The Straight Story: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
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EAN: 0019341151326
Format: Soundtrack
Label: RCA Victor
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA Victor
Release Date: October 12, 1999
Sales Rank: 21592
Studio: RCA Victor
Disc 1:
- Laurens, Iowa
- Rose's Theme
- Laurens Walking
- Sprinkler
- Alvin's Theme
- Final Miles
- Country Waltz
- Rose's Theme
- Country Theme
- Crystal
- Nostalgia
- Farmland Tour
- Montage
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
We've come to expect a few things from composer Angelo Badalamenti's numerous collaborations with David Lynch. His scores for Twin Peaks, Wild at Heart, and Blue Velvet all took a smoky jazz-noir aesthetic into the orchestra pit. The results were memorable--and sometimes haunting--just like the films. For The Straight Story--the G-rated (yes, that's right) tale of an elderly man's epic journey on a John Deere lawnmower to see his sick brother--we get a different side to both the composer and the director once again. Here the orchestrations are atmospheric, but a subtle strain of folk music is evident throughout. 'Rose's Theme' is filled with acoustic guitar finger-picking against a string section, 'Alvin's Theme' has a fiddle mimicking a locomotive, and 'Country Waltz' is just that. 'Farmland Tour' is the Twin Peaks theme gone sentimental. A hint of nostalgia, a certain Midwestern innocence, and plenty of vast-sounding passages make this the perfect sonic backdrop for a film set in America's heartland. Just like that setting, it can seem a little repetitive at times, but--as a whole--it's another memorable effort from Badalamenti. --Jason Verlinde
Average Rating: 
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- Great SoundtrackWe love this soundtrack to what is a sweet movie. We actually bought it to play in our newborn daughter's ... Read More
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- The Straight StorySeeing the DVD first is what inspired me to order the soundtrack. Very good and relaxing music. The movie ... Read More
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- Simple yet powerfulGentle, relaxing and calm music... A well worth soundtrack to add to your collection (collector or not). Badalamenti ... Read More
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- Music from HeavenThis Soundtrack is moving and full of the meanings expressed in the movie it is related to, moreover it lets you see ... Read More
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- I'll ponder whateverThe Straight Story is a film that I really like and a major reason for this is the music. I can't think of another movie ... Read More
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