Ennio Morricone – The Mission (1986) [2003 Remaster] SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

Ennio Morricone’s Academy Award-nominated score captures the conflict between 18th-century Jesuit missionaries trying to convert the native Indians, and the slavers who want to destroy them. In keeping with the serious subject matter and epic scope of Roland Joffé’s film, the score is by turns grave, lyrical, and tense. Ever inventive, Morricone mixes liturgical chorales, native drumming, and Spanish-influenced guitars, often in the very same track, to capture the drama of the culture clash. His trademark lyricism also comes through, notably in the beautiful themes for “Gabriel’s Oboe” and “The Mission.” Not as over-the-top as his well-known spaghetti Western scores, The Mission shows Morricone at his dramatic best.

Tracklist:

01. On Earth As It Is In Heaven
02. Falls
03. Gabriel’s Oboe
04. Ave Maria Guarani
05. Brothers
06. Carlotta
07. Vita Nostra
08. Climb
09. Remorse
10. Penance
11. The Mission
12. River
13. Gabriel’s Oboe
14. Te Deum Guharani
15. Refusal
16. Ascunsion
17. Alone
18. Guarani
19. The Sword
20. Miserere