Blood Diamond [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by James Newton Howard

Overview

The three cuts at the end of the score and official soundtrack for Blood Diamond are worth the price of the ticket alone: the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars "Ankala," Emmanuel Jal and Abdel Cadir Salim's "Baai ," and Bal Burea's "When Da Dawg's Come Out to Play," with Masta Kent and Bullets Rhyme. These three cuts are masterful, poignant and rousing. That said, for a change James Newton Howard's score fits the material perfectly. It seems in recent years he's become less afraid of experimenting with world rhythms (check "Crossing the Bridge," "Fall of Freetown" and especially "Archer Sells Diamond") and big ass guitars ("Village Attack"). In other words, this score is a piece of music that truly does stand on its own apart from the film. There is a journey involved in listening as well as thinking of it in terms of the film itself. His cues are tight, circular and never too long. This is one of his most successful scores in a decade. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2006
Label:	Varese / Var?Se Sarabande
UPC:	0030206678024
Rank:	7689

Tracks

1. Blood Diamond, film score~Blood Diamond Titles
2. Blood Diamond, film score~Crossing the Bridge
3. Blood Diamond, film score~Village Attack
4. Blood Diamond, film score~Ruf Kidnaps Dia
5. Blood Diamond, film score~Archer Solomon Hike
6. Blood Diamond, film score~Maddy & Archer
7. Blood Diamond, film score~Solomon Finds Family
8. Blood Diamond, film score~Fall of Freetown
9. Blood Diamond, film score~Did You Bury It?
10. Blood Diamond, film score~Archer Sells Diamond
11. Blood Diamond, film score~Goodbyes
12. Blood Diamond, film score~Your Son is Gone
13. Blood Diamond, film score~Diamond Mine Bombed
14. Blood Diamond, film score~Solomon's Helping Hand
15. Blood Diamond, film score~G8 Conference
16. Blood Diamond, film score~Solomon & Archer Escape
17. Blood Diamond, film score~I Can Carry You
18. Blood Diamond, film score~Your Mother Loves You
19. Blood Diamond, film score~Thought I'd Never Call?
20. Blood Diamond, film score~London
21. Blood Diamond, film score~Solomon Vandy
22. Ankala (as used in the film Blood Diamond), song
23. Baai (as used in the film Blood Diamond), song
24. When Da Dawgs Come Out to Play (Album Version) (As used in the film Blood Diamond), song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Newton Howard   Primary Artist
Bullet Rhymes   Primary Artist
Masta Kent   Primary Artist
Abdel Gadir Sallm   Primary Artist
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars   Primary Artist
Emmanuel Jal   Primary Artist
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan   Primary Artist
Bai Burea   Primary Artist
Abdel Gadir Salim   Primary Artist
Sharon Beale   Cello
Joe Knight   Cello
Attab Haddad   Soloist
Simon Gunton   Trombone
Vicci Wardman   Viola
Ralph de Souza   Violin
Gabrielle Lester   Violin
David Woodcock   Violin
James McLeod   Violin
Paul Manley   Violin
Christopher Tombling   Violin
Mike Fisher   Soloist,Soloist
Tom Pigott-Smith   Violin
Jon Thorn   Viola
Chris Clad   Violin
Nansady Kieta   Soloist
Ruth Rogers   Violin
Leon Bosch   Bass
Mike McMenemy   Violin
Stephen Mair   Bass
Robert Smissen   Viola
Dominic Black   Bass
Steve Rossell   Bass
Modou Diouf   Soloist
Jacqueline Shave   Violin
Bob Zimmitti   Soloist
Steve Morris   Violin
Toby Deller   Viola
Anna Mudeka   Soloist
Alan Brown   Bass
Christopher Clad   Violin
Ruth Ehrlich   Violin
Manon Derome   Violin
Jeffrey Bryant   Horn
Mouncoulou Sawane   Soloist
David Bucknell   Cello
Paul Willey   Violin
Robin Firman   Cello
Jimmy Maynard   Trombone
Katherine Gowers   Violin
Phillip Eastop   Horn
Ivo Jan van der Werff   Viola
Jonathan Rees   Violin
James Rattigan   Horn
Michael Thompson   Horn
Rose Warren-Green   Violin,Orchestra Leader
Jamie Rainey   Choir Director
Jo Knight   Cello
Mamadou Cissokho   Soloist
John Ryan   Horn
Jonathan Evans-Jones   Violin
Dudley Bright   Trombone
Simon Benson   Bass
Paddy Lannigan   Bass
Caroline Dearnley   Cello
Stephen Henderson   Percussion
William Lockhart   Percussion
Joseph Koos   Cello
Hugh Seenan   Horn
Cathy Giles   Cello
David Ayre   Bass
James Maynard   Trombone
Reiad Chibah   Viola
Timothy Grant   Viola
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Steve "Syco Steve" Williams   Bass
Stacey Watton   Bass
Declan Daly   Violin
Simon Baggs   Violin
Beatrix Lovejoy   Violin
Melissa Phelps   Cello
Gavyn Wright   Orchestra Leader,Violin
Sonia Slany   Violin
Youssou N'Dour   Vocals
Patrick Lannigan   Bass
Chris Pitsillides   Viola
Kate Musker   Viola
Gary Kettel   Percussion
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
Metro Voices   Choir/Chorus
Gustav Clarkson   Viola
Jackie Shave   Violin
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Roger Garland   Violin
Rusen Gunes   Viola
John Heley   Cello
Richard Edwards   Trombone
Nick Cooper   Cello
Steve McManus   Bass
Anthony Pleeth   Cello
Johnathan Rees   Violin
Al Brown   Bass
Alex Acuna   Soloist
Emlyn Singleton   Violin
Fenella Barton   Violin
Richard Berry   Horn
Mary Scully   Bass
Allen Walley   Bass
Alan Estes   Soloist
Simon Fischer   Violin
Charlie Cross   Viola
Simon Rayner   Horn
Jonathan Strange   Violin
Dermot Crehan   Violin
Stephen Williams   Bass
Bill Schultz   Soloist
Gillian Thoday   Cello
Lionel Handy   Cello
David Bucknall   Cello
Richard Clews   Horn
Jeff Bryant   Horn
Nansedy Keita   Soloist
Laurence Davies   Horn
David Johnson   Bass,Bass
Richard Milone   Violin
David Vines   Trombone
Peter Lale   Viola
Martin Loveday   Cello
Paul Kegg   Cello
Joely Koos   Cello
Everton Nelson   Violin
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Sid Page   Soloist
Ben Chappell   Cello
Simon Chamberlain   Piano
John Fell Ryan   Horn
Caroline Dale   Cello
Martin Owen   Horn
Natalia Bonner   Violin
Fred Selden   Soloist
Gavin Greenaway   Conductor
Pete Anthony   Conductor
Rachel Bolt   Viola
Djivan Gasparyan   Duduk
Nigel Black   Horn
Thomas Bowes   Violin
Jim Rattigan   Horn
Cathy Thompson   Violin
Julian Leaper   Violin
Warren Zielinski   Violin
Michael Landau   Soloist
Tim Jackson   Horn
Mark Berrow   Violin
Nick Hitchens   Tuba
Andrew Parker   Viola
Owen Slade   Tuba
African Children's Choir   Children's Chorus
David Pyatt   Horn
Kala Ramnath   Violin
Brian Kilgore   Soloist
Bruce White   Viola
Deborah Widdup   Violin
Nick Barr   Viola
Maya Beiser   Cello,Soloist
Pedro Eustache   Flute
Donald McVay   Viola
Michael McMenemy   Violin

