SOME
MOTHER'S SON UD53083
One
of the most anticipated and controversial offerings at 1997's Cannes
Film Festival, "Some Mother's Son" stars Helen
Mirren ("The Madness Of King George," BBC's "Prime
Suspect," "The Cook The Thief"). The film was written
and produced by Terry George and Jim Sheridan, who is best known
for the exceptional "In The Name Of The Father" and "My
Left Foot" films.
From soaring highs to tragic lows, Whelan's emotive score - his
first fully self-composed soundtrack - dramatically compliments
the moving story of the 1981 IRA hunger-strikers and their families. "The
main characters in 'Some Mother's Son' are fictional, but the events
are historically accurate," says director Terry George. "During
the hunger strike, 21 Irish mothers were faced with the dilemma
portrayed in the film. This for me was and is the drama and tragedy
of Shakespearean proportions."
The film is told from the perspective of two hunger striker's
mothers, Kathleen Quigley (Mirren) and Annie Higgins (Fionnula
Flanagan), ordinary Irish women from different backgrounds, who
are forced to the center of an epic struggle. The film is a universal
drama that is played out every day in Belfast or Beirut, Soweto
or South Central, LA.
TRACK LIST |
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Click track names to listen to 30 sec MP3 |
1. Some Mother's
Son (opening titles)
2. Bridge Attack
3. The Seabird
4. Watching Annie's House
5. Escape and Capture
6. At the Police Station
7. Meeting Bobby Sands
8. No Slop Out
9. The Kiss
10. Alice's Theme
11. Prison Mass
12. Bobby Calls the Strike
13. Kathleen Joins Up
14. Róisín Dubh
15. The Strikers Stand Firm
16. The Seabird (instrumental)
17. Kathleen's Decision
18. I Had To Do It
19. The Seabord (reprise)
20. Some Mother's
Son (Óganaigh Óig)
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
"Whelan's billowing musical score, including the indigenous
strains of the Irish countryside, is the film's technical highlight." The
Hollywood Reporter
"...is as gripping and powerfully emotional as good film
music should be, but without sacrificing a very Irish sense of
wistfulness... beautiful, haunting music." Premiere Magazine
"Mirren's compelling performance holds the audience through
all the complexities of the piece as it builds towards a gripping
climax." Screen International
"At once haunting and beautiful, this release highlights
many flavours of Celtic music, in the process offering one the
chance to frame a powerful reference point in Ireland's history
through musical shades." Seconds Magazine |
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