The Talented Mr Ripley Soundtrack CD
The Talented Mr Ripley.
1999, Miramax.
Gabriel Yared.
Sony Music Sountrax CD, 1999, SK 51337
Rating: 
The late Anthony Minghella made good work of this off-beat psychological crime drama based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith. Matt Damon plays Tom Ripley, an inadequate loner who steals the identity of a wealthy acquaintance, played by Jude Law, after he rejects his advances. Set largely in Italy, it also stars Gwyneth Paltrow as the victim’s girlfriend and includes a stirling performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman as a suspicious friend who is determined to get to the bottom of things. In the story, the Jude Law character is an avid jazz fan and this is reflected heavily in the score with performances by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. There are also a couple of tracks performed by Law and Damon and a strong vocal performance by Sinead O’Connor. Yared’s cues are suspenseful and engaging enough, though the lack of continuity, broken-up as they are with a variety of other musical styles, leave the listener with little sense of cohesion.
The Talented Mr Ripley Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Tu Vuo’ Fa L’Americano
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Italia
4. Cain’s Mother, A Lullaby
5. Crazy Tom
6. Ko-Ko
7. Nature Boy
8. Mischief
9. The Talented Mr Ripley
10. Pent-Up House
11. Guaglione
12. Moanin’
13. Proust
14. Four
15. Promise
16. The Champ
17. Syncopes
18. Stabat Mater
19. You Don’t Know What Love Is
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