The Straight Story: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack | 
| Artists: Angelo Badalamenti, Angelo Badalementi
Label: RCA Victor
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 34307
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 11513
UPC: 019341151326
EAN: 0019341151326
ASIN: B00001XDRG
Release Date: October 12, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Laurens, Iowa | | • | Rose's Theme | | • | Laurens Walking | | • | Sprinkler | | • | Alvin's Theme | | • | Final Miles | | • | Country Waltz | | • | Rose's Theme (Variation) | | • | Country Theme | | • | Crystal | | • | Nostalgia | | • | Farmland Tour | | • | Montage |
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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
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'Straight' to the Heart December 28, 1999
Daniel Robuck (Campbell, CA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Angelo Badalamenti has written his greatest soundtrack ever, no small accomplishment for a man who has won popularity for his haunting 'Twin Peaks' themes and his acclaimed 'Arlington Road' soundtrack earlier this year. 'Straight Story' is far, far from being sentimental as reviewed below; maybe we have just forgotten the sound of beautiful music! What Badalmenti has done here is use music as a voice for his characters in the film who are simple and wise, but do not always have the contemporary language to say outright and psychologically what they are thinking. This is a different set of values, values we have lost, and the music reflects many of those kinder and gentler values, the excitement and awesomeness of the sounds of trains (the whimsical 'Alvin's Theme') rather than jets roaring overhead; the sound of the heart beating with love(the joyous 'Country Waltz') rather than violent, action sequences; the beauty of open spaces (the sparkling 'Lauren's, Iowa') rather than suburban sprawl and concrete cityscapes. Badalmenti was wise to produce this album with Windham Hill who has honored his crystalline writing with the digitally clear recording it deserves. The fiddle, cello and guitar soloists are first rate, people who have a passion for their instrument's voices, and who play to the soul of the listener. Next to 'The Red Violin' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley,' this is one of the finest soundtracks of 1999 for one of the finest films of 1999, and a wonderful musical tableau for actor Richard Farnsworth, truly the best actor of 1999.
What a wonderful soundtrack! It's different! June 1, 2000
Peter Krausche (Switzerland)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Yes, really different! Different, as in, not what I expected from Angelo Badalementi. While sitting in the theater watching the movie, my wife and I were completely overwhelmed as the music engulfed us and took us into the story. As we were sitting there, enjoying the film, we knew immediately that we had to have the soundtrack. Several months have passed since then and we know that we'll always enjoy listening to these wonderful pieces. They bring back the quiet serenity and depth of the film every time. The CD has everything on it that we wished for, and more. Angelo Badalementi used very fine melodic accentuation in this music. For instance, the quiet guitar medley in "Rose's Theme", very simple and yet stirring with emotion. Or the gentle, country or folk style violin strokes in "Laurens Walking". An absolute masterpiece of thematic programming. Thank you, Mr. Badalementi! Keep it up!
Awesome November 16, 1999
Daddy Wilco (Illinois)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Now the movie was tremendous in its own way. The soundtrack sometimes eclipsed the movie, it is that profound.
Once bitten.... January 26, 2000
McGuire ((Not so Wonderful) Copenhagen, Denmark)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Straight Story Original Soundtrack actually made me go see the movie over and over again, about 4 times or so. I'm just a poor student and this is Denmark, movie-tickets aren't exactly cheap you know ! But if you thought that the film made life seem beautiful, just wait till you hear the music, without all those noisy people in the movietheatre, giggling and fiddling about with their bags and all that irritating stuff. I give this cd three thumbs up, this is absolutely beautiful music, worth only the comparisment of R.E.M. and the absolutely marvelous bloke who wrote the music for The Last of the Mohicans ! Buy it now or be an absolutely miserable old sod the rest of your sad, uncultivated life !
Sounds of Wonder June 29, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The first time I saw David Lynch's monumental achievement, The Straight Story, I was mesmerized with what I saw, but not so much as with what I heard. Angelo Badalamenti has orchestrated an audio masterpiece that touches the heart and places the listener in place where warm summers and kind atmospheres are illuminated by the power of music. The movie, by itself, is a unique tale that is touching to say the least and uplifting to the point of emotional redemption. The music dances with the story and cinematography so well that the film's tale could probably be told without any dialogue, using only the lucid ambience of the soundtrack and the settings of rural splendor. This is a true accomplishment for Badalamenti and a composition that should not be passed up by anyone who loves a relaxing, soothing sound. Should you purchase it, listen to it in the spring or summer months while relaxing and reflecting on the happy days of your life. But I would also recommend watching the movie prior to purchase, because it is a departure from Badalamenti's previous works on Lynch films. Less darkness, more shining beauty.
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