Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways...

 scored the movie A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill (film)

A Time to Kill is a 1996 film adaptation of John Grisham's 1989 legal thriller novel of the same name. Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Sandra Bullock, Samuel L...

 in 1996. Its emotional, sweeping themes are typical of Goldenthal's other scores with, often, intense and/or stark emotional motifs.

The track "Pressing Judgment" is used in Goldenthal's score for Titus

Titus (film)

Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play . The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures...

in a slightly longer version incorporating elements of that film's theme. Due to a typographical error on the Titus score, however, that track is actually called "Aaron's Plea".

Reception

Allmusic gave a negative review of the soundtrack, commenting that it "doesn't work particularly well when it's separated from the film itself."

Track listing

1. Defile and Lament (2:33)
2. Consolation (2:23)
3. Justice Wheel (0:46)
4. Pavane
   Pavane
   The pavane, pavan, paven, pavin, pavian, pavine, or pavyn is a slow processional dance common in Europe during the 16th century .A pavane is a slow piece of music which is danced to in pairs....
   
    for Solace (2:29)
5. Abduction (2:58)
6. An Asurrendering (1:35)
7. Pavane for Loss (1:07)
8. "Take My Hand Precious Lord & Retribution" (6:50) – The Jones Sisters
9. Torch and Hood (2:02)
10. Pressing Judgement (1:29)
11. White Sheet (2:38)
12. Pavane for Solace (Piano Solo) (2:06)
13. Verdict Fanfare (For Aaron) (4:03)
14. Take My Hand Precious Lord (4:03)

Crew/Credit

• Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal
  Elliot Goldenthal
  Elliot Goldenthal is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways...
  
   (except 8 & 14)
• Music Produced by Matthias Gohl
• Orchestrated by Robert Elhai and Elliot Goldenthal
• Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer
• Recorded and Mixed by Joel Iwataki
• Electronic Music Produced by Richard Martinez
• Additional Orchestrations by Deniz Hughes

External links

• Page for the score on Goldenthal's website