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Film Music (Mrs. Soffel The Times Of Harvey Milk and Never Cry Wolf)
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Film Music (Mrs. Soffel The Times Of Harvey Milk and Never Cry Wolf)
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by Mark Isham
Sales Rank: 776688
Price:$7.98
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Album Details
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1. Mrs. Soffel
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2. Times of Harvey Milk
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3. Never Cry Wolf
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Listener Reviews & Comments
Judging by my own experience and other reviews here, I suspect that in the 1990s Windham Hill were handing out copies of their more tranquil tapes and CDs to the maternity suites of hospitals around the world. My daughter Erika was born to the sounds of 'The Shape of the Land', which was much the most interesting tape hanging around at Kingston Hospital. That tape led me to purchase the Windham Hill double-CD compilation, which contained an extract from 'Mrs Soffel', and that led me to purchase this CD. The CD was a revelation, for two reasons. First, there was much more 'Mrs Soffel' music than the extract had led me to expect. And second, the compilation never mentioned the fact that the pianist behind the glorious playing was none other than my favourite, Lyle Mays. (Unfortunately the CD notes misspell his name as 'Mayes'.) The piano is beautifully simple, but it is among the best Lyle has done, inside or outside the Pat Metheny Group. I have subsequently seen the 'Mrs Soffel' movie (starring Diane Keaton), and to be frank, it was a disappointment. My expectations had been raised sky-high by this CD, which is marvellous. The elements of the Isham music are spread across the movie, perhaps too thinly, and Isham does a great job of bringing them altogether into a 14-minute symphony. 'Harvey Milk' does nothing for me, but track #3, 'Never Cry Wolf', just leaves me pining to see the Disney film. It sounds arctic, wintry, sparse, and menacing. All three tracks show that Isham is not just a top-flight musician but also a fine composer.
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Film Music (Mrs. Soffel The Times Of Harvey Milk and Never Cry Wolf)
by Mark Isham
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