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The Mission

The MissionArtist: Ennio Morricone
Label: Virgin
Category: Music

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Seller: moviemars-usa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2456

Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.3

UPC: 077778600121
EAN: 0077778600121
ASIN: B000000WFZ

Release Date: October 20, 1986
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Tracks:

  • On Earth As It Is In Heaven
  • Falls
  • Gabriel's Oboe
  • Ave Maria Guarani
  • Brothers
  • Carlotta
  • Vita Nostra
  • Climb
  • Remorse
  • Penance
  • Mission
  • River
  • Gabriel's Oboe
  • Te Deum Guharani
  • Refusal
  • Ascunsion
  • Alone
  • Guarani
  • Sword
  • Miserere
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ennio Morricone's Academy Award-nominated score captures the conflict between 18th-century Jesuit missionaries trying to convert the native Indians, and the slavers who want to destroy them. In keeping with the serious subject matter and epic scope of Roland Joffe's film, the score is by turns grave, lyrical, and tense. Ever inventive, Morricone mixes liturgical chorales, native drumming, and Spanish-influenced guitars, often in the very same track, to capture the drama of the culture clash. His trademark lyricism also comes through, notably in the beautiful themes for "Gabriel's Oboe" and "The Mission". Not as over-the-top as his well-known spaghetti western scores, The Mission shows Morricone at his dramatic best. --Heidi MacDonald

Customer Reviews:
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5 out of 5 stars A Must for True Music Lovers   September 6, 2001
Mrs. A. Storey (Durham England)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful

Anyone who listens to this album cannot fail to be moved by it's brilliance. There are some striking pieces which almost reduce the listner to tears -particularly Gabriel's Oboe and Falls. A truly passionate recording which depending on your mood when you listen to it will leave you feeling uplifted or melancholy.Either way, a must have for true music lovers.


5 out of 5 stars Moving, powerful, spectacular. A true masterpiece.   April 10, 2001
18 out of 19 found this review helpful

If you have not seen the mission, see it. Then buy this album, don't worry about hearing it first, just buy it. The film will reduce most people to tears and the music did the same for me. Not because of the film itself, but the emotion of the music as a seperate entity form the film is so powerful, it will mean something different to everyone and explores the feelings of the listener. This is a must have recording and it is, in my opinion, probably the best soundtrack recorded. It is now over a decade old and still brilliant, truly a masterpiece.


5 out of 5 stars very emotional   November 10, 2002
22 out of 24 found this review helpful

I may be in a minority, and judging by previous reviews, I am. But I heard this soundtrack when it was first released before I saw the film. Suffice to say that hearing the music without a reference to the actors in the film, I feel that the music could stand alone for its evocative use of tone and mood. In plain english it makes me cry. So I would suggest that anyone who doesn't have this in their collection should buy it post haste.


5 out of 5 stars Amazing!!   December 22, 2007
G. Peters (London)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

The most beutifull, emotional music score ever written!

This amazing music score has it all, it is extremely moving and powerfull, and the mood suits the film perfectly. The actual film is excellent but there's no doubt that the movie would not be as good without Morricone's masterpiece. How it never won an oscar for Original Music Score i'll never know.

10/10 !!


5 out of 5 stars Awesome   April 28, 2002
Ross Gourlay
14 out of 16 found this review helpful

Gabriel's oboe is one of the most beautiful, haunting melodies you will ever here. It's the pinnacle of a wonderful soundtrack which fulfils the onerous task of matching the film's superb scenic backdrops.

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