Angela's Ashes (soundtrack)
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Angela's Ashes is the soundtrack
, on the Sony Classical label, of the 1999 film Angela's Ashes
starring Emily Watson
and Robert Carlyle
. The original score
was composed by John Williams
.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
(where it lost to the score of Le violon rouge
), and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
(where it lost to the score of La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
).
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
, on the Sony Classical label, of the 1999 film Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes (film)
Angela's Ashes is a 1999 Irish-American drama film based on the memoir of the same title by Frank McCourt. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge .-Plot:Angela's Ashes tells the story of Frank McCourt and his childhood...
starring Emily Watson
Emily Watson
Emily Watson is an English actress. She gave an acclaimed debut film performance in Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves.- Early life :...
and Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle, OBE is a Scottish film and television actor. He is known for a variety of roles including those in Trainspotting, Hamish Macbeth, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes, The 51st State, and 28 Weeks Later...
. The original score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
was composed by John Williams
John Williams
John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T...
.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score
The Academy Award for Original Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.-Superlatives:...
(where it lost to the score of Le violon rouge
The Red Violin (soundtrack)
The Red Violin is the original soundtrack album, on the Sony Classical label, of the 1999 film The Red Violin , starring Carlo Cecchi, Sandra Oh and Samuel L. Jackson...
), and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is one of several categories presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications outside North America, since its institution in 1947...
(where it lost to the score of La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
The Legend of 1900 (soundtrack)
The Legend of 1900 is the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. All of the tracks except for two are by Ennio Morricone. The other songs are "Lost Boys Calling" by Roger Waters and Morricone and Magic Waltz, that has been written by Amedeo Tommasi. There have been two versions of the album...
).
Track listing
- "Theme from "Angela's Ashes" – 6:18
- "My Story" – 2:19
- "Angela's Prayer" – 4:47
- "My Dad's Stories" – 1:55
- "Lord, Why Do You Want the Wee Children" – 4:03
- "Plenty of Fish and Chips in Heaven" – 3:41
- "The Dippsy Doodle" – 1:30
- "The Lanes of Limerick" – 3:37
- "My Dad" – 3:31
- "Pennies from HeavenPennies from Heaven (song)"Pennies from Heaven" is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and words by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1936 film of the same name...
" – 2:11- Performed by Billie HolidayBillie HolidayBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
- Performed by Billie Holiday
- "My Mother Begging" – 3:46
- "If I Were in America" – 2:34
- "Delivering Telegrams" – 2:23
- "I Think of Teresa" – 1:50
- "Angels Never Cough" – 2:38
- "Watching the Eclipse" – 3:00
- "Back to America" – 2:38
- "End Credit Reprise" – 6:16