Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

From the response that one can observe to the score from Schindler's List, it is like no one took John Williams' work seriously prior to its release. He had been renowned for his bombast music and his loud marches, but his subtler works might have been too easily forgotten. However, there seems to be a turnaround in the public conception of Williams after Schindler's List. To many people, he became a composer capable of the deep emotion inherent in more somber films. To long time fans, this may have always been apparent, but for those who could not recognize his skill, Schindler's List divulged it completely and indubitably.

Schindler's List, even when it is depicting the greatest evil and the most visually horrifying images, never collapses and never overpowers. Its greatest gift is its ability to outline and highlight, not to overshadow and reconstruct. The multiple themes are all extraordinary and powerful, recurring where necessary, and coming to a crescendo as...Read more

Sad, Sweet, Solemn, Powerful...these are just a few of the words that can be used to describe the listening experience one gets from the "Schindler's List : Soundtrack", but it's so much more than those words or any words can describe. It's music that captures all the emotional feelings of the film and the people and circumstances of the story. The film went beyond the awards and beyond any meaning a 5 star review has. It was one of the most moving expereinces one can have from a cinematic work. Reliving those moments through the music, will again evoke those goose bumps, throat lumps, and may even produce a tear or two as you listen.

From a single, sad, violin, to the mesmerizing and powerful Orchestral music, to the beauty of the choir voices, you will get lost in each and every track. There are 14 tracks, and all are a nice enough length to get lost in, and each flows beautifully from one to the next.(see buying info for list)

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Five stars are not enough to do this brilliant work any kind of justice. John Williams' score is as amazing, emotional, intense, heartbreaking, and beautiful as the film is. It just gets better with every listen. The emotions it evokes are almost unbearable. It is absolutely exhilarating. This soundtrack is so brilliant that one finds many new facets and colors with each listen. When you take a film as phenomenal as Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", add the extraordinary composing of John Williams, and add the otherworldly talents of Itzhak Perlman (probably the most famous violinist living), this album is the result. Perlman's violin solos induce tears every time. His interpretation and artistic expression, combined with his amazing technical abilities, are the perfect touch. The soundtrack also features wonderful choral, orchestral, and piano performances. There is not a weak moment on the entire CD. It is stunningly beautiful and powerful in its...Read more