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MISSING THE BEST SONG, Feb 13 2004
By A Customer
it is unfortunate that the effort in obtaining jimmy buffett to perform "purple people eater" during the movie was wasted by not further requesting approval to use on the soundtrack. buffett is one of the least money hungry artists in the business, and it is sad and unclear as to why silvestri decided not to ask for the use, no matter if it paid or not.
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Establish contact with this score, Mar 2 2003
The main theme from Contact is very similar to what Silvestri came up with for Forrest Gump. It is a very light, gorgeous, and meaningful melody played on piano and strings found in several tracks. "The Primer" begins tense and finishes with a powerful statement of the main theme. A tiny bit of action music is found in this score. "Ellie's Bogey" contains rapid string rhythms played in an exciting fashion. "Good to Go" is a typical Silvestri action cue with lots of strings characteristic percussion. The rest of the music is calm, laid back, and atmospheric in nature with mainly strings and a piano carrying most of the melody. "Contact - End Credits" is an 8 minute suite of the main theme played in a wonderful fashion to finish off the score. If you like Silvestri and/or the score to Forrest Gump, then this will be a thrill to you. Great music!
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Beautifully flowing companion to profound themes in Contact, Jan 15 2003
Silvestri brilliantly composes a soundtrack that enhances the profound thoughts of the film adaption of Carl Sagan's novel Contact. I felt that each movement was in synch with what Zemeckis was trying to show on the screen: fromt epic, resounding notes for our first glimpses of the massive Machine to a wonderfully heartfelt main theme that delicately brought me closer to the frustrations and drama of Jodie Foster's character, Ellie Arroway. I am a big fan of the book and the movie, and there is no other movie/soundtrack that makes me cry for joy with Ellie and feel better about myself when the ending credits come. This soundtrack is an absolute must for anyone looking for music that uplifts the soul. Everything about the emotions of this music and movie is splendid.
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