Cinderella Man

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Director Ron Howard trades the bombastic melodrama of longtime collaborator James Horner for the soft, moody, and always tasteful baton of composer Thomas Newman. Newman's signature piano-based atmospherics and brooding melodic hooks set against vast washes of dissonance serve Cinderella Man's Depression-era tale of boxing legend Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) well, utilizing the same sepia-tone motifs and spacious orchestration that made the composer's work on Shawshank Redemption and Road to Perdition so quietly mesmerizing. Echoes of Newman's past work can be found among the syncopated faux-marimbas of "Fight Day" (Six Feet Under), and "Change of Fortune"'s serpentine piano lick (American Beauty), but it's his progressive use of traditional Irish folk that stands out the most. Juxtaposed between the tenor sax of Bud Freeman ("Tillie's Downtown Now") and Paul Giamatti whistling "Londonderry Air," Newman allows the bright tones of whistles, uilleann pipes, and fiddles to sound like hope itself, a near miracle in an age bereft of even the hint of smile. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Artist	Thomas Newman
Format	CD
Genre	Soundtrack
Label Name	Decca
Producer	Thomas Newman, Bill Bernstein
Release Date	2005 05 24
Song List	1: The Inside Out (1:20) 2: Shim-Me-Sha-Wobble (1:03) 3: Mae (1:16) 4: Change of Fortune (1:15) 5: Weehawken Ferry (2:43) 6: Cold Meat Party (0:40) 7: All Prayed Out (2:38) 8: Tillie's Downtown Now (2:19) 9: Three Bucks Twenty (1:01) 10: Corn Griffin (1:12) 11: Shoe Polish (0:48) 12: Londonderry Air (0:27) 13: The Hope of the Irish (0:52) 14: Hooverville Funeral (2:54) 15: Fight Day (3:39) 16: Good as Murder (0:51) 17: We've Got to Put That Sun Back in the Sky (1:27) 18: No Contest (1:08) 19: Pugilism (1:06) 20: Bulldog of Bergen (1:42) 21: Big Right (2:50) 22: 9, 4, 2, Even (1:27) 23: Cinderella Man (4:48) 24: Turtle (3:21) 25: Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz! (4:02)
Style.Categories	Original Score, Film Music, Soundtracks

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