A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of reprise. The book of eli soundtrack music complete song list. Atticus ross panoramic the book of eli ost youtube. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure.
It was their first commercially released score and rosss first film. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Abp the bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. It also, rather startlingly, has an overt, fairly profound christian theme. The book of eli is, perhaps, the most explicitly christian film ive seen come out of the secular film industry since the passion of the christ. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end. Stream it the book of eli tips for finding sources films may be the most difficult to find sources on.
Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. In the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once america. The book of eli is a dark fable set in postapocalyptic america, starring denzel washington as a lone, holy warrior protecting the last extant copy of the bible. The book of eli soundtrack solara violated youtube. It is alleged you can spot them cos their hands tremble, the main character had to show his steady hand at one point to prove he wasnt. Original motion picture soundtrack the book of eli atticus ross disclaimer. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road with its ashladen wastelands and crazed cannibals.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel wash. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack. The world eli inhabits is a scorched wasteland, plagued by drought, cannibalism, and illiteracy. Panoramicatticus ross the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earthall around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. The book of eli soundtrack is a soundtrack by atticus ross, leopold ross and claudia sarne. The book of eli, starring denzel washington and gary oldman, is the kind of movie that can only be fully appreciated by first seeing it as a whole and then peeling back its layers and examining them one at a time. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. That question and the film illustrates the ambiguity of the concept of christian anything. That was the reality for the mysticalfictional character named eli found as the theater lights went down. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last. The book of eli original score atticus ross allmusic. Eli bumps the bottom step with his foot before going up the porch steps of the couples house, presumably to gauge where the steps are credit to jeremyogles.
If you enjoyed the film and the music, youll like the soundtrack. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. The biblewhat it is and what it sayslies at the heart of this cinematic book. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack discogs. The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. In the film the book of eli it is mentioned a few more than a couple but less than several times about the signs of a cannibal. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Provided to youtube by reprise panoramic atticus ross the book of eli original motion picture soundtrack.
In a violent postapocalyptic society, a drifter, eli denzel washington, has been wandering westward across north. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Thebook of eli cant have a sequel actress mila kunis speaks about her forthcoming gary oldman, denzel washington starrer. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. He finds shelter where he can and searches for water as he goes. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack cover. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. Think a live action adaptation of the fist of the north star mangaanime with a race lifted kenshiro, or fallout 3 with christianity instead of the american dream in the nottoodistant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film.
Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. Eli knows the couple eats people because of the rattling tea cups. The book of eli 2010 plot summary 4 a postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of wateror for nothing at all. I do not claim any ownership rights to the soundtrack s or images presented in this video. Eli is the man with one name who ambles into a backwater burg in search of water and comes face to face with evil in the form of carnegie gary oldman, who is involved with the blind claudia jennifer beals while he pursues claudias nubile daughter solara mila kunis. Atticus ross, the producer and musician who collaborated with trent reznor on four nine inch nails albums, founded the group 12 rounds and produced the perry farrell single go all the way into the twilight for twilight, is the one chosen to supply the original score for the hughes brothers much anticipated postapocalyptic adventure the book of eli. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. A 2010 postapocalyptic film starring denzel washington, gary oldman, and mila kunis directed by the hughes brothers. The official facebook page for the book of eli some will kill to have it.
The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. The book of eli is rated r for adult content, profanity, images of rape, and excessive violence. Once upon a time in america written by ennio morricone. Find all 25 songs in the book of eli soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register.
The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel. For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Despite his extensive work in television and cinema, this marks ross debut into feature film scoring. The original soundtrack and score for the motion picture the book of eli, was composed by atticus ross, who has worked with the hughes brothers on two previous occasions, as well as artists such as nine inch nails, korn, and janes addiction.
The story eli, played by denzel washington, is a man who can best be. Research it with articles try these articles to get started. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. Okay, this is the first 2010 film ive seen, but you know what i mean. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. Indeed, its something of a sunday sermon wrapped in a mad max adventure. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe.
Their known world suddenly and inexplicably became unknown. Your best bet may be to consult the books on post apocalyptic guide that and see what qualities your story may share or how it may differ. The book of eli falls prey to several of the problems that the road had, and while it wasnt as big a failure as that film, its still a lot of apocalyptic wasteland to get through. Its certainly uneven, and many viewers will find that its reach exceeds its grasp, but the book of eli finds the hughes brothers injecting some fresh stylish.
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