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Description. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Original Music Score (but lost to the score of The Red Violin) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (but lost to the score of The Legend of 1900 ), and won the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music in the BAFTA Awards .
48 songs / 276K views. List of Songs. + Song. Dead Already. Thomas Newman. 1m. First song as Lester narrates. Bali Ha'i. Peggy Lee. 6m. Played while they are eating dinner. Described as elevator 'music'. On Broadway. Paul Lavendar. 15m. Song that the schoolgirls dance to in the gym. Use Me. Bill Withers. 20m.
- “Dead Already”
- “On Broadway”/“Root Beer”
- “American Beauty”
One of the first things you’ll notice is how the name of this cue seems to contradict the lightweight, sunny feel of the music. Its optimistic tuned percussion contrasts with the depressed monologue of protagonist Lester Burnham, yet it sets the scene perfectly alongside the brightly colored roses scattered around the frame. As we’re drawn deeper i...
Now, here’s an example of a musical contribution from Newman that opts to stay closer to the surface. His cue, “Root Beer,” weaving in and out of the 1960s standard “On Broadway,” feels more like sound design than straight musical composition, per se. He employs frantic tribal percussion and atonal ambient noises to evoke the lustful dreamscape of ...
Of all the cues here, “American Beauty” (reprised at the film’s end as “No Other Name”) stands on its own, without explanation. It’s the most famous cue from the film and a gorgeous piece of music in its own right. The unresolved melodicism of its gentle piano recalls the work of minimalist composers like Brian Eno and Arvo Pärt, while the gentle b...
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American Beauty: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album featuring various artists for the 1999 American drama film American Beauty, released on October 5, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. It features two tracks from the film's original score, composed by Thomas Newman, which was released in 2000 entitled American ...
Jan 11, 2000 · American Beauty [Original Motion Picture Score] by Thomas Newman released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at All...
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Thomas Newman - American beauty (piano) Sheet music for Piano (Solo) Easy | Musescore.com. BPM. 85. Download and print in PDF or MIDI free sheet music of american beauty - american beauty - Misc Soundtrack for American Beauty - American Beauty by Misc Soundtrack arranged by AnyMouse159 for Piano (Solo)
May 22, 2012 · Music from the original motion picture soundtrack composed Thomas NewmanI DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE RIGHTS TO THIS MUSIC.NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED
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