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1. | Blackout | 3:00 |
2. | Queensborough Hall | 2:26 |
3. | Sunnyside Yards | 3:35 |
4. | Leo | 1:03 |
5. | Hospital Mission | 3:19 |
6. | Money Clip | 1:17 |
7. | Hilltop Diner | 2:32 |
8. | National Electric | 2:18 |
9. | Val's Hope | 1:51 |
10. | Willie | 1:46 |
11. | He's in My Family | 1:21 |
12. | Yardmaster | 1:16 |
13. | Erica in Silhouette | 1:38 |
14. | Willing To Testify | 1:30 |
15. | The Hearing | 1:03 |
16. | Town Hall | 1:31 |
17. | Confidence in the System | 0:58 |
18. | Willie's Tears | 2:49 |
19. | Family | 2:17 |
20. | Internal Investigation | 2:06 |
Total Album Time: | 39:36 |
Review: Yards, The
4 / 5 Stars
The Yards is the dramatic film about Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg), a man who returns home from serving jail time that he got by taking the fall for his friends. Wanting to start anew, he works at his uncle's business - which turns out to be the type of thing that might just toss him back in jail. Critically acclaimed, The Yards contains a moving score by Howard Shore.
Beginning with "Blackout" (which contains excerpts from Holst's "Saturn" from "The Planets"), Shore conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a moving lyrical work. The first main theme we hear of Shore's comes in "Queensborough Hall", a Puccini-styled piece that takes advantage of a solo clarinet with soft orchestral support. The other main theme we hear in the film is classic Shore - a full orchestra full of restrained dramatic power that has its momentary flourishes, and then stretches of minimalist somber tones that could easily have been used in a Cronenberg film.
"Willie" is a rather powerful piece full of emotion and drama, and "Yardmaster" is a tense piece that builds yet never actually climaxes. The score is overall dark and solemn, but towards the end of the film, it starts to take on a slightly more upbeat tone - while still retaining the darkness. "Willie's Tears" is such an example. The last cue on the album, "Internal Investigation" is a nice cue that wraps up the score by recapping many of the themes heard in the score, ending in a triumphant finale.
This is a rather elegant score that Shore has written, and many of the cues stand as a testament to his long-standing ability to score in almost any style. Running almost 40-minutes long, The Yards is an excellent work by Shore, and definitely worth adding to your soundtrack collection.
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