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Presumed Innocent [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

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  • Artist: John Williams
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1993
  • UPC: 030206528022
  • Item Number: VSA52802
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • 1. Presumed Innocent
  • 2. Remembering Carolyn
  • 3. Family Life
  • 4. Love Scene
  • 5. B File
  • 6. Bedroom Scene
  • 7. Carolyn's Office
  • 8. "Leon Talks"
  • 9. Rusty Accused
  • 10. Case Dismissed
  • 11. Boat Scene
  • 12. Basement Scene
  • 13. Barbara's Confession
  • 14. Presumed Innocent, film score~End Credits
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Presumed Innocent [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] by John Williams on CD


With his work on the 1990 feature Presumed Innocent, John Williams abandoned the larger-than-life orchestration of his best-known soundtracks in favor of a taut, streamlined approach emphasizing mood and nuance. Making his first-ever venture into the erotic thriller genre, Williams pares his music to its bare essentials, creating simple yet elegant melodies that mutate and crumble in concert with the onscreen narrative, employing electronics and atonal effects to convey the gradual disintegration of attorney Rusty Sabich's (Harrison Ford) life and career. But Presumed Innocent is not a score that commands attention like so many other Williams efforts. Its power is far more subtle, revealing its complexity and craft only over the course of repeated exposure, and while some of the composer's aficionados may consider its understatement a turn-off, others will find its uncommon sophistication gripping. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
  • Artist: John Williams
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1993
  • UPC: 030206528022
  • Item Number: VSA52802
  • Release date: 05/15/2011
  • Label: Varèse Sarabande
  • Genre: Soundtrack
  • Style: Original Score, Soundtracks
  • Album Time: 43:44
  • Album Type: Soundtrack

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  • Presumed Innocent John Williams CD
Presumed Innocent John Williams CD

Editorial Reviews

Director Alan J. Pakula (The Parallax View, All the President's Men, Klute) yet again offers a study of paranoia in this exceedingly well-made version of Scott Turow's best-selling novel. Presumed Innocent is an ensemble courtroom drama that offers uniformly fine performances, ranging from Brian Dennehy's bullying, burnt-out chief prosecutor to Paul Winfield's street-smart judge. It is class from top to bottom. Pakula paints with somber burgundy hues and restrained performances an understated, adult portrait of a morally infected universe. It's ironic that every major character in Pakula's world of corruption and twisted relationships suffers from a physical or moral defect. Literally, no one escapes untainted. Especially noteworthy is Raul Julia's quiet, compelling performance as defense attorney Sandy Stern. Capable of booming performances, Julia underplays terrifically as a man whose eyes quietly prey for weakness. Like Brando in The Godfather, it's a performance entirely of gestures and nuance that offers glimmers of his coiled power. If there's a real weakness in Presumed Innocent, it is in Harrison Ford's performance as a prosecutor accused of murder. Ford gives himself a bad haircut and plays his character's intensity and explosive temper well, but lacks enough ambiguity to make you really believe that he could be guilty of murder. Still, like The Russia House, which was also made in 1990, Presumed Innocent is an ensemble piece that turns a well-written novel into a very fine and compelling film. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide