Cry the Beloved Country

1995

CD: Epic Soundtrax EK 67354

1. Main Title
2. The Beginning of the Journey
3. The Train to Johannesburg
4. You've Been Robbed
5. Emaxambeni [performed by The Havana Swingsters. Written by Eric Nomvete]
6. I've Been a Bad Woman!
7. Is It My Song?
8. He Was Our Only Child
9. What Sort of Life Did They Lead
10. Hamba Notsokolo [written and performed by Dorothy Masuka]
11. Bastards - Bloody Bastards
12. Did It Seem Heavy?
13. Cry, Cry the Beloved Country
14. Christ, Forsake Me Not
15. The Boys Club
16. We Taught Him Nothing
17. Amazing Grace [performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo]
18. Go Well Umfundisi
19. Do Not Spoil My Pleasure
20. It Is My sSon - That Killed Your Son
21. The Marriage
22. The Shadow of Death
23. The Fifteenth Day

The Movie

A remake of Alan Paton's novel of segregated South Africa, this time starring James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. I couldn't get into the novel nor either version of the movie--sorry.

The Music

Very much in the spirit of recent Barry scores--very lush and very slow. Anyone familiar with Barry's score for Zulu will hear the themes represented here as well. A nice touch.

Release Notes

The CD came out at the time of the movie, and remains reasonably easy to find.