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| | The Shawshank Redemption: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | | | Music Style : | | Traditional Vocal Pop | | Record Label : | | Sony | | Release Date : | | 1994-09-20 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. May - The Ink Spots, Thomas Newman
2. Shawshank Prison [Stoic Theme] - The Ink Spots, Thomas Newman
3. New Fish - The Ink Spots, Thomas Newman
4. Rock Hammer - The Ink Spots, Thomas Newman
5. Inch of His Life - The Ink Spots, Thomas Newman
6. If I Didn't Care - The Ink Spots
7. Brooks Was Here - Thomas Newman
8. His Judgement Cometh - Thomas Newman, Hank Williams
9. Suds on the Roof - Thomas Newman, Hank Williams
10. Workfield - Thomas Newman, Hank Williams
11. Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman, Hank Williams
12. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
13. Elmo Blatch - Deutsche Opera Berlin, Thomas Newman
14. Sisters - Deutsche Opera Berlin, Thomas Newman
15. Zihuatanejo - Deutsche Opera Berlin, Thomas Newman
16. Marriage of Figaro: Duetto-Sul Aria - Deutsche Opera Berlin
17. Lovely Raquel - Thomas Newman
18. And That Right Soon - Thomas Newman
19. Compass and Guns - Thomas Newman
20. So Was Red - Thomas Newman
21. End Title - Thomas Newman
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Incredibly good!
Submitted on: 2009-08-21 |
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| Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie, but besides the great script and acting, the score makes it come alive. Sad, scary or uplifting, the music is the heartbeat of the movie. I have listened to it over and over. Even if you haven't seen the movie (and I highly recommend it), you will appreciate the score. Thank you, Thomas Newman! |
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Amazing
Submitted on: 2009-02-09 |
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The sinister atmosphere he produces with tracks such as the 'Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme)' and 'An Inch of Hi Life' are fantastic pieces, even if you have not seen the film.
In 'So Was Red' leading straight into the 'End Titles' Newman creates a real feeling of space and freedom as if all the tension has been lifted. Amazing music. |
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Wonderful soundtrack
Submitted on: 2008-04-20 |
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| Loved the movie and the music! Just listening to the music reminds of the film and is so touching. Great compositions. |
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An affecting CD that captures the movie's darkness and inspiration
Submitted on: 2008-01-13 |
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Don't listen to "The Shawshank Redemption Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" if you're in the car with the windows down; you might not be able to hear it. Most of the CD is soft-sounding and faint, but don't let those qualities deter you -- this is an excellent album. The dark overtones of the movie The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition) were furthered by the foreboding, often remote, music, and listening to this CD may take you back to what you felt while watching the riveting drama play out onscreen.
Not all of this soundtrack is tinkling piano or a stirring string section. "May," the short lead-off fiddle track, and later renamed "Workfield" deeper into the CD, contains a rustic Civil War-era aura that belies the polished classical sound heard on most of this album. The stirring "Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme)" properly begins this opus, a deep oboe and sublime string section indicating a plethora of beautiful classical sounds to come. Similarly, the ultra-soft, harrowing piano notes heard on "New Fish" are played again and again throughout the CD, in various forms, but never get old. Interestingly, many of these songs last under two minutes, but their effect resonates much longer; they feel far from transient. After hearing them, you may recognize added depth to the movie that wasn't as noticeable before. Some listeners may even entirely separate "Shawshank's" music from the movie altogether, due to its transcendent nature.
Though much of this CD's music may conjure reflectiveness and despair, some of it contains old-time levity to capture the time period of the movie. The Inkspots' simple song "If I Didn't Care" may be a bit morose itself, but it pops up at a time on the album when the musical score by Thomas Newman becomes almost crushing in its singularity and sadness. Similarly, Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues," though a bit clumsy and country amid Newman's classical compositions, adds needed soul and a bit of fellowship.
The melancholy piano heard on "Brooks Was Here," "Zihuatanejo" and "Compass and Guns," though simple and excruciatingly quiet, is astoundingly effective. Often backing the singular piano sounds is a similarly divine string section that will severely tug at heartstrings. Through all this beautiful darkness comes the inspirational "So Was Red" and then "End Title," two songs that, like they did in the movie, call forth feelings of hope and redemption. I'm probably being a little sappy, but as this music ends the CD, it's hard not to sentimentally envision both Andy (Tim Robbins' character) and Red (played by Morgan Freeman) reuniting on a sandy beach as the blue waves crash into their rejuvenated existence.
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 Shawshank Sountrack
Submitted on: 2007-10-12 |
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| I always loved the movie, and the soundtrack is no dissapointment, quality wise the soundtrack is quite good. If you liked the music to the movie then this is a good purchase. |
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