Road to Perdition
A somber, rain-slicked score blending Irish folk textures with minimalist piano. Evokes the heavy silence of 1930s Chicago and the burden of fatherhood.
June 25, 2002 · Dreamworks Records
A somber, rain-slicked score blending Irish folk textures with minimalist piano. Evokes the heavy silence of 1930s Chicago and the burden of fatherhood.
June 25, 2002 · Dreamworks Records
This score feels like the physical sensation of damp wool and cold mist. Thomas Newman moves away from the sun-drenched suburban anxiety of his previous work to embrace a dark, rain-slicked noir aesthetic. The music is dominated by a sense of inevitable tragedy, anchored by a piano that sounds as if it is being played in an empty, echoing hall. It is a deeply atmospheric experience that captures the grey palette of the film's Depression-era setting.
How does Road to Perdition sound next to the rest of Thomas Newman's catalogue?
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