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Giveaway — Defiance Movie Soundtrack

The Academy Award nominated soundtrack for Defiance is extraordinary. Joshua Bell plays the violin to James Norton Howard’s music.  The collaboration is stupendous. The violin is a character in itself and so much part of the Eastern Europe culture that the film could not be without.  I had a chance to chat with Joshua the other day and this is what he had to say about the movie soundtrack.

Kenna: Why do you think the violin reaches the soul of a movie or the emotions of a movie so well?  

Joshua: Like the human voice, the sound of the violin seems to go straight to the listener’s heart.  The violin was a very much a part of the culture of Eastern Europe and so it was appropriate for it to be integrated into the film. 

Kenna: How much did you and James Norton Howard collaborate on the soundtrack?  How was the process of the collaboration carried out? 

Joshua:  I went into the studio with James and the orchestra and director Ed Zwick. The part was written for me already, but I enjoyed helping him tweak the violin part here and there.  I was pleased that James decided to use the violin so prominently in the film. Even playing my small part in the telling of this remarkable story was a privilege.

Post your name and Screenhead will draw the winner Tuesday, February 17, 2009.

158 COMMENTS & TRACKBACKS

  1. Alina Romanchuk
    February 16th, 2009 at 5:17 am

    I’m sure that this film and music will touch the everybody”s soul

  2. Alex75
    February 16th, 2009 at 5:37 am

    Das ist fantastishe!

  3. Andrey Ershov
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:05 am

    please enter me

  4. Connie Rowe
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:09 am

    soundtracks are great. would love to win.

  5. aevgeni
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:10 am

    mmm…violin.i have finished music school.it ‘ll be very interesting to listen

  6. Partizanka
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:41 am

    add me please

  7. kathy
    February 16th, 2009 at 7:36 am

    Would make a great addition to my cd collection. Thanks!

  8. Jayme Isaacs
    February 16th, 2009 at 7:48 am

    I Would Love To Win This CD

  9. JoAnn L.
    February 16th, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Thanks for the contest, this would be great to win.

  10. Denis Howard
    February 16th, 2009 at 8:12 am

    I would like to see this. Please enter me. Thanks!

  11. Robert R
    February 16th, 2009 at 9:57 am

    would love to have this soundtrack

  12. kathy pease
    February 16th, 2009 at 10:22 am

    PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY :)

  13. Timothy Sternberg
    February 16th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    I would love to see this!

  14. Joy Venters
    February 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    would love to win – thanks

  15. Marcy Strahan
    February 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am

    I would love to win the Defiance Movie Soundtrack! Sounds like ii’s full of wonderful music!

  16. Angie L
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    This looks great!

  17. Buddy Garrett
    February 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    I would love to win this great prize

  18. Heather Hart
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Looks good!

  19. Susanne Troop
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    Great prize!

  20. Dan
    February 16th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Please enter me. Great movie.

  21. Harli
    February 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    I’d like to win. :)

  22. diana sutton
    February 16th, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    I would love to see this and I hope I win!

  23. Melissa Resnick
    February 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    great contest thanks

  24. Sarah Stern
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  25. Karin
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Nice interview….. please enter me in the giveaway. Thank you!

  26. Ed Nemmers
    February 16th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    Happy Monday!

  27. venus M.
    February 16th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    I love movie soundtracks, they truly bring the movies to life!

  28. Susan Smoaks
    February 16th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    cool contest! thanks!

  29. Helen
    February 16th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    I’m a huge Joshua Bell fan! I loved his work in The Red Violin.

  30. elsie
    February 16th, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    thanks for this chance.

  31. Charlene Kuser
    February 16th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    A good soundtrack and Joshua Bell is great musician.Please enter me
    and thanks

  32. Kristen Hendricks
    February 16th, 2009 at 11:01 pm

    I would love to win this soundtrack. I would really enjoy listening to the music on it. This is a great giveaway. Thanks.

  33. Andrew
    February 16th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    I came across this TV show the other day about a comedian who had to live off of sweepstakes prizes, and I thought…”How much stuff can I actually win from sweepstakes”…and so….here i am! Hope I win….this cd seems cool.

  34. Kathy yohanna
    February 17th, 2009 at 2:35 am

    I would like to win a copy of this CD. Thanks.

  35. christin
    February 17th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    thanks for the chance!

  36. Kathy Conley
    February 17th, 2009 at 11:28 am

    I love movie soundtracks – they keep the movie memories alive!

  37. Heather C
    February 17th, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Heather here. Would love this! I love Joshua Bell’s music.

  38. Kenna McHugh
    February 18th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    Susan Varney (16) and Linda are the winners!

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