The Shawshank Redemption (soundtrack)

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The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption cd.jpg
Film score by
Thomas Newman
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994
Recorded1994
GenreClassical
Length53:24
LabelEpic
ProducerThomas Newman, Bill Bernstein
Thomas Newman chronology
Little Women
(1994) 		The Shawshank Redemption
(1994) 		The War
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Filmtracks4/5 stars[2]
SoundtrackNet5/5 stars[3]

The Shawshank Redemption is the original soundtrack of the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption starring Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, and others.[4]

The original score was composed by Thomas Newman and released via the Epic Soundtrax label on September 20, 1994.

Track listing[]

  1. May (0:33)
  2. Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme) (1:53)
  3. New Fish (1:50)
  4. Rock Hammer (1:51)
  5. An Inch of His Life (2:48)
  6. "If I Didn't Care" by The Ink Spots (3:03)
  7. Brooks was Here (5:06)
  8. His Judgement Cometh (2:00)
  9. Suds on the Roof (1:36)
  10. Workfield (1:10)
  11. Shawshank Redemption (4:26)
  12. "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams (2:42)
  13. Elmo Blatch (1:08)
  14. Sisters (1:18)
  15. Zihuatanejo (4:43)
  16. "The Marriage of Figaro: Duettino - Sull'aria" performed by Edith Mathis, Gundula Janowitz, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm (dir.) (3:32)
  17. Lovely Raquel (1:55)
  18. And That Right Soon (1:08)
  19. Compass and Guns (3:53)
  20. So was Red (2:44)
  21. End Title (4:05)

Credits[]

  • Artwork – Castle Rock Entertainment
  • Music By – Thomas Newman
  • Photography By – Castle Rock Entertainment
  • Producer – Bill Bernstein, Thomas Newman

Recognition[]

The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award: "Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television" but lost both to The Lion King.

References[]

  1. ^ The Shawshank Redemption [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  2. ^ "The Shawshank Redemption (soundtrack)". filmtracks.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  3. ^ "The Shawshank Redemption Epic Soundtrack". soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  4. ^ "Thomas Newman – The Shawkshank Redemption - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
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