Thomas Newman - The Shawshank Redemption '1994; 2016

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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.
The original score was composed by Thomas Newman and released via Sony BMG label
on September 20, 1994.

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by
Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redemption. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins),
who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his
wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. Over the following two
decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis Red Redding
(Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money laundering operation led
by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown,
Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.

The films score was composed by Thomas Newman. He felt that it already elicited
such strong emotions without music that he found it difficult to compose one
that would elevate scenes without distracting from them. The piece, Shawshank
Redemption, plays during Andys escape from Shawshank and originally had a
three-note motif, but Darabont felt it had too much of a triumphal flourish and
asked that it be toned down to a single-note motif. So Was Red, played following
Reds release from prison, and leading to his discovery of Andys cache, became
one of Newmans favorite pieces. The piece was initially written for a solo oboe,
until Newman reluctantly agreed to add harmonica—a reference to the
harmonica Red receives from Andy to continue his message of hope. According to
Darabont, harmonica player Tommy Morgan casually delivered something dead-on
perfect on the first take, and this is heard in the finished film. Newmans score
was so successful that excerpts from it were used in movie trailers for years
afterwards.

1.01 | Thomas Newman - Main Title / Courtroom
1.02 | Thomas Newman - Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme)
1.03 | Thomas Newman - Prison Entrance
1.04 | Thomas Newman - New Fish
1.05 | Thomas Newman - Bogs Shower
1.06 | Thomas Newman - Rock Hammer
1.07 | Thomas Newman - First Rape
1.08 | Thomas Newman - Sisters
1.09 | Thomas Newman - May [extended version]
1.10 | Thomas Newman - Suds on the Roof
1.11 | Thomas Newman - Carves Names
1.12 | Thomas Newman - An Inch of His Life [Film version]
1.13 | Thomas Newman - Horse Apple [extended version]
1.14 | Thomas Newman - Bible
1.15 | Thomas Newman - Letters / Taxes
1.16 | Thomas Newman - Brooks Was Here [extended version]
1.17 | Thomas Newman - Hope / Gift Exchange
1.18 | Thomas Newman - Lovely Raquel
1.19 | Thomas Newman - Elmo Blatch
1.20 | Thomas Newman - Kid Passed / Wild Injuns
1.21 | Thomas Newman - Zihuatanejo
1.22 | Thomas Newman - Longest Night
1.23 | Thomas Newman - And That Right Soon
1.24 | Thomas Newman - Escape
1.25 | Thomas Newman - Shawshank Redemption [Film version]
1.26 | Thomas Newman - His Judgement Cometh
1.27 | Thomas Newman - Pacific / Graveyard
1.28 | Thomas Newman - Compass and Guns [Film version]
1.29 | Thomas Newman - So Was Red
1.30 | Thomas Newman - End Title
2.01 | Thomas Newman - Shawshank Prison (Stoic Theme) [alternate]
2.02 | Thomas Newman - An Inch of His Life [album version]
2.03 | Thomas Newman - Hope [alternate]
2.04 | Thomas Newman - Lovely Raquel [alternate]
2.05 | Thomas Newman - Kid Passed [alternate]
2.06 | Thomas Newman - And That Right Soon [alternate]
2.07 | Thomas Newman - Shawshank Redemption [album version]
2.08 | Thomas Newman - His Judgement Cometh [alternate]
2.09 | Thomas Newman - Pacific / Graveyard [alternate]
2.10 | Thomas Newman - Compass and Guns [extended version]
2.11 | Thomas Newman - So Was Red [alternate]
2.12 | Thomas Newman - End Title [alternate take]
2.13 | The Ink Spots - If I Didnt Care
2.14 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro / duettino - SullAria
2.15 | Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues

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