Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mychael Danna, Irish Traditional, Andrew Lockington, FDNY Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, Eve Egoyan, Rob Mathes, Mary Fahl Title: The Guys (Score) Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sony Release Date: 4/1/2003 Album Type: Soundtrack Genres: Pop, Soundtracks Style: Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 696998727120 |
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First-time director Jim Simpson deftly adapts journalist-turned-playwright Anne Nelson's tale of an NYFD captain who lost eight of his men in the 9/11 collapse of the WTC, now struggling to write their eulogies--an exorciz... more » |
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Amazon.com First-time director Jim Simpson deftly adapts journalist-turned-playwright Anne Nelson's tale of an NYFD captain who lost eight of his men in the 9/11 collapse of the WTC, now struggling to write their eulogies--an exorcize a range of difficult personal emotions--with the help of an editor. Composer Mychael Danna (Ararat, The Hulk) is thus handed a largely interior emotional landscape to color with his music, and he responds with a quiet, yet subtly moving score. Anchored by Mary Fahl's Celtic-tinged "The Dawning of the Day" and bookended with an instrumental performance of the ballad by the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, Danna's music infuses melancholy orchestral pastoralism with brisk doses of minimalism to good effect. But the composer is also unafraid to let spare, melancholy piano phrases fade gently into the air, a haunting echo of the overwhelming personal loss and power of memory the film's characters wrestle with. --Jerry McCulley Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsDeeply moving, spare and elegant 06/04/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "This little deeply touching movie went unnoticed by the public, and it's a shame. The performance by Anthony LaPaglia was perhaps his best yet, and Sigourney Weaver is more human and real than ever. It should be seen by everyone who still prays for the souls who perished on 9/11. The soundtrack, as a result, has been heard by very few people - again, a pity. It is a haunting and elegant compilation, bookended by an extraordinary song by the very talented Mary Fahl. Ms. Fahl's lyrics to "The Dawning of the Day" speak directly to the heart, and her delivery, almost a whisper at times, are infused with an authenticity and depth of emotion that is heart-breaking. It is impossible to not cry while listening to this song, and yet one is left with a feeling of hope, comfort and faith as she tenderly expresses the words "forgive me love, I'm going now so very far away. When darkness falls, only think me near and do not be afraid. And please don't grieve when I am gone, abide in what remains, 'til the shadows end and we meet again on the dawning of the day. For when shadows end, we shall meet again on the dawning of the day."" I just had to have that song. A Texas reviewer | 08/26/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) ""The Dawning of the Day" is an incredibly beautiful and sad song. Here are the lyrics:
This morning early I walked on while my darling was in a dream The last sweet days of summer bloomed and dressed the trees in green Then soaring high in the gleaming sky from far across the bay came a fearsome roar from a distant shore at the dawning of the day Then I called my men to follow me knowing well that the view was dim Though tired and worn, how they fought all morn' as time was closing in And my heart was sad though sore with pride for brave lads all were they As the angels fly, how they climbed so high on the dawning of the day But the edge is moving nearer now inside the fading sun and calling, calling out to them my brothers, one by one But only dust silence sounds The ashes float away as the twilight ends and the night descends 'til the dawning of the day Forgive me love, I'm going now so very far away When darkness falls, only think me near and do not be afraid And please don't grieve when I am gone Abide in what remains 'til the shadows end and we meet again on the dawning of the day For when shadows end, we shall meet again on the dawning of the day " |
