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The Last Castle

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Jerry Goldsmith Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 The Castle
2 Irwin Arrives
3 The Rock Pile
4 Get Behind The Mule
5 Let's Go Ladies
6 Full Alert
7 Military Justice
8 The Count Down
9 Hold Them
10 Taking Command
11 The Flag
12 September 11, 2001 - Theme From The Last Castle
13 Chiseled In Stone

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The Last Castle by Jerry Goldsmith [Artist]

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Veteran film composer Jerry Goldsmith is renowned for his sci-fi writing, a reputation that stretches all the way back to the original TV Twilight Zone. But his work for military-themed historical epics is arguably every bit as compelling and includes such highlights as The Blue Max, Patton, MacArthur, Tora! Tora! Tora! and The Wind and the Lion. This restrained, quietly dignified score to director Rod Lurie's tale of a wrongly imprisoned general (Robert Redford) and the uprising he inspires against his abusive jailer (James Gandolfini) should join that canon. Carried by a mournful solo trumpet, its elegiac, minor-key main theme ("The Castle") somehow echoes Goldsmith's heroic writing for Patton, even as it underscores wholly different dramatic concerns. That haunting theme--one that affirms an often-lonely honor in the face of oppression--wafts through the mounting martial rhythms of Goldsmith's restrained, suspenseful orchestral score like a ghostly conscience. The pair of non-score selections here (John Hammond's swampy take on Tom Waits's "Get Behind the Mule" and the equally gritty blues of Dean Hall's "Chiseled in Stone") offer aesthetic changeups that help give both the film and its score an earthy, human dimension. --Jerry McCulley

