Thomas Newman's score for Robert Redford's The Horse Whisperer walks the perilously fine line between mystical and mawkish. There's no denying the magical, larger-than-life sweep of Newman's majestic arrangements and stately melodies, but there's also no shaking the emotional calculation at work here as well. The music doesn't merely tug the heartstrings; it yanks them. Wrought from lush synthesizers, backwoods strings, and French horn flourishes, The Horse Whisperer nevertheless boasts a surprising affinity for nuance that makes its climactic moments that much more dynamic. For all its sentimentality, this is music of uncommon beauty and artistry. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
The Horse Whisperer (Original Score)
06/02/1998 | Hollywood Records
All Music Guide Review
The Horse Whisperer (Original Score) Track Listing
Credits of The Horse Whisperer (Original Score)
- Dave Marquette
- Engineer
- Thomas Newman
- Piano, Producer, Remixing, Conductor, Mixing
- Thomas Pasatieri
- Orchestration
- Dennis Sands
- Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
- Steve Tavaglione
- Loops, EWI
- Paul Wertheimer
- Engineer, Remix Assistant
- George Budd
- ?, Loops
- Rick Cox
- Guitar, Loops, Bowed Bass Dulcimer
- Chas Smith
- Pedal Steel
- Robert Redford
- Executive Producer
- Ramon Breton
- Mastering
- Bill Bernstein
- Producer, Editing
- Tom Hardisty
- Engineer
- Gary Rydstrom
- Wind, Bird Calls
- Ralph Grierson
- Piano
- Tom Winslow
- Engineer
- Sid Page
- Violin
- Jon Clarke
- Horn (English), Oboe
- George Doering
- Multi Instruments
- Erika Duke-Kirkpartick
- Cello
- Michael Fisher
- Percussion
- Joe Gastwirt
- Mastering
- Dennis Karmazyn
- Cello
- Bob Levy
- Remix Assistant
- Steve Kujala
- Flute













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