- Record Label: Real World
- Release Date: Jun 18, 2002
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Walk's mellow mood sidesteps the usual overly melodramatic soundtrack hoo-ha for a journey that works as well on the stereo as it does on the screen.
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Entertainment WeeklyHas the same ethereal grace as Passion. [21 June 2002, p.85]
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"Long Walk Home" passes the ultimate soundtrack test: it stands alone beautifully, capably supporting the work of director Phillip Noyce while at the same time feeling like a natural and fluid extension of Gabriel's own distinctive artistic vision.
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It's not a splashy comeback, then, but a quiet return to something Gabriel does best -- creating soundscapes that are at once alien and familiar, eerie yet comforting.
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Unemotional throughout, Long Walk Home is without obvious peaks of joy or valleys of sorrow, offering instead a steadfast, unerring journey.
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Even in a blindfold test, you'd probably guess it was his creation. That's both how distinctive and predictable he's become.
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Q MagazineThe synthesised tropical shimmers, buzzings of insects and blat of helicopter blades largely lack the momentum to sustain interest outside the cinema. [Jul 2002, p.112]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 2 out of 7
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carolinavDec 29, 2002interesting, beautiful, melodies both fleeting and memorable.