Apocalypse Now Redux

1	The End - The Doors
2	The Delta
3	Dossier
4	Orange Light
5	Ride Of The Valkyries
6	Suzie Q
7	Nung River
8	Do Lung
9	Letters From Home
10	Clean Death
11	Clean's Funeral
12	Love Theme
13	Chief's Death
14	Voyage
15	Chef's Head
16	Kurtz Chorale
17	Finale

Barnes & Noble

For many, director Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-winning epic Apocalypse Now is the definitive film portrait of the chaos and bloodshed of the Vietnam War. The meticulous manner in which Coppola worked on the film is just as evident in its score, which he composed and assembled with his father, Carmine Coppola (The Godfather). So when the director decided to re-release the film in the summer of 2001 with additional scenes, it was only natural for such a perfectionist to revamp the soundtrack with extra music. The Coppolas' dizzying score evokes the labyrinth of war in a steamy jungle setting, and their use of nonoriginal music is brilliantly imaginative. Who can forget Richard Wagner's booming "Ride of the Valkyries" in the film's now-famous helicopter scene or the eerie opening scene framed by the Doors' "The End" -- when Jim Morrison wails, "All the children are insane!" he sets a maddening tone for the film, which traces Captain Willard's (Martin Sheen) trip upriver to murder the psychotic Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). In its use of electronic music, the soundtrack remains a pioneering effort. For example, "Clean's Death" mixes indigenous instruments, trumpet, and electronic sounds. Two previously unreleased tracks follow: "Clean's Funeral," highlighted by a solo trumpet that vanishes into a sea of synthesizers and violins, and "Love Theme," a haunting, windlike passage rife with flute and strings. Apocalypse Now Redux sets a high standard for film soundtracks, astutely mixing rock, classical, and the sounds of the jungle into a feverish musical feast. Andrew Velez

All Music Guide

With Francis Ford Coppola's expanded Apocalypse Now Redux came the release of the film's electronic score, complete with newly recorded music to cover the added scenes. The original 1979 soundtrack album contained most of Martin Sheen's narration as well as dialogue and sound effects from the movie, functioning more as a souvenir than a musical listening experience and drowning out a lot of Carmine Coppola's music. The new release finally features just the underscore along with other pivotal music cues, including "The End" by the Doors, "Susie Q," and the stirring "Ride of the Valkyries." Originally written for a full orchestra and then realized on synthesizers, the music for Apocalypse Now Redux tends to sound dated and somewhat sterile, even while the recording itself is particularly crisp. Still, it's an interesting and welcome CD (especially for hardcore devotees of the film), even if the "Love Theme" for one of the film's new scenes sticks out like a sore thumb and Mickey Hart's contributions (with the Diga Rhythm Devils) are all too brief. ~ Neil Shurley, All Music Guide