportunity in my book.
At the time I compiled this, not much of Newman's earlier work was available. Much of it still isn't. And I was limiting myself to what was commercially available.
As for the short cues, part of what I was doing here was blending similar-sounding cues into one another so that they would sound like one long piece with movements.
These discs are old, and pretty primitive compared to what I could do with this concept today. I do not have plans to revisit this project anytime soon, and I am not sure where the masters I put together for this set are (I've moved a couple of times in the past ten years).
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At the time I compiled this, not much of Newman's earlier work was available. Much of it still isn't. And I was limiting myself to what was commercially available.
Well, there are actually quite a few things available from that period, including tracks from
Desperately Seeking Susan
Amazing Stories (although maybe not in 2004)
Gung Ho
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Light Of Day
The Lost Boys
The Great Outdoors
Cookie
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael
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What? Why am I being grilled about a mix I made ten years ago?
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I'm not grilling. I'm giving you recommendations.
Geez...
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As I said, I made this mix over ten years ago.
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Well, there are actually quite a few things available from that period, including tracks from
Desperately Seeking Susan
Amazing Stories (although maybe not in 2004)
Gung Ho
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Light Of Day
The Lost Boys
The Great Outdoors
Cookie
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael
None of them are really very good though. Newman didn't really start coming into his own until 1991 or 1992, with things like FRIED GREEN TOMATOES and WHISPERS IN THE DARK.
LOL!!!
Newman in the 80s was highly interesting and original. I think he started to become less revolutionary in the early 90s.
We are really on different planets here.
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