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American History [Soundtrack]

~ Anne Dudley (Artist)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (May 30 2006)
  • Original Release Date: Nov 3 1998
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Angel
  • ASIN: B00000DG1O
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #98,582 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. American History X
2. Assignment
3. Venice Beach
4. Playing to Win
5. People Look at Me and See My Brother
6. I Had Testified
7. Stranger at My Table
8. Putting up a Flag
9. Raiders
10. Complications
11. Starting to Remind Me of You
12. Right Questions
13. Patch to Redemption
14. We Are Not Enemies
15. Two Brothers
16. Storm Clouds Gathering
17. Benedictus

Product Description

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The idea of hiring a former member of the Art of Noise to score a dramatic film about deadly racism seems as sensible as existing solely on pizza from Chuck E. Cheese. But Anne Dudley gave up on skittering electronic pop long ago (though not before doing some damage in collaboration with Frankie Goes to Hollywood). She conjured an offbeat vibe for The Crying Game, then earned an Oscar in 1997 for the score to The Full Monty. With American History X, Dudley takes her most serious turn, composing a suite of songs that reflect the foreboding, tragic plot of Tony Kaye's startling film. Using Tchaikovsky-like orchestration and a pristine boys' choir, she covers a range of emotions. A string section's squalls evoke high-pitched tension; a brass-led movement reflects sorrow and frustration; the soaring voices suggest redemption. It's a moving score, at once troubling and hopeful. --Richard Martin
 

Customer Reviews

7 Reviews
5 star: 57%  (4)
4 star: 14%  (1)
3 star: 28%  (2)
2 star:    (0)
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3.0 out of 5 stars i liked it but......., Mar 6 2002
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do they have the soundtrack with the music and word for the movie?
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5.0 out of 5 stars As moving as the film itself, Jan 12 2002
By Scott Sweet "Music Freak" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
As an Edward Norton fan, I already wanted to see "American History X." I didn't realize that Anne Dudley had done the score, so I was blown away by the first ten minutes (the shootout). The scene climaxes with an atonal string-shriek that further embeds that moment of onscreen horror (The Curb) in my skull. The choir gently raises its voices in defiance of the despair and rage expressed in the orchestra.

Dudley's score most reminds of Bernard Herrmann's work for "Fahrenheit 451." Though not as animated, she brings similar pathos and tragic beauty to the compositions. There's also a touch of Howard Shore ("Silence of The Lambs," "Se7en")here and there. Where her earlier score for "The Crying Game" was more romantic, the music for "X" reflects the tragedy and sorrow of the story.

Some may find certain passages (e.g., "We Are Not Enemies") schmaltzy in a John Williams fashion. However, I'm a Williams fan. A good score communicates the director's intentions; while the images show us WHAT, the music can express WHY.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful film, haunting score, Mar 27 2001
By Michael J. Mazza (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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"American History X" was one of the most disturbing and powerful films of the late 1990s. It tells the story of a former white supremacist (the Oscar-nominated Edward Norton) who is trying to turn his younger brother (played by Edward Furlong) away from the path of violence and racial hatred.

Anne Dudley has composed and conducted a haunting score for this film. Her orchestral score is at times mournful, and often very beautiful. Although I think the score works better as a complement to the film than as an independent piece of musical art, I still recommend this disc to serious collectors of film music.

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