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Director Ron Howard trades the bombastic melodrama of longtime collaborator James Horner for the soft, moody, and always tasteful baton of composer Thomas Newman. Newman's signature piano-based atmospherics and brooding melodic hooks set against vast washes of dissonance serve Cinderella Man's Depression-era tale of boxing legend Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) well, utilizing the same sepia-tone motifs and spacious orchestration that made the composer's work on Shawshank Redemption and Road to Perdition so quietly mesmerizing. Echoes of Newman's past work can be found among the syncopated faux-marimbas of "Fight Day" (Six Feet Under), and "Change of Fortune"'s serpentine piano lick (American Beauty), but it's his progressive use of traditional Irish folk that stands out the most. Juxtaposed between the tenor sax of Bud Freeman ("Tillie's Downtown Now") and Paul Giamatti whistling "Londonderry Air," Newman allows the bright tones of whistles, uilleann pipes, and fiddles to sound like hope itself, a near miracle in an age bereft of even the hint of smile.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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The Inside Out (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Spencer Williams, ComposerLyricist - Miff Mole, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Mae (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Change of Fortune (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Weehawken Ferry (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Cold Meat Party (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
All Prayed Out (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Bud Freeman, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 EMI Music Special Markets
Three Bucks Twenty (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Corn Griffin (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Shoe Polish (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Paul Giamatti, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Hope of the Irish (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Hooverville Funeral (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Fight Day (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Good As Murder (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Irving Kahal, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Meyer, ComposerLyricist - Roane's Pennsylvanians, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
No Contest (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Pugilism (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Bulldog of Bergen (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Big Right (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
9, 4, 2 Even (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Cinderella Man (Thomas Newman)
Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Turtle (Thomas Newman)
Bill Bernstein, Producer - Thomas Newman, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Eddie Cantor, MainArtist - Norman Anthony, ComposerLyricist - Misha Portnoff, ComposerLyricist - Wesley Portnoff, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Bright Ventures, Inc.
Album review
Director Ron Howard trades the bombastic melodrama of longtime collaborator James Horner for the soft, moody, and always tasteful baton of composer Thomas Newman. Newman's signature piano-based atmospherics and brooding melodic hooks set against vast washes of dissonance serve Cinderella Man's Depression-era tale of boxing legend Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) well, utilizing the same sepia-tone motifs and spacious orchestration that made the composer's work on Shawshank Redemption and Road to Perdition so quietly mesmerizing. Echoes of Newman's past work can be found among the syncopated faux-marimbas of "Fight Day" (Six Feet Under), and "Change of Fortune"'s serpentine piano lick (American Beauty), but it's his progressive use of traditional Irish folk that stands out the most. Juxtaposed between the tenor sax of Bud Freeman ("Tillie's Downtown Now") and Paul Giamatti whistling "Londonderry Air," Newman allows the bright tones of whistles, uilleann pipes, and fiddles to sound like hope itself, a near miracle in an age bereft of even the hint of smile.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:42
- Main artists: Thomas Newman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Soundtracks
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. ℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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