In the Valley of Elah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mark Isham
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | The Journey Begins | Mark Isham | 2:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | The Morgue (5) | Mark Isham | 2:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Body Parts | Mark Isham | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | The Morgue (22) | Mark Isham | 2:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Killing Field | Mark Isham | 1:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Photos | Mark Isham | 1:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | A Family's Grief | Mark Isham | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Emily Provokes | Mark Isham | 2:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Viewing | Mark Isham | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | You're a Good Father | Mark Isham | 1:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Bobby Ortiz | Mark Isham | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Bonner's Dead | Mark Isham | 2:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 13 | A Murder | Mark Isham | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Torture | Mark Isham | 1:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 15 | New Evidence | Mark Isham | 1:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Apology | Mark Isham | 1:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 17 | We Killed a Dog | Mark Isham | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Upside Down | Mark Isham | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Songs |
Album Review
Mark Isham's music for the 2007 feature drama In the Valley of Elah exhibits a restraint and sensitivity uncommon among contemporary Hollywood scores. Written for a chamber-sized orchestra, the music articulates its bleak emotional outlook in fine, nuanced strokes. Despite favoring a less-is-more approach, Isham introduces elements of guitar, percussion, and electronics when necessary, but nothing ever seems out of place, let alone gratuitous. As In the Valley of Elah evolves, the music becomes progressively darker and more intense, but to his credit Isham remains true to his minimalist sensibilities, and even as the drama builds, the score never sacrifices its scale or scope in the name of Sturm und Drang.
Recent Customer Reviews
An opinion from a Mark Isham fanatic....
by robertw7Whatever a person's feelings might be about the war in Iraq, the U.S Army , or armed conflict in general, the reality is that
this soundtrack is yet another example of Mr. Isham's genius. Its not easy to produce music that sonically embodies
the emotions of a cinematic depiction as bleak as this film, and yet still remain beautiful to listen to;in and of itself.
Its an amazing score; period.
Okay, review this album, not your stance on Iraq
by DawgsonPlease, people -- I just want to know what you think of the score. I couldn't care less about your opinion on the war in Iraq, especially when you're trying to voice it when "reviewing" a soundtrack. Go ahead and tell us what you think, but don't do it on iTunes. There are plenty of other places to do that. If you agree, click "Yes."
RE: The movie
by a light bulb breakingThe war has ruined young men from all over the nation......look around and see how this movie is the truth
Biography
Genre: Soundtrack
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
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- $9.99
- Genres: Soundtrack, Music, Original Score
- Released: Sep 25, 2007
- ℗ 2007 Varèse Sarabande
