11 Shawshank Redemption - The Shawshank Redemption: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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@JudgeMagisterDelita Forrest Gump was the film that "stole" the Oscars from this movie.
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The perfect song for a perfect film. I hope one day I could make a film half as good as The Shawshank Redemption.
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Amazing cue, and tremendous soundtrack. Newman went above and beyond composing this one.
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@thatguystefan I think it's because the music means something in the movie. If you heard this music without knowing the scene in the film, it's be a really good piece of music, but in the film this is the theme representative of justice, freedom, redemption. Something the character had to wait for 25 years. Something he had to scratch out of rock for. Something he was willing to die for and would not be denied. It's those things encapsulated in the score that make it potent.
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Magic
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My favorite movie. This piece works perfectly with the escape. Epic.
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@PunisherSoundtrack i'm 15...
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Andy dufranee, the man who crawled through 500 yards of shit and came out clean the other side
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the build up and the ultimate climax to this track is truly awe inspiring. Fills your heart with total freedom and joy. I love the sound of the harp and the keyboard at the end. It really captures the feeling of total joy and achievement that you see Andy experience as he stands trimphant, arms outstretched in the stormy night. The night He finally broke free. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
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@ Zaunos
Yep, agreed. From the moment this tune began until the end of the movie was for me not only the greatest story of redemption and justice, but it was depicted, edited and acted so perfectly as to be compared to the greatest works of art in mankind's history. I would put the last part of this movie (as a piece of art) up there with anything done by Michael Angelo. This is movie making that is to be aspired to by all filmmakers. It is my opinion it is the best movie ever made.
Not sure if the the OP was listing other films with good scores or other Thomas Newman scores. Hopefully it was the former because not all of the films listed were scored by Newman
locutys 1 year ago
@locutys No no no, i was saying there are good movies after shawshank redemption. if you seen this comment "they should have stopped making movies after shawshank was released. it's just perfect".
PunisherSoundtrack 1 year ago 8
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, The Truman Show. Blue Valentine, Se7en, Narc, The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Fight Club, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Rescue Dawn, Catch Me if you can, Heat, District 9, Insomnia, The Hurt Locker, No Country for old men, The Wrestler, Shaun of the dead, Up, 28 days later, Let the right one in, Inception, 127 hours were all GREAT movies after Shawshank redemption. I am sure i am missing A LOT more
PunisherSoundtrack 1 year ago 9
@PunisherSoundtrack I agree with Truman Show (ridiculously incredible movie. also a personal favorite of mine because jim carrey is my favorite actor), Good will hunting, District 9, and Inception. I would add to that Star Trek (2009), Transformers 1, Tron, and a bunch of others.
Atheist269 7 months ago
@Atheist269 have you seen eternal sunshine? Jim carrey is INCREDIBLE in that!!
PunisherSoundtrack 7 months ago 4
Am I getting old? I'm only 18 and I love all types of music but this is amazing. Really relaxing and it just feels so emphatic. Ahhh maybe I am just mature? :)
thatguystefan 1 year ago 21
@thatguystefan I am 18 also. ;)
PunisherSoundtrack 1 year ago 14