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Thomas Newman: Men Don’t Leave

May 6, 2005 – 4:41 pm ·

Back in October I waxed rhapsodic about film composer Thomas Newman. Last week I finally manage to track down a high-quality boot of his score for the Paul Brickman film, Men Don’t Leave (Brickman, you might remember, had the musical wherewithall to use Tangerine Dream for his earlier film, Risky Business.) This score even contains the in-movie avant-garde piece that Arliss Howard’s character was to have composed (and is performed in the film, complete with staccato typewriter strikes and hand-cranked egg-beaters.)

There are no track titles, though I’m currently scouring the internet for clues. Check out Track Eight in the meantime:

Men Don’t Leave: mp3

Now to wait for this odd, beautifully composed, strangely overlooked film to come to DVD…

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7 Comments

  1. Ana-Jo
    Posted December 16, 2006 at 5:11 pm | [link]

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    Your information of this piece of music has solved a many years old mystery for me.

    When I first saw this film I was moved by this scene where they are playing this unique piece of music, but I didn’t make note of it at the time and soon I forgot what movie it was in. Until a couple days ago when I happened across the movie on cable (but missed this particular scene - darn it!) and recognized the warehouse…and started on an internet search for more information about the music.

    Alas, I’m very disappointed to learn that this was not a working group of musicians and that I will not be able to find a full album of this music, but I’m happy to have solved the mystery.

    Thanks for the MP3!!!

  2. will
    Posted December 16, 2006 at 7:41 pm | [link]

    No problem. If you’d like an mp3 of that particular avant garde piece, drop me an email. I’ll get it to you. Newman did have an experimental side project he recorded under called “Tokyo 7″ but it’s not exactly the same stuff.

  3. trent nelson
    Posted April 23, 2008 at 11:07 pm | [link]

    I am interested in adding the song from men don’t leave to my library and any other music from the movie as well. could you let me know how I can get it. thanks. Trent

  4. Eileen
    Posted May 2, 2008 at 10:12 am | [link]

    I too have been searching for this soundtrack. Thanks for posting the MP3.

  5. laura stearne
    Posted July 4, 2008 at 12:24 pm | [link]

    “Men don/t Leave” has been one of my favorite movies for quite a while. Just saw it again last night and had forgotten the mezermizing orchestral production by Thomas Newman. I do not have an MP3 player and am painfully techno-challenged. Is there ANY way to get the cut on a CD?

    Thanks for the info,
    Laura

  6. pedro pascal
    Posted October 25, 2008 at 10:09 am | [link]

    i saw men don’t leave in the theaters at age 14 and have looked for it’s music ever since, happy for the amount of work t newman has had since (see movies often only because he scored it) but secretly frustrated by the lack of knowledge or reference to what i believe is his most superior musical score. it is a virtually and wildly underrated movie. if you have any advice on how to get the entire soundtrack i would be eternally grateful.

    pedro

  7. sam
    Posted November 5, 2008 at 10:54 pm | [link]

    i too am interested in getting the rest of the newman score from men don’t leave. it’s one of the best movies scores of it’s kind. no clue why it’s never been released.

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