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches; 2.5 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Decca US (Classics)
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 44 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Decca US (Classics)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005QK56
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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Robert E. Polanco
5.0 out of 5 stars The talented Goldsmith always hits big with his music scores like "The Last Castle"! Very well done!
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2021
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I can only say that I am impressed with the expanded 2-CD version of "The Last Castle" because the late Jerry Goldsmith knows how to make his motion-picture scores as wonderful as ever! I really enjoyed it!
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Lou B.
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the last few scores
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2011
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composed by the late Jerry Goldsmith, "The Last Castle" may not be one of his greatest works but I will say that
with the dreck released today called film music doesn't hold a candle to this music. I think it is a fine work by
a gifted musician in the twilight of his career. A lot of people, I'm sure, were expecting an epic patriotic score
to compare favorably to "Patton" or "MacArthur" but I knew it wouldn't be. Why? Because Robert Redford was the star.
One could never mistake him for an action star and I correctly guessed that this film would be more of a battle of wills character study type of film since he was the lead. The film concentrates more on patriotic pride and integrity than all-out action like the "Rambo" films. Goldsmith realized this and created a fine score which, I will admit, echoes at times to the glories of his own past and he even makes use of a principal motif from his music
for "Rambo III" and creates a whole new theme with it for General Irwin (Redford). he doesn't out and out plagiarizes whole themes as James Horner made a career of and Goldsmith has done it at times. Ten years since the release of this score the art of film music has deteriorated rapidly and I'll say that his music for this film and his other score of 2001 ("Along Came a Spider") come off like masterpieces.
A majority of the music is rather subdued and he does come up with a very nice echoplexed effect for the cue "Irwin Arrives" and he uses that effect surprisingly sparingly here and is reminiscent of the echoing trumpets of "Patton" one of the greatest film scores ever written. "The Rock Pile" is truly an inspirational piece of music and is a highlight of the score. But the real set-piece and highlight is the "Taking Command" cue. It is a dynamic piece for brass and percussion. No other composer could write action music as kinetic and exciting. For me this cue is worth the price of the album alone.
Jerry Goldsmith has always been my favorite composer and I was lucky enough to have met him back in 1990 when he did a concert in my hometown of Baltimore. I recommend this album very much. While it may not measure up to some of his other works in the military genre I always thought he was incapable of writing a bad score. "The Last Castle" proves my point.
And while the two songs worked within the film, on album it totally ruins the mood set by Goldsmith's original music. As for his arrangement of the main theme and entitling it "September 11, 2001" it seems he caught some flak
regarding his patriotism. Well, he was pressed for time and wanted to write a better and original piece but didn't have the time to do it. I don't recall John Williams writing anything at all to comemmorate that terrible day and nobody jumped his case for it. In view of the circumstances I think Goldsmith's contribution was fitting and another highlight of the score and this album. I would have preferred to have the songs removed to make more room
for more of his score.
"The Last Castle" is a good score and shouldn't be overlooked.
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DILinator
3.0 out of 5 stars Goldsmith is back! Partly at least....
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2001
When I was first introduced to soundtrack music some years ago, it was the Goldsmith score for Rudy, and I loved it. It is still one of my all time faves. I quickly found other music I liked, and other favorite composers, but Jerry Goldsmith was always right up there at the top with Horner and Williams. I eagerly awaited the release of every new score of his, and checked them out.
Then, all of a sudden, about two years ago, Goldsmith announced that due to health reasons he would be cutting back on the number of scores he composed each year. I was of course disapointed at this news, but that made looking forward to his next score all that much more exciting. However, little did I know that not only would he be cutting down on the quantity of the scores, but he would also be cutting down on the quality. Since he released his rousing "The 13th Warrior" score at the end of 1999, his few scores he has come out with have all been very disapointing, bland, unimaginative, and led me to believe he was really winding down a long and illustrious career.
So, with the news that Goldsmith was scoring the soundtrack to "The Last Castle", I approached it both with anticipation, as well as aprehension. I was really hoping that it would be a break out score, bringing back rememberances of the "Old Goldsmith" we all knew and loved. At the same time, I was bracing myself for another disapointment like the last few.
Having now heard the soundtrack, I am glad to say that Goldsmith is back, at least to a greater extent than he has has been since 1999. While "The Last Castle" is nothing altogether new, borrowing highly from his scores like "Executive Decision", "Air Force One", and "First Knight", it is nonetheless an enjoyable and at times rousing experience. It is more melancholy than those other scores in tone, given the setting of the film, but Goldsmith once again pulls off a good military/patriotic score, following in those others' footsteps. As the director of the film Rod Lurie says in the liner notes, Goldsmith is excellent at pulling off these kind of scores. So on this level, I am happy with this score, and glad that Goldsmith has again come through with a winner.
The reason for only three stars though, is that while this score is good, it is by no means great. It's better Goldsmith than we've had for a couple of years, but it's not's among his best works. It does not have much variance, the theme is repeated over and over (being a rather lackluster theme at that), and the cd and tracks are very short. What's worse, is the period songs inserted into the cd at awkward times, and disrupting the flow of the score. I'm not a fan of songtracks in general, and when they interfere with the score it is especially bad.
Another bummer is the September 11, 2001 memorial track included on the cd. When I heard that Goldsmith had played a piece in honor of the attack on America at the Hollywood Bowl, I was very excited, and imagined how great it must be, and hoped it would be included on a cd. Since it was taken from the Main Theme for "The Last Castle", which he had just finished working on, it was included on this cd, and I was very excited when I saw this. However, upon listening to the track I was very disapointed with it, and thought it a lost opportunity to score something really wonderful. It is virtually identical to the Main Theme, and is short, and not very dramatic. I suppose in a way it serves it's purpose as a memorial, but I can think of many other pieces of score music that would be a lot better. One piece of music that I can't help but think of when I go over the images of the attacks, the heroism of the rescuers, and the resolve of the US in response, is Hans Zimmer's Journey to the Line track from "The Thin Red Line". Listening to that while conjuring up the images I mentioned before is sure to bring tears to your eyes.
So in closing, I say that all Goldsmith fans should get this cd, as it is a refreshing return to some of his old greatness for Goldsmith. But don't be expecting something totally new, different, or great, because it's none of those things. It's a good score for the film, and a good listen as well, but not anything new. As far as the September 11 track, it's adequate for the situation, but could have been so much more.
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Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars THE LAST CASTLE - SOUNDTRACK
Reviewed in Germany on November 2, 2017
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Man kennt schon so viele wunderbare musikalische Meisterwerke von Jerry Goldsmith und
doch kann ich bis heute noch überrascht werden.
Die Filmmusik zu The last Castle - Die letzte Festung ist einfach genial.
Ein absolutes Muss für alle Fans.
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Tajkov Gábor
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2015
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Super!
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