Days of Heaven (2 CD) [Soundtrack]
Price 20.75 USD
Tracks 1-13 on disc 1 recreate the 1978 soundtrack album, which included most of Morricone"s major themes as well as music not heard in the picture. Tracks 14-30 present the Morricone cues as heard in the finished film-without replicating abridgements and repetitions of certain selections. Disc 2 presents an extended, freestanding program of most (but not all) of Morricone"s score as recorded, following the chronological sequence of the slate numbers, along with a handful of bonus tracks. Here the score proves to be considerably more diverse than in the finished film. Days of Heaven"s gorgeous cinematography is captured in some of the film stills selected by designer Joe Sikoryak for the 16-page booklet. Since no paperwork survives to indicate the screen action Morricone intended his cues to underscore, FSM has not included the customary track-by-track commentary, but an informative essay by Lukas Kendall and Jeff Bond provides useful background on film and score.