Technical Credits

James Newton Howard   Composer,Producer
Francis John "Franco" Langba   Composer
Rachel Torkelson   Choir Assistant
Braden Kimball   Mixing
Sharye Cornmesser   Choir Assistant
Edward Zwick   Composer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Sam "Stovepipe No. 1" Jones   Scoring Crew
Denis St. Amand   Mixing
James T. Hill   Engineer
Sam Jones   Scoring Crew
Tom Graham   Recording
Michele Wilcox   Music Administrator
Robert Houston   Recording
Jessica DeMoor   Choir Assistant
Jerusha Loonkosho   Choir Assistant
Paul Wilkes   Recording
Chris Cozens   Auricle Programming
Alex Kharlamov   Sound Design
Richard Grant   Auricle Programming
Michael Prins   Choir Assistant
Eric Solomon   Recording
Pamela Sollie   Assistant
Lydia Namagembe   Choir Assistant
Julia Newmann   Intern
Francis John Langba   Composer
Charlotte Tinder   Orchestra Contractor
Doug Frank   Executive in Charge of Music
Sandy De Crescent   Contractor
Barnett Twesigomwe   Choir Assistant
Rachel Baranska   Choir Assistant
Debi Streeter   Music Administrator
Doug Hage   Music Librarian
George Acogny   Composer,Music Supervisor
Emmanuel Jal   Composer,Performer
Mel Wesson   Sound Design
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan   Composer
Alan Meyerson   Mixing,Engineer
Chris P. Bacon   Technical Score Advisor
Charlotte Trinder   Orchestra Contractor
Tommy Graham   Recording
Becky Bentham   Scoring Coordinator
Lisa Margolis   Business Consultant
Keith Zajic   Business Consultant
Bill Talbott   Mixing
Kevin Globerman   Recording
Chris Barrett   Scoring Crew
Jake Jackson   Scoring Crew
Geoff Foster   Recording
Robert Townson   Executive Producer
Jim Weidman   Producer,Music Editor
Rupert Coulson   Engineer
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars   Performer
Abdel Gadir Salim   Performer
Darren Higman   Executive in Charge of Music
Stuart Michael Thomas   Technical Score Advisor
Tim Lauber   Mixing
Gary LeMel   Executive in Charge of Music
Wolfgang Amadeus   Engineer