[電影原聲帶]
Miracle at St. Anna 聖安娜奇跡
專輯歌手：Terence Blanchard
專輯類別：音樂 / 原聲音樂
發行時間：2008年09月23日
授權方式：共享版
授權版本：Score
發行地區：美國
專輯語言：英語
專輯介紹：
還記得以前 Spike Lee 的《Miracle at St. Anna》嗎？電影仍然遙遠，據說要到 2009年才能上映，咱們的消息還要跟它兩年。
現在一號男主角的人選已經敲定了，據說在最初是要邀請動作派影星 Wesley Snipes 的，可他卻由於個人原因無法離開美國前往影片拍攝地意大利。最終確定的主角是頗受矚目的年輕一代演員 Derek Luke。不過這個結果是我希望看到的，我個人認為對於一部表現二戰中黑人部隊英勇史實的電影，主角選用動作派出身的老演員 Wesley Snipes 多少會讓人很難沖破他以往電影中的角色。如果選擇年輕的 Derek Luke，會讓人擁有更多的新鮮感，他在《Catch a Fire》中的表演也很對《Miracle at St. Anna》的味道，就好像 Denzel 曾經拿到奧斯卡最佳男配角的《Glory》一樣。
電影故事發生在意大利，意大利在文藝復興時期的建築風格，盡管在部分歐洲國家也有一些，但為了電影的真實，Spike Lee 作出了意大利實地取景拍攝的決定。盡管影片拍攝還在準備階段，不過 Touchstone（試金石公司）已經開始商談電影的發行問題，這部電影頗受關注。
除 Derek Luke 外，《Barbershop》系列中的 Michael Ealy 也會加盟，他的外形特別像二戰時期的黑人形象。還有經常演軍人形象的 Laz Alonso。特型演員（胖）Omar Benson Miller。另外有兩名白人演員 John Turturro 和 James Gandolfini，估計是反派了。
這種影片表現黑人軍隊的電影，演員實在太多，一一介紹不太現實了，還是靜候後續消息吧。
原聲介紹：
Very thanks to scorenotes about the next soundtrack explaining!
About the Soundtrack: Again reuniting with Spike Lee, composer Terence Blanchard continues his ongoing collaboration with the director for "Miracle at St. Anna," a film set in World War 2 depicting the hardships of four african-american soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. The soundtrack is comprised of 24 tracks (75 minutes!), all of which is bona fide score material, and is arranged primarily as various theme sets. Regarding its length -- there is a great wealth of music on this release, including some tracks that are over 10 minutes long, thus the running time is above average.
What You Need to Know: Pre-conceptions can, at times, lead to disappointment. That is the case here as it relates to my expectations from this score. Given that the storyline of the film brimmed with promise, I was hoping the score would be a soaring, dramatic body of work that would move me. What I ended up with was a score that didn't really hit it's stride until the final act, which by then, was too late.
The soundtrack begins deliberately, with a slow moving pace that is geared toward a build up of some sort that finally arrives in track 5. That some of these initial tracks were dubbed as "themes" was a little confusing since I couldn't really detect a significant enough a motif that can categorize them as so. And speaking of which -- many of the tracks laid out on this score are indeed represented as "themes" in their titles, such as the "War is Hell" theme that appears three times in all on the soundtrack. While I love the promise of a score that categorizes segments of is music as related themes, I think it is even more important to deliver on these titles with material that is significant enough to be categorized as such.
Focusing on the most effective of the themes, the aforementioned "War is Hell" is the best of the lot. It's in these tracks that Blanchard hits dramatic crescendos that I felt was necessary for a film such as this. The three cues from the 'War is Hell' segment are broken apart at different points on the album but are connected thematically in their structure and vary in tone when needed. Paced intermittently by military style drum rolls and percussion, I really enjoyed these pockets of music, including the cue that spans over 10 minutes in length (which very well felt like a suite).
The Main Theme that begins so weakly at the outset of the soundtrack later resurfaces near the album's conclusion to a far better fate. As I mentioned earlier, Blanchard hits his stride late in the game on this one and a lot of that has to do with how well the Main Theme is presented in it's final rendition. Likewise, the end credits, where the music offered a bit of a better, dramatic flow to it.
I suppose my key issue with "Miracle at St. Anna" is that the score never quite seemed to present itself in a unified manner. There is a sour palette that is often heard through the notes and felt as if the instruments never quite seemed to synchronize. Granted, I am certain it was Blanchard's intention to force the music to be at odds with itself, specifically when dealing with the Nazis, but I was hoping for a bit more poignancy from the work. At no time was I taken aback with emotion nor did I ever feel a strong connection with the style of music.
Final Score: A bit of a misfire, "Miracle at St. Anna" isn't all too bad but it simply doesn't offer enough consistency or emotion throughout. Granted, the soundtrack produces a nice send off with it's final 5 tracks, but there are too many lukewarm moments to get through to truly enjoy the payoff. I'd take a pass on this one.
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