Heaven & Earth (soundtrack)
| Heaven & Earth | ||||
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| Released | December 7, 1993 | |||
| Genre | instrumental, folk | |||
| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Domo Records, Inc | |||
| Producer | Kitarō | |||
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Heaven & Earth is the official soundtrack to the 1993 Golden Globe-winning film of the same name directed by Oliver Stone, with the original score composed by Japanese composer Kitarō. The score won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
Overview
[edit]In the score are featured exotic-sounding percussion, gongs and flutes contrasted with synthesizer and orchestral sounds. It also features Chinese huqin, Vietnamese folk tunes and chant-like vocal textures. It is additionally filled with rich orchestral timbres, and earth-shaking taiko drums.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Kitaro
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heaven And Earth (Land Theme)" | 7:38 |
| 2. | "Sau Dau Tree" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Ahn & Le Ly Love Theme" | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Saigon Reunion" | 5:48 |
| 5. | "ARVN" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Sau Nightmare" | 0:58 |
| 7. | "V.C. Bonfire" | 0:47 |
| 8. | "Trong Com" | 0:43 |
| 9. | "Ahn's House: Entrance/ Please Come Visit My Village of Hoa Qui" | 6:26 |
| 10. | "Destiny" | 1:13 |
| 11. | "Last Phone Call" | 1:40 |
| 12. | "A Child Without A Father" | 2:04 |
| 13. | "Village Attack/ The Arrest" | 1:21 |
| 14. | "Walk To The Village" | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Steve's Ghosts" | 1:31 |
| 16. | "Return To Vietnam" | 2:04 |
| 17. | "Heaven And Earth (End Title)" | 10:27 |
| Total length: | 57:52 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Don Heckman (January 3, 1994). "Kitaro Brings Heavenly Touch to 'Earth' : Music: The New Age composer worked a year and a half on the film, trying to capture the Asian feeling Oliver Stone was looking for". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
