For Love of the Game [Original Motion Picture Score]

by Basil Poledouris

Overview

Although it doesn't break past the conventions of the romantic melodrama, Basil Poledouris' score for Sam Raimi's Kevin Costner baseball flick For Love of the Game does its job well, delivering solid romantic themes and surging drama when the occasion calls for it. It doesn't stand particularly well on its own, largely because it's a little generic, but it works well in the film and is a reasonably entertaining listen as an album, even though its main strength is how it highlights Poledouris' diversity and professionalism as a film composer. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/1999
Label:	Var?Se Sarabande / Varese
UPC:	0030206609226

Tracks

1. For Love of the Game~Main Theme
2. For Love of the Game~Relationship Montage
3. For Love of the Game~Tuttle Knockdown
4. For Love of the Game~Jane's Home
5. For Love of the Game~Gus Hits
6. For Love of the Game~Lemonade
7. For Love of the Game~The Apology
8. For Love of the Game~No Hits
9. For Love of the Game~The Decision
10. For Love of the Game~Last Pitch

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Basil Poledouris   Primary Artist,Conductor
Brian O'Connor   French Horn
Earl Dumler   Oboe
Dean Parks   Guitar
Leland Sklar   Bass (Electric)
Rick Baptist   Trumpet
Ralph Grierson   Piano,Soloist
Stephen Erdody   Cello,Soloist
George Doering   Guitar
Timothy May   Guitar
Gayle Levant   Harp
James Thatcher   French Horn
James Kanter   Clarinet
Steve Forman   Percussion

Technical Credits

Bobbi Page   Vocal Contractor
Basil Poledouris   Composer,Producer
Erick Labson   Mastering
Robert Townson   Executive Producer
Tim Boyle   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Curtis Roush   Music Editor
Jim Bloomfield   Assistant Engineer
Sandy De Crescent   Orchestra Contractor
Steven Scott Smalley   Orchestration
Andrea Sine   Coordination
Harry Garfield   Executive in Charge of Music
Julian Bratolyubov   Music Preparation