The Quiet American Soundtrack (

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Alternate Names:
Title in Español:

El americano tranquilo

Title in Italiano:

Un americano tranquillo

Title in Português:

Um Americano Tranquilo

Title in Français:

Un Américain bien tranquille

Title in Türk:

The Quiet American

Title in Deutsch:

The Quiet American

Synopsis

In this adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about U.S. foreign policy failure in pre-war Indochina, Audie Murphy plays an innocent Young American opposite the older, cynical Brit Sir Michael Redgrave. They play out their widely different views on the prospects struggle for the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people in their competition over a young woman. Murphy wants to reform her and make her a typical middle class American housewife; Redgrave accepts her inability to formulate or retain a political ideal and while promising her no real future, he objects to Murphy's attempts to change her. It's not clear whether Murphy is just what he appears - a bungling Yankee do-gooder, or a deliberate agent of U.S. covert operations.

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The Quiet American
The Quiet American
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Saigon 1952
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Pyle's Best Friend / Asking for A Divorce
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Drive Up Holy Mountain / The General
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Brothers In Arms
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Escape from Watchtower / Dreams of Phuong
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Death In the Square
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Fowler's Temptation
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Quiet American (Piano Solo)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Ritual of Revenge
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Do You Still Miss Him?
Craig Armstrong: Performer
End Titles (Nothing In This World)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Peter Pan - Flying
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Elf - Buddy's Journey
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Finale
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Taken - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Robots - Robots Overture
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Looney Tunes: Back in Action - Car Trouble
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit - A Grand Day Out
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Flicka - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Racing Stripes - The Big Race
Craig Armstrong: Performer
We Are Marshall - Theme
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Being Julia - Curtain Up/The Real World
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Nicholas Nickleby - Main Titles
Craig Armstrong: Performer
NannyMcPhee - Snow In August
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Shrek 2 - Prince Charming
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Ant Bully - Sweet Rock
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Astronaut Farmer - Opening Titles
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants - The Travelling Song
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Pursuit Of Happyness - Opening
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Holiday - Maestro
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Family Stone - It's Snowing
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Great Raid - Closing Titles
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Disc Time:
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Sea Of Dreams - Sea of Dreams
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Beat The Drum - The Village
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Duma - Xan and Duma Say Goodbye
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Blood Diamond - Solomon Vandy
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Quiet American - The Quiet American
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Gospel Of John - Follow Me
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Water - House of Windows
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Partition - Partition
Craig Armstrong: Performer
As You Like It - Violin Romance
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Nomad - Kazakhstan 1710
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Lost - Parting Words
Craig Armstrong: Performer
United 93 - Dedication
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Beyond Borders - Chechnya IV
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Goodbye Bafana - The Harbour
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Flight Of The Phoenix - Heat Dream
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Carnivale - Carnivale End Title (Ben's Theme)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Out Of Time - Out of Time Theme
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Tears Of The Sun - The Journey / Kopano Part III
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Good German - Unrecht Oder Recht (Main Title)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Firewall - Firewall
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Rush Hour 3 - Parachute Down
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Annapolis - Showdown
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Flyboys - Heroes
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Stealth - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Bourne Supremacy - Bim Bam Smash
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Grindhouse: Planet Terror - Grindhouse (Main Title)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hellboy - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Ghostrider - Ghostrider
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Serenity - End Credits
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Kingdom - Waiting
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Sin City - Sin City End Titles
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift - The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift
Craig Armstrong: Performer
S.W.A.T. - Bullet Frenzy II
Craig Armstrong: Performer
M:i:III - Schifrin and Variations
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Fantastic Four - Main Titles
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Stargate: Atlantis - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Star Trek Nemesis - Final Fight
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Night At The Museum - Night at the Museum
Craig Armstrong: Performer
X-Men: The Last Stand - The Last Stand
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Evan Almighty - The Flood
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Four Brothers - Four Brothers
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Inside Man - Good and Ready
Craig Armstrong: Performer
24 - Main Title (Orchestral Videogame Version)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
American Gangster - Frank Lucas
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Zodiac - Graysmith's Theme
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Breach - Dangerous World
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Million Dollar Baby - Blue Morgan (End Credits)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
An Unfinished Life - Main Title
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Lives Of Others - The Invisible Front
Craig Armstrong: Performer
All The Kings Men - Give Me the Hammer and I'll Nail 'Em UP!
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Lion For Lambs - Last Shift
Craig Armstrong: Performer
House Of Sand And Fog - The Waves of the Caspian Sea
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Sylvia - Opening
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Hostel II - Suite
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Grudge 2 - Ju-On 2
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Reaping - The Boy
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Gothika - Miranda's Theme
Craig Armstrong: Performer
1408 - Fire!
Craig Armstrong: Performer
I Know Who Killed Me - Prelude / Reunited
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Day After Tomorrow - The Day After Tomorrow
Craig Armstrong: Performer
I, Robot - I, Robot Theme (End Credits)
Craig Armstrong: Performer
O Verona - Romeo + Juliet
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Ascension - Moulin Rouge!
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Glasgow Love Theme - Love Actually
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Cello Theme - World Trade Center
Craig Armstrong: Performer
One Day I'll Fly Away - Moulin Rouge!
Craig Armstrong: Performer
New York City - The Bone Collector
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Main Theme - The Quiet American
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Main Theme - Orphans
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Do You Still Miss Him - The Quiet American
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Rebecca - Plunkett & Macleane
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Lissa's Theme - Best Laid Plans
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Balcony Scene - Romeo + Juliet
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Ethereal - World Trade Center
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Restaurant Proposal - Love Actually
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Piano Theme - World Trade Center
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Main Theme - The Clearing
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Ray & Della's Theme - Ray
Craig Armstrong: Performer
The Hanging - Plunkett & Macleane
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Choral Theme - World Trade Center
Craig Armstrong: Performer
Main Titles (From The Barefoot Contessa)
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Recalling At The Graveyard
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
harry Meets Maria Vargas
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Gypsy Bolero
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
A Guitar For Maria
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Nocturne Bolero
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Death Of Maria And Finale
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Main Titles (From Room At The Top)
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Alice And Joe At THe Pub
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Alices Beguine
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Alice And Joe At Home
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Alice And Joe
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Alice Alone
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Joe, Alice Is Dead
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Joe And The Prostitute
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Joe After The Fight
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Finale
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Main Titles (From The Quiet American)
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
City Streets
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
The Cathedral
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
TheMorgue
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
Psychological And Passionate
Mario Nascimbene: Performer
The Search For Tuong
Mario Nascimbene: Performer

