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Long Walk Home: Music From The Rabbit-Proof Fence
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74

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6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: Philip Noyce's period film about Austrialia's Aboriginal people, "Rabbit Proof Fence," serves as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's return to recording for only the second time since 1992's 'Us.' Gabriel turns to Aboriginal music throughout the album, but don't expect any true "songs" fromPhilip Noyce's period film about Austrialia's Aboriginal people, "Rabbit Proof Fence," serves as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's return to recording for only the second time since 1992's 'Us.' Gabriel turns to Aboriginal music throughout the album, but don't expect any true "songs" from this work, which consists chiefly of longer, moody, instrumental pieces with a world music flavor.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. E! Online
    100
    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.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Has the same ethereal grace as Passion. [21 June 2002, p.85]
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  3. AllMusic
    80
    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.
  4. Billboard
    80
    "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.
  5. CDNow
    70
    Unemotional throughout, Long Walk Home is without obvious peaks of joy or valleys of sorrow, offering instead a steadfast, unerring journey.
  6. Launch.com
    60
    Even in a blindfold test, you'd probably guess it was his creation. That's both how distinctive and predictable he's become.
  7. Q Magazine
    40
    The 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]
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  1. carolinav
    Dec 29, 2002
    10
    interesting, beautiful, melodies both fleeting and memorable.