Cliff Eidelman - Triumph of the Spirit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

Cliff Eidelman's score to the Auschwitz drama Triumph of the Spirit rings with uncommon authenticity -- the composer immersed himself in Greek-Jewish art and culture prior to putting pen to paper, and both the Ladino language of the choral passages and the Eastern European string instruments that accent the melodies lend the music a historical gravitas most period scores lack. Eidelman also eschews the kind of tritely optimistic approach common to so many Holocaust-themed dramas. Triumph of the Spirit pulls few punches in its depiction of the horrors wrought by the Nazis, with several harrowingly dissonant sequences making for disquieting listening. As a whole, however, it remains Eidelman's richest and most rewarding work to date, not to mention a far more profound experience than John Williams' manipulative Oscar winner Schindler's List.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Cliff Eidelman - Main Title (2:26)
1.02 - Cliff Eidelman - Love in Wedlock (0:52)
1.03 - Cliff Eidelman - Dark Tunnel to Auschwitz (1:53)
1.04 - Cliff Eidelman - There Was a Time (1:48)
1.05 - Cliff Eidelman - Answer Us (3:54)
1.06 - Cliff Eidelman - Mi Dyo Mi (0:51)
1.07 - Cliff Eidelman - Avram Refuses to Work (2:21)
1.08 - Cliff Eidelman - Longing for Home (1:49)
1.09 - Cliff Eidelman - A Hard Felt Rest (1:29)
1.10 - Cliff Eidelman - Hell Realization (0:35)
1.11 - Cliff Eidelman - Elena's False Dreams (2:01)
1.12 - Cliff Eidelman - There Was a Memory (4:26)
1.13 - Cliff Eidelman - Begging for Bread (1:20)
1.14 - Cliff Eidelman - The Mourning (2:16)
1.15 - Cliff Eidelman - The Slaughter (2:17)
1.16 - Cliff Eidelman - It Was a Month Before We Left (1:33)
1.17 - Cliff Eidelman - Hunger (1:21)
1.18 - Cliff Eidelman - Mercy on to Us (1:37)
1.19 - Cliff Eidelman - Salamo Desperately Finds Allegra (3:27)
1.20 - Cliff Eidelman - Allegra's Punishment (1:38)
1.21 - Cliff Eidelman - A New Assignment (1:44)
1.22 - Cliff Eidelman - Death March (5:36)
1.23 - Cliff Eidelman - Epilogue / End Credits (6:56)