'The Village' Soundtrack - Opinions?

[Alex Tiuniaev]

Back to The Village. I own the score and personally think that it's one of the best scores of 2004. IMHO, it deserved an Oscar, but I also really like Finding Neverland which got the award... The themes in The Village are so haunting and beautiful... And I really enjoyed the solo violin which is not very typical for overblown hollywood music.

[WalkingTheSky]

Alex Tiuniaev - I completely agree with you on the Oscar issue. I loved the score to 'FN,' but after listening to 'The Village' for several weeks now, I'm finding that it's more character/story driven which gives it more heart and soul. Not to sound corny....

Rune Vejby - The AMAZING violinist is Hillary Hahn (sp?), and her talent is astounding, truly. I do recall that special feature mention on the score..and how M. Night Shyamalan made the distinction between the two young women. Quite creative, isn't he? One of my all-time favorite directors/writers. Have I mentioned that before?

[jason]

I have not seen The Village, but it is burried deep in my Blockbuster Online queue. Out of curiosity though (because of this thread), I hopped over to Amazon to give the clips a listen.

It sounds wonderful even without the movie. As usual, I hope to check it out fromt he library before actually buying it.

I'd have to agree with the compliments about the violinist.

I'm absolutely loving this introduction to soundtracks. I was always wondered why it warranted it's own section at the store. Now I understand.

[WalkingTheSky]

Well, Jason! LOL! Go rent that puppy! It's a beautiful film, truly!

I'm glad you've introduced yourself to soundtracks. They do have a way with people. And I'm so glad they have their own section. It's only fair.

[MEk]

I love "The Village" (the movie and the music), it's the first movie that had a score that really grabbed my attention. I've been really into movie scores ever since, infact I'd love to be film composer(due largely to this score). Beautiful movie, beautiful music.

[WalkingTheSky]

Wow! That would be a tremendous compliment to James Newton Howard! I think the key to it is the violinist, Hillary Hahn. Her addition really captured the film's story. IMO.

[Violinschlüssel]

To me, listening to The Village score is like hearing God's very voice.

[Gutto]

Hello everyone! I am new to the forums as well.

And indeed Village is one of my favourite soundtracks by far.

WalkingTheSky: If u enjoyed it, I recommand you to listen to James Newton' Howard's "Lady in the water" Soundtrack. I bet u gonna love it too.