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Thomas Newman Cinderella Man Release Date: 2005 05 24 Running Time: 46:49 Label: Decca Director Ron Howard trades the bombastic melodrama of longtime collaborator James Horner for the soft, moody, and always tasteful baton of composer Thomas Newman. Newman's signature piano-based atmospherics and brooding melodic hooks set against vast washes of dissonance serve Cinderella Man's Depression-era tale of boxing legend Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) well, utilizing the same sepia-tone motifs and spacious orchestration that made the composer's work on Shawshank Redemption and Road to Perdition so quietly mesmerizing. Echoes of Newman's past work can be found among the syncopated faux-marimbas of "Fight Day" (Six Feet Under), and "Change of Fortune"'s serpentine piano lick (American Beauty), but it's his progressive use of traditional Irish folk that stands out the most. Juxtaposed between the tenor sax of Bud Freeman ("Tillie's Downtown Now") and Paul Giamatti whistling "Londonderry Air," Newman allows the bright tones of whistles, uilleann pipes, and fiddles to sound like hope itself, a near miracle in an age bereft of even the hint of smile. James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Cinderella Man, film score~The Inside Out Newman 1:20 2 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble Williams 1:03 3 Cinderella Man, film score~Mae Newman 1:16 4 Cinderella Man, film score~Change of Fortune Newman 1:15 5 Cinderella Man, film score~Weehawken Ferry Newman 2:43 6 Cinderella Man, film score~Cold Meat Party Newman :40 7 Cinderella Man, film score~All Prayed Out Newman 2:38 8 Tillie's Downtown Now Freeman 2:19 9 Cinderella Man, film score~Three Bucks Twenty Newman 1:01 10 Cinderella Man, film score~Corn Griffin Newman 1:12 11 Cinderella Man, film score~Shoe Polish Newman :48 12 Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song Newman :27 13 Cinderella Man, film score~The Hope of the Irish Newman :52 14 Cinderella Man, film score~Hooverville Funeral Newman 2:54 15 Cinderella Man, film score~Fight Day Newman 3:39 16 Cinderella Man, film score~Good as Murder Newman :51 17 We've got to put thata sun back in the sky Meyer, Kahal 1:27 18 Cinderella Man, film score~No Contest Newman 1:08 19 Cinderella Man, film score~Pugilism Newman 1:06 20 Cinderella Man, film score~Bulldog of Bergen Newman 1:42 21 Cinderella Man, film score~Big Right Newman 2:50 22 Cinderella Man, film score~9, 4, 2 Even Newman 1:27 23 Cinderella Man, film score~Cinderella Man Newman 4:48 24 Cinderella Man, film score~Turtle Newman 3:21 25 Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz! Anthony, Portnoff, Portnoff 4:02 Releases: Year Type Label 2005 CD Decca

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