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Cradle Will Rock » Film Soundtrack

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Show: The Cradle Will Rock (7)
Music: Marc Blitzstein (31)
Lyrics: Marc Blitzstein (31)
Book: Marc Blitzstein (31)

Recording Details

Date: 1999
Type: Audio / Film Cast
Language: English
Additional Music: David Robbins (2)
Orchestrations: David Campbell (18)
Conductor: David Campbell (18)
Producer: David Robbins (2), Tim Robbins
Liner Notes: David Robbins (2)
Performer: Victoria Clark (17), Rob Ellis, P.J. Harvey (2), Erin Hill (9), Dan Jenkins, Tim Jerome (2), Audra McDonald (37), Chris McKinney (2), Susan Sarandon (6), Henry Stram (6), Eddie Vedder (2), Emily Watson (2)
Notes: Film score composed by David Robbins.
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Format: CD
Label: RCA 09026-63577-2
Released: 1999-12-14
Barcode: 0090266357727
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Tracks: 1. Nickel Under The Foot - Polly Jean Harvey
2. Cradle Opening Theme
3. Moll's Song - Emily Watson
4. Goings On
5. Croon Spoon - Eddie Vedder/Susan Sarandon
6. Marc In The Park
7. Joe Worker - Audra McDonald
8. Hazel & Crickshaw
9. Let's Do Something - Erin Hill/Dan Jenkins
10. Honolulu - Tim Jerome/Vicki Clark/Erin Hill/Dan Jenkins
11. Cradle Theme Version 2
12. Hazel Testifies/Crickshaw Drinks
13. Oh What A Filthy Nightcourt - Henry Stram/Tim Jerome/Vicki Clark/Erin Hill/Dan Jenkins/Chris McKinney
14. Reverend Salvation - Chris McKinney/Vicki Clark
15. Bedrooms
16. Diego Gets Thrown Out
17. Art For Art's Sake - Henry Stram/Tim Jerome/Vicki Clark/Erin Hill/Dan Jenkins/Chris McKinney
18. Renegade Conga
19. Freedom Of The Press - Henry Stram/Tim Jerome
20. 59th & 7th
21. The Cradle Will Rock - Henry Stram/Tim Jerome/Vicki Clark/Erin Hill/Dan Jenkins/Chris McKinney
22. Cradle Finale

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Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:47:
Amazon.com Editoral Review: Sure, Cradle Will Rock is about politics, but at its most convincing level, the movie is a showcase for its namesake--Marc Blitzstein's Federal Theater Project-funded operetta from 1937. In the film, we see the long- forgotten musical rehearsed, dissected, critiqued, and convincingly performed by the movie's cast (even the musicians seen in the film are the actual performers on the soundtrack). This disc features many of the musical's best moments and David Robbins's equally impressive melting pot of an instrumental score, which includes folk songs, gypsy music, klezmer, and jazz. But there are also a few surprises: Polly Jean Harvey gives a noir-ish and impassioned version of Cradle's "Nickel Under the Foot," while Eddie Vedder and Susan Sarandon's duet on "Croon Spoon" is only slightly less convincing. Broadway star Audra McDonald, though, shows us how Blitzstein's "Joe Worker" would sound on the Great White Way today. It's a great package, but the music featured in the film--for starters, the infectious and cute "Honolulu" and Emily Watson's endearing performance of "Moll's Song"--is the real highlight. - -Jason Verlinde

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