craig armstrong ray

Growing up in Scotland, Craig Armstrong was introduced at an early age to Ray Charles' music as his mother was a devoted fan.

His score to Ray is an atmospheric fusion of gospel, electronic, and orchestra pieces. The end result is quite a spiritual sounding piece of work which actually works well as a counterbalance to the many songs featured in the film's soundtrack.

Craig Armstrong's use of a gospel choir was incorporated to highlight the fact that one of Ray Charles' biggest dilemmas and early criticisms was using gospel music in commercial music.

The CD release of the score does include excerpts of dialogue from the film. The excerpts are brief and don’t impinge too much on the longer tracks, which is where the score really shines through.

Track highlights include Ray's Theme, Dreams of Ray I,II & III and Ray's Hymn Quintet.

Track Listings

1. Ray's