VARESE SARABANDE CD CLUBの限定盤！引退を覚悟し最終登板に向かう主人公。その主人公と恋人の出会い、別れ、再生を描くケヴィン・コスナー主演のヒューマン・ドラマ。『ラヴ・オブ・ザ・ゲーム』のオリジナル・サウンドトラック。従来盤より倍以上の全35曲78分超の音楽を収録したデラックス・エディションで登場！
For Love of the Game (1999) reunited Kevin Costner with one of his most popular subjects?baseball?as he starred as an aging pitcher who throws a perfect game at Yankee Stadium while reflecting upon his long-term relationship. An unexpected choice of material for director Sam Raimi, the film was lauded for its depiction of the sport and its uplifting Americana score by Basil Poledouris.
By the late 1990s, Poledouris was renowned for his mastery of a film scoring genre that was, in a way, coming to its end: the romantic, orchestral depiction of masculinity. From barbarians to cyborg cops, cowboys to submariners, Poledouris found the beating heart of heroic male characters who upheld virtues of honor, loyalty and duty, while allowing themselves to be vulnerable to their loved ones.
Costner’s Billy Chapel?pitching in his very last game?was an ideal protagonist, and Poledouris responded with a rich, warm, melodic score that goes from the grandeur and scope of America’s national pastime, to the romantic yearning and intimacy of its very human hero. The score navigates a range of orchestral size?from fully symphonic to heartfelt solos?as well as genre, with pop and R&B brought in for contemporary emphasis.
For Love of the Game was released as 10-track, 33-minute CD from Varese Sarabande at the time of the time. The program has been expanded to 35 tracks and over 78 minutes for this Deluxe Edition, with Daniel Schweiger’s liner notes incorporating interview material from Raimi, Poledouris, and the composer’s agent, Richard Kraft.
Limited edition of 2,000.
トラックリスト
1. Main Theme (from For Love Of The Game) 3:35 2. New York (not in final film) 2:41 3. Billy Traded 2:22 4. Run To Park 0:55 5. Park Farewell 1:44 6. Locker Room 0:49 7. Clouds 1:47 8. Tuttle Knockdown 1:50 9. Tuttle Out 1:37 10. Cat And Mouse 1:05 11. Jane To Game 1:47 12. Jane Putdown 0:42 13. Torn Dollar Bill (not in final film) 1:20 14. Dinner (1:03) / Elevator (0:32) 1:35 15. OK, Billy Chapel 0:55 16. Birch Strikeout 3:01 17. For Love Of The Music (not in final film) 1:50 18. Hard Pitching 1:48 19. Old School 1:37 20. Heather Comes Along 0:44 21. Jane’s Home 4:59 22. Relationship Montage (Pt. 1) 3:38 23. Gus Hits It 1:18 24. Accident 3:11 25. Coming Back? 0:37 26. Lemonade 2:12 27. Doesn’t Matter Anymore 1:04 28. No Hits 4:49 29. Mickey’s Save 2:50 30. The Decision 5:19 31. Can’t Get Clear 2:42 32. Last Pitch 5:19 33. Gus Farewell 0:53 34. Apology 1:55 35. I Need You 3:09
VARESE SARABANDE CD CLUBの限定盤！引退を覚悟し最終登板に向かう主人公。その主人公と恋人の出会い、別れ、再生を描くケヴィン・コスナー主演のヒューマン・ドラマ。『ラヴ・オブ・ザ・ゲーム』のオリジナル・サウンドトラック。従来盤より倍以上の全35曲78分超の音楽を収録したデラックス・エディションで登場！
トラックリストかつて最高の栄誉を欲しいままにしたベテラン・ピッチャーが、最後のマウンド上でこれまでの人生を振り返る、「フィールド・オブ・ドリームス」のケヴィン・コスナー主演のヒューマン・ドラマ。サム・ライミ監督にとって予想外の題材となったこの映画は、スポーツの描写とベイジル・ポールドゥリスによる高揚感あふれるアメリカーナ調の音楽で称賛されました。
