I haven't seen the film but this track is just sublime. The final track on the album. It might be the end title. The great Charles Lloyd plays sax on the score.
I haven't got this album, but I do fondly recall the film. It's very flawed, but it's also ultimately very emotionally powerful. I barely remember Isham's score... weren't the musicians listed in the End Credits under "The Afterglow Quartet" or something? Isham himself, Billy Higgins, Gary Burton, Charles Lloyd... big names.
Perhaps curiously (or not), the piece of music that does stick with me is the devastating use of the Bernstein/Sondheim "Somewhere", as growled by Tom Waits in the closing moments. That, plus the outstanding performances of Nick Nolte and, especially, Julie Christie make(s) the whole film so heartbreaking. But enough of spoilers. You've only had since 1997 to watch this, so I'll restrain myself with the details.
I found a snooty review of the album at JazzTimes (I think). Although positive about the music on the CD, the opening paragraph especially is guaranteed to rile those of us who are defensive about our orchestral (Isham) scores.
If I find the link, I'll copy it here later. Ah, here it is.
I haven't got this album, but I do fondly recall the film. It's very flawed, but it's also ultimately very emotionally powerful. I barely remember Isham's score... weren't the musicians listed in the End Credits under "The Afterglow Quartet" or something? Isham himself, Billy Higgins, Gary Burton, Charles Lloyd... big names.
Perhaps curiously (or not), the piece of music that does stick with me is the devastating use of the Bernstein/Sondheim "Somewhere", as growled by Tom Waits in the closing moments. That, plus the outstanding performances of Nick Nolte and, especially, Julie Christie make(s) the whole film so heartbreaking. But enough of spoilers. You've only had since 1997 to watch this, so I'll restrain myself with the details.
I found a snooty review of the album at JazzTimes (I think). Although positive about the music on the CD, the opening paragraph especially is guaranteed to rile those of us who are defensive about our orchestral (Isham) scores.
If I find the link, I'll copy it here later. Ah, here it is.
I haven't got this album, but I do fondly recall the film. It's very flawed, but it's also ultimately very emotionally powerful. I barely remember Isham's score... weren't the musicians listed in the End Credits under "The Afterglow Quartet" or something? Isham himself, Billy Higgins, Gary Burton, Charles Lloyd... big names.
Perhaps curiously (or not), the piece of music that does stick with me is the devastating use of the Bernstein/Sondheim "Somewhere", as growled by Tom Waits in the closing moments. That, plus the outstanding performances of Nick Nolte and, especially, Julie Christie make(s) the whole film so heartbreaking. But enough of spoilers. You've only had since 1997 to watch this, so I'll restrain myself with the details. I know a lot about jazz, I have been fond of it since my youth. Once we even played with friends here https://quizzes.studymoose.com/flashcards/jazz/ deciding to check who knows more about this genre, and I won!
I found a snooty review of the album at JazzTimes (I think). Although positive about the music on the CD, the opening paragraph especially is guaranteed to rile those of us who are defensive about our orchestral (Isham) scores.
If I find the link, I'll copy it here later. Ah, here it is.
Indeed, I think they overdid the criticism in the opening paragraph. The film is excellent, it's great that I found a mention of it here. Julie Christie was great.
It is a typical Alan Rudolph film, balancing drama, comedy and oddities, and the last scene with Christie is absolutely heartbreaking (and perfectly scored with Tom Waits‘ rendition of a famous Broadway song.