User reviews

Nancy Williams
9/10

Overall, the soundtrack of The Quiet American is a triumph of cinematic music, elevating the film to new heights and leaving a lasting impression on the audience. Its thoughtful orchestration and emotive themes make it a standout element of the movie-going experience, showcasing the power of music to enhance storytelling and evoke deep emotional responses.

Donna Harris
6/10

However, there were moments when the musical score felt somewhat repetitive and failed to fully explore the nuances of the characters' inner struggles. While the overall composition was decent, there were missed opportunities to delve deeper into the psychological motivations driving the protagonists' actions.

Donald Adams
5/10

The soundtrack of The Quiet American effectively captures the tension and complexity of the characters' conflicting ideologies in pre-war Indochina. The music enhances the emotional depth of the storyline and helps to immerse the audience in the turbulent political landscape of the time.

Sarah Brown
3/10

The music felt repetitive and uninspired, failing to enhance the storytelling or create a sense of atmosphere that would immerse me in the setting of pre-war Indochina.

Mark Mitchell
1/10

There were moments when the soundtrack seemed out of place, undermining the tension and drama of key scenes rather than enhancing them.

Carol White
10/10

The soundtrack of The Quiet American is a mesmerizing blend of haunting melodies and evocative themes that perfectly capture the mood and setting of pre-war Indochina. The score effortlessly transports the listener to a time of political tension and personal conflict, enhancing the emotional depth of the film.

Kenneth Walker
9/10

Each track in the soundtrack is a masterful composition that enriches the storytelling and adds layers of complexity to the characters' motivations and relationships. The music serves as a powerful narrative tool, enhancing the viewer's understanding of the characters' inner turmoil and the larger political context in which they operate.

Amanda Lee
2/10

I found the soundtrack of The Quiet American to be lacking in emotional depth and failed to effectively capture the complexities of the characters and their relationships.