Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate Artist: Original Soundtrack
Label: Rykodisc
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 014431074929
EAN: 0014431074929
ASIN: B00000J7YQ


Release Date: 1999-06-08

Heaven's Gate


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Tracks:

  1. Slow Water
  2. Song Of '70
  3. Heaven's Gate Waltz
  4. Snowfall
  5. Blue Danube
  6. Battle Hymn
  7. Ella's Waltz
  8. Sweet Breeze
  9. Mamou Two Step
  10. Moonlight
  11. Morning Star
  12. Village Dance
  13. The Long Road
  14. Overture
  15. Immigrant Road
  16. Meeting Billy
  17. Baby's Song
  18. Slow Water Reprised
  19. Intermission
  20. Playing In The Barn
  21. Champion's Death
  22. The People Revolt
  23. Ella's Death
  24. The Yacht
  25. End Credits

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<I>Heaven's Gate</I> has entered Hollywood terminology as a definition for an unbelievably huge disaster--critically and financially. Many movies have lost more money than this 1980 film, but it has the unprecedented repercussion of sinking an entire studio (United Artists). Although some elements of Michael Cimino's laborious 219- minute saga do resonate, there are only two aspects that are consistently impressive: the look of the film and the soundtrack. In his early 20s, David Mansfield won a role in the band that played in the movie (he's the fiddler). A musical prodigy--he has played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Hornsby & the Range-- Mansfield scored the movie when more famous composers did not sign. Now available for the first time on CD--and expanded to nearly an hour --Mansfield's evocative music is better than ever. Much like the score for Ken Burns's <I>The Civil War</I>, strings are prevalent; the mandolin and violin receive most the exposure. The "Heaven Gate's Waltz" is a catchy tune that immediately makes your feet want to swing into action. Mansfield also does some impressive adaptation, turning the "Blue Danube" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" into folk tunes that put you right back to the time when dirt roads and crowded dance halls dotted the open West. <I>--Doug Thomas</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Unbelievable.......2006-02-07

I can't believe you all fell for the critic's drivel about what a flawed movie this was and let it flop - and continue to sell the line about what a flop it was!
It was magnificent, and the soundtrack was so evocative you thought you were in the dancehall, skating with Kris and Isabelle.

See the movie and make up your own minds. In the meantime get the soundtrack and hear it in digital splendour.


5 out of 5 stars Incredibly Beautiful!.......2004-06-27

The soundtrack of Heaven's Gate, by David Mansfield, is an underappreciated gem. Sadly, because this soundtrack is so closely related with one of the biggest box office flops of all time, it will go largely ignored. That's too bad, because it ranks right up there with Avalon as one of the best film scores of the 1980s.

The exquisite blend of Eastern European folk melodies and Western music that permeates this soundtrack make it a joy to listen to. Particularly noteworthy are the accoustic guitar version of Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz as well as Doug Kershaw's Mamou Two Step, a piece that Kershaw fortunately chose to make available on some of his CDs. If you can't locate this soundtrack at least listen to that piece. I'm pretty sure you'll be sold on the artistic merits of this CD if you do.

5 out of 5 stars Great music, lousy movie.......2004-04-13

This is a lousy movie but the music is great. The plot of the movie involves Eastern European immigrants in Wyoming. This music perfectly blends with that idea. Straight forward American folk music blends into Eastern European folk music. This is the essence of minimalism, although not in a Philip Glass sort of way. These simply themes are are repeated varied only by tone color and orchestration. This is a minor masterpiece of the less is more school.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Americana.......2000-06-23

Whether or not you liked the flop movie this music is from, after listening to the album you will have to agree it is one of the great soundtracks of the '80's. Mansfield manages to convey a wonderful sense of Americana--a gorgeous orchestral version of great native folk and western music. I could listen to this all day, and it's nice to have it back in print after all these years.

5 out of 5 stars

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