"Peanut Butter Man" (Track 5) especially uses some interesting devices to get the listener's attention, and temporarily transport him someplace else. In addition to having some dark undertones, it is laced periodically with an almost mythical and magical feel. I would not say that the music is as consistent as some of Newman's past scores, but it is stirring. Nothing good, of course, can come of flirting with death, and the story progresses from there. Along the way, he just happens to fall head over heels with Claire Forlani, Hopkins' daughter in the film. He chooses Hopkins for his success in life, and the wisdom that comes with it. He approaches Hopkins' character with a proposition: I give you an extension on life in return for you giving me a tour of your world. Pitt plays Death, come to roam among humans in the body of a newly deceased pro bono lawyer. It also has many dark undertones that were not found lurking anywhere in Quilt or Women. The score for Meet Joe Black has these elements, and a few more. Out of many current composers for film, Newman takes one of the more "classical" approaches to scoring. They both have a certain restrained, intense passion to them that sends shivers down my spine each time I sit down to listen. His scores for How to Make an American Quilt and Little Women are two of the most hauntingly beautiful scores I have heard. I'm only mildly familiar with Martin Brest, but I am definitely a fan of Thomas Newman's. I went into this film probably more interested in the music than in the film.
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