Veteran Elmer Bernstein's relatively short (30 minutes) soundtrack album for The Deep End of the Ocean is suitably low-key for a film about an abducted child. It probably made sense to bring in a composer who had done such an outstanding job with To Kill a Mockingbird, another film involving childhood and danger, and in a sleeve note, Bernstein (after taking a curmudgeonly swipe at synthesizers) describes the score as "subtle and unobtrusive in an effort to support rather than disturb [the delicate balance in the ...
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Veteran Elmer Bernstein's relatively short (30 minutes) soundtrack album for The Deep End of the Ocean is suitably low-key for a film about an abducted child. It probably made sense to bring in a composer who had done such an outstanding job with To Kill a Mockingbird, another film involving childhood and danger, and in a sleeve note, Bernstein (after taking a curmudgeonly swipe at synthesizers) describes the score as "subtle and unobtrusive in an effort to support rather than disturb [the delicate balance in the relationships]." In other words, unlike most modern soundtracks, which tend to pounce on the dramatic aspects of a film, this one tends to counterbalance those aspects with melodic, soothing music, though it is not without its haunting moments. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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Add this copy of The Deep End of the Ocean-Music From the Motion Picture to cart. $6.99, very good condition, Sold by Spin On This rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Hills, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by 731383587320; Milan Entertainment.
