The Natural (film score)
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The Natural (film score) is a lush, Americana-infused orchestral soundtrack by Randy Newman for the 1984 baseball film "The Natural," renowned for its heroic and nostalgic main theme.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Natural (film score) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Roy Hobbs ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Barry Levinson ⓘ |
| associatedWithSport | baseball ⓘ |
| basedOn | baseball theme ⓘ |
| composer | Randy Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | widely praised ⓘ |
| era | 1980s film music ⓘ |
| forWork | The Natural (1984 film) ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
film score ⓘ orchestral ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic baseball film music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
full symphony orchestra
ⓘ
percussion section ⓘ prominent brass section ⓘ string section ⓘ woodwind section ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme | The Natural main theme ⓘ |
| hasMood |
heroic
ⓘ
inspirational ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
evokes American pastoral nostalgia
ⓘ
underscores Roy Hobbs’s heroism ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
Americana harmonies
ⓘ
lyrical strings ⓘ romantic orchestration ⓘ triumphant brass fanfares ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Americana concert music
ⓘ
traditional American film music ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| medium | orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heroic main theme
ⓘ
nostalgic tone ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | lush ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedFor | theatrical film ⓘ |
| partOf |
Randy Newman discography
ⓘ
The Natural (franchise) ⓘ |
| productionType | studio recording ⓘ |
| usedFor |
emotional climax scenes
ⓘ
sports highlight sequences ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | sports drama film ⓘ |
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