1990年代後半になると、ポールドゥリスは、ある意味で終焉を迎えつつあった映画音楽というジャンル、すなわちロマンティックでオーケストラ的な男らしさの描写を得意とすることで有名になりました。バーバリアンからサイボーグ警官、カウボーイから潜水艦乗りに至るまで、ポールドゥリスは、名誉、忠誠、義務といった美徳を守りながら、愛する人のために弱さをのぞかせる英雄的な男性キャラクターの心情を見出しました。
コスナー演じるビリー・チャペルは、まさに最後の試合で投球する理想的な主人公であり、ポールドゥリスは、アメリカの国民的娯楽の壮大さと広さから、人間味あふれる主人公のロマンチックな憧れと親密さまで、豊かで温かくメロディアスなスコアで応えました。このスコアは、フル・シンフォニックからハートフルなソロまで、オーケストラの規模もジャンルも幅広く、現代的な要素のためにポップスやR&Bも取り入れられています。
『ラヴ・オブ・ザ・ゲーム』は、当時Varese Sarabandeから10トラック33分のCDとしてリリースされた。このデラックス・エディションでは、ライミ、ポレドゥリス、作曲家のエージェントであるリチャード・クラフトのインタビュー資料を盛り込んだダニエル・シュヴァイガーのライナーノーツ付きで、プログラムは35曲78分以上に拡大されています！
限定2,000枚。
For Love of the Game (1999) reunited Kevin Costner with one of his most popular subjects?baseball?as he starred as an aging pitcher who throws a perfect game at Yankee Stadium while reflecting upon his long-term relationship. An unexpected choice of material for director Sam Raimi, the film was lauded for its depiction of the sport and its uplifting Americana score by Basil Poledouris.
By the late 1990s, Poledouris was renowned for his mastery of a film scoring genre that was, in a way, coming to its end: the romantic, orchestral depiction of masculinity. From barbarians to cyborg cops, cowboys to submariners, Poledouris found the beating heart of heroic male characters who upheld virtues of honor, loyalty and duty, while allowing themselves to be vulnerable to their loved ones.
Costner’s Billy Chapel?pitching in his very last game?was an ideal protagonist, and Poledouris responded with a rich, warm, melodic score that goes from the grandeur and scope of America’s national pastime, to the romantic yearning and intimacy of its very human hero. The score navigates a range of orchestral size?from fully symphonic to heartfelt solos?as well as genre, with pop and R&B brought in for contemporary emphasis.
For Love of the Game was released as 10-track, 33-minute CD from Varese Sarabande at the time of the time. The program has been expanded to 35 tracks and over 78 minutes for this Deluxe Edition, with Daniel Schweiger’s liner notes incorporating interview material from Raimi, Poledouris, and the composer’s agent, Richard Kraft.
Limited edition of 2,000.
1. Main Theme (from For Love Of The Game) 3:35
2. New York (not in final film) 2:41
3. Billy Traded 2:22
4. Run To Park 0:55
5. Park Farewell 1:44
6. Locker Room 0:49
7. Clouds 1:47
8. Tuttle Knockdown 1:50
9. Tuttle Out 1:37
10. Cat And Mouse 1:05
11. Jane To Game 1:47
12. Jane Putdown 0:42
13. Torn Dollar Bill (not in final film) 1:20
14. Dinner (1:03) / Elevator (0:32) 1:35
15. OK, Billy Chapel 0:55
16. Birch Strikeout 3:01
17. For Love Of The Music (not in final film) 1:50
18. Hard Pitching 1:48
19. Old School 1:37
20. Heather Comes Along 0:44
21. Jane’s Home 4:59
22. Relationship Montage (Pt. 1) 3:38
23. Gus Hits It 1:18
24. Accident 3:11
25. Coming Back? 0:37
26. Lemonade 2:12
27. Doesn’t Matter Anymore 1:04
28. No Hits 4:49
29. Mickey’s Save 2:50
30. The Decision 5:19
31. Can’t Get Clear 2:42
32. Last Pitch 5:19
33. Gus Farewell 0:53
34. Apology 1:55
35. I Need You 3:09