Scarlet Letter by John (Conductor/Composer Barry (CD, Oct-1995, Epic Soundtrax)

Album Features
UPC:	074646743126
Artist:	John (Conductor/Composer Barry
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Epic Soundtrax
Genre:	Film Composers, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Arrival, The
2. Hester Rides to Town
3. Bird, The
4. Very Exhilarating Read, A
5. I'm Not the Man I Seem
6. Agnus Dei
7. I Can See What Others Cannot
8. Love Scene
9. Are You With Child
10. Small Act of Contrition, A
11. Birth, The
12. I Baptize This Child
13. She Will Not Speak
14. Dr. Rodger Prynne
15. Hester Walks Through Town
16. Poor Fatherless Child
17. Attempt at Rape, An
18. Savages Have Killed Him, The
19. Round-Up, The
20. I Am the Father of Her Child
21. Indians Attack, The
22. Letter Has Served a Purpose, The
23. End Title

Details
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Roland Joffé's much-maligned 1995 screen adaptation of the classic novel The Scarlet Letter was a disaster in virtually every facet of production -- after rejecting Elmer Bernstein's completed score, producers tapped Ennio Morriconeas his replacement , but when Morricone contributed a series of ill-fitting Mediterranean-flavored themes, yet another substitution proved necessary. Somewhat remarkably, the John Barry score that accompanied The Scarlet Letter in its theatrical release proved one of the final masterpieces of the composer's career -- a sweeping romantic tragedy rich in period detail and emotional intensity, it captures all the drama and gravitas to which the film so nakedly aspires. Written in an epic-scale orchestral mode recalling Barry's landmark Dances with Wolves, the music boasts a streak of malice and brutality heretofore absent from the composer's work -- tribal percussion further underscores the primal emotions at the heart of the book and the music. This is John Barry at his most visceral, and worth seeking out regardless of the film it accompanies. ~ Jason Ankeny