The Horse Whisperer [Original Score]

• Artist: Thomas Newman
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 02, 1998
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Thomas Newman's score for Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer walks the perilously fine line between mystical and mawkish. There's no denying the magical, larger-than-life sweep of Newman's majestic arrangements and stately melodies, but there's also no shaking the emotional calculation at work here as well. The music doesn't merely tug the heartstrings; it yanks them. Wrought from lush synthesizers, backwoods strings, and French horn flourishes, The Horse Whisperer nevertheless boasts a surprising affinity for nuance that makes its climactic moments that much more dynamic. For all its sentimentality, this is music of uncommon beauty and artistry. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Angus	Thomas Newman		(:55)
Double Divide	Thomas Newman		(1:36)
The Whisperers	Thomas Newman		(2:21)
Accident (Lyrics)	Thomas Newman		(1:45)
There Was Snow (Opening)	Thomas Newman		(3:17)
Hooking On	Thomas Newman		(1:23)
Montana (Lyrics)	Moisés Vivanco, Thomas Newman		(1:23)
Pilgrim's Progress	Matthew Fisher, Thomas Newman, Keith Reid		(1:59)
Runaway Meadow	Thomas Newman		(3:00)
Badlands (Lyrics)	Thomas Newman, Bruce Springsteen		(:47)
Voice of God	Thomas Newman		(1:00)
The Rhythm of the Horse	Thomas Newman		(3:15)
Rancher's Wife	Thomas Newman		(1:30)
Iron	Thomas Newman		(1:33)
Simple Truths	Thomas Newman		(3:21)
Hereford Cross	Thomas Newman		(1:15)
Tunnel (Lyrics)	Thomas Newman		(1:26)
Awkward Talk	Thomas Newman		(1:58)
Your Misfortune (None of My Own)	Thomas Newman		(2:52)
Hooves	Thomas Newman		(1:14)
Hobble	Thomas Newman		(2:52)
The Very Act of Being	Thomas Newman		(2:28)
Grace (Lyrics)	Ennio Morricone, Thomas Newman		(3:06)
Lazy J.	Thomas Newman		(1:00)
Creek House	Thomas Newman		(1:14)
The Vast Continent	Thomas Newman		(3:39)
Percheron Stallion	Thomas Newman		(1:49)
End Title	Alan Silvestri, Gene DePaul, John Williams, Johnny Mandel, Thomas Newman		(3:44)

Credits

Rick Cox (Guitar), Steve Kujala (Flute), Dennis Karmazyn (Cello), Robert Redford (Executive Producer), Paul Wertheimer (Engineer), Joe Gastwirt (Mastering), Erika Duke-Kirkpartick (Cello), Rick Cox (Loops), Dave Marquette (Engineer), Dennis Sands (Remixing), Bill Bernstein (Producer), George Budd (Loops), Dennis Sands (Mixing), George Doering (Multi Instruments), Rick Cox (Bowed Bass Dulcimer), Sid Page (Violin), Paul Wertheimer (Remix Assistant), Thomas Newman (Piano), Tom Winslow (Engineer), Gary Rydstrom (Bird Calls), Chas Smith (Pedal Steel), Thomas Newman (Conductor), Tom Hardisty (Engineer), Michael Fisher (Percussion), Thomas Newman (Remixing), Ralph Grierson (Piano), Bill Bernstein (Editing), Thomas Newman (Producer), Thomas Pasatieri (Orchestration), Steve Tavaglione (Loops), Jon Clarke (Oboe), Dennis Sands (Engineer), Bob Levy (Remix Assistant), George Budd (?), Steve Tavaglione (EWI), Thomas Newman (Mixing), Jon Clarke (Horn (English)), Gary Rydstrom (Wind), Ramón Bretón (Mastering)