Cider House Rules Soundtrack CD

Original score composed by Rachel Portman.
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES was nominated for the 1999 Academy Awards For Best Original Score.
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
Personnel: John Lenehan (piano).
Recording information: CTS Studios, London, England.
The soundtrack to The Cider House Rules, the film adaptation of John Irving's novel, features a score by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman, who has written music for a wide array of films, including Emma, Benny & Joon, and The Joy Luck Club. Her orchestral score for this film reflects its poignancy, humor, and unflinching look at the moral impact of abortion. ~ Heather Phares
Lasse Hallstrom's leisurely adaptation of John Irving's unconventional coming-of-age novel is so well crafted and well-acted that it's almost churlish to point out that it's easier to admire than actually like. Rachel Portman's orchestral score, however, requires no such qualification. It's a beautiful piece of rustic Americana, mostly arranged for strings and piano, and all very much of a piece--the various cues flow together seamlessly, as if they were all part of a larger suite. Fans of the film, however, may be disappointed to find that the various period recordings that comment on the action from time to time--songs by Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, et al.--are not included here.

Music By:Rachel Portman