The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
Virgin Records Us - Virgin Records Us
Release date: 1992-06-29
Audio CD
Drama, Film Music, Original Score, Pop, Soundtrack, Soundtracks, Soundtracks & Film Scores, Soundtracks & Scores
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The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
Date undefinedMorricone is simply brilliant, and it is never more obvious than here on The Mission.
Derivative? Repetitive? Yes, and again, yes (see, that was derivative 'caused I stole from another review, and repetitive 'cause i answered... twice). But that's not only OK, it's almost required! And they told you, too, before you paid a penny! Go ahead, look- it's right there, hiding in plain sight. The rest of the class can wait quietly with their heads down on their desks.
Waiting...
"Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture"!!! Come on kids- it's a soundtrack from a film, and films are derivative, and repeat symbolism and, well, just come on! It's a soundtrack to a motion picture, and as such it is among the top soundtracks ever.
Yes, and again, yes: it IS among the top soundtracks ever! Why? Simple- it does its job, and it does it well. Without its soundtrack "The Mission" wouldn't be nearly as great a film as it is; it amplifies the emotion and sentiment of each scene while acknowledging the environment and remembering the historical origins of the subject matter, and even seems to keep things moving along (in a film I've sometimes thought could have gone a bit long otherwise).
More than anything else, though, the brilliance of this soundtrack strikes when you hear it years after last seeing "The Mission" and suddenly it hits like a flood- all the emotion, how overwhelming these men's obstacles were, how visually stunning the environment was and how graceful death can be... how horrific life can be...
All these years later I hear "Gabriel's Oboe" and it just takes my breath away.
It's a soundtrack to a motion picture, and as such it is nothing short of brilliance, and Morricone a genius.
The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
Date undefinedI agree that this is probably the very best movie soundtrack ever. Twenty years after I first heard it, I still love it. An amazing achievement that stands alone, but is even more moving after watching the movie.
The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture
Date undefinedI love this soundtrack but it came with a broken case even though I purchased it new.
