Set in the borderlands between Texas and Mexico, Three Burials follows the story of rancher Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones) and his deceased friend Melquiades Estrada. This powerful drama is Tommy Lee Jones directorial debut and won Best Actor and Best Screenplay at Cannes in 2005. Not only did Tommy Lee Jones direct and star in the film, he was also the music supervisor, personally selecting the composer and tracks. The Soundtrack combines the rich score of Marco Beltrami (Scream, I Robot, XXX) with clics by Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, and Flaco Jimenez, and a new exclusive track from Lila Downs..
V**E
Five Stars
A very nice soundtrack.
M**R
Prodigious Talent
Marco Beltrami's score is a thing of beauty - lovingly crafted and simply breathtaking. He combines his own post-minimalist sensibilities with Mexican folk music and the acoutrements of the traditional Western to create a dark, evocative and moving piece that is somewhat reminiscent of Elliot Goldenthal's Oscar winnning soundtrack to 'Frida', but this is no pale imitation, but a stunningly original work that acts as a fitting companion piece to Beltrami's own Oscar nominated '3.10 to Yuma' score.You might only get 32 minutes of the score on the disc, but those 32 minutes underline Beltrami's position as the pre-eminent film composer of his generation.
