Veronica Guerin Soundtrack CD
Veronica Guerin.
2003, Touchstone.
Harry Gregson-Williams
Hollywood Records CD, 2003, 5050466-5820-2-7
Rating: 
Veronica Guerin, a reporter for the Irish Independent, was assassinated by drug barons after writing a series of investigative articles lifting the lid on those involved. The film, made surprisingly well, by blockbuster director Joel Schumacher and the infamous Jerry Bruckheimer works well as a vehicle for Cate Blanchett in the lead role. The music is also effective, not least because it manages to successfully deliver traditional Irish music in a thoroughly contemporary way. Strings and piano dominate, (including Gregson-Williams’ regular, Hugh Marsh on electric violin), with a strong sense of rhythmic progression in cues ‘Driving’ and ‘Research’, capturing the industrious free-spirit of Guerin at work. The opening track, ‘One More Day’ performed by Sinead O’Connor is a haunting performance as is Brian O’Donnell’s ‘Bad News’, which features in the film directly after Guerin’s murder. ‘One More Day’, along with ‘The Funeral’, again performed by O’Connor, and co-written by Hugh Marsh along with Gregson-Williams and Patrick Cassidy, really add a lot to the album. The score, however, while working well, both as part of the film and in its own right (cues such as, ‘Traynor Lies’ and ‘Preparations’, are melodic and atmospheric) just doesn’t make enough of a statement to match the vocal performances, which are exceptional.
Veronica Guerin Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. One More Day (Sinead O’Connor)
2. Dublin
3. Driving
4. Preperations
5. The Killing
6. Research
7. Traynot Lies
8. The Beating
9. Conversations
10. First Warning
11. Bad News (Brian O’Donnell)
12. Second Warning
13. Deceit
14. Never show Your Fear
15. The Funeral (Sinead O’Connor)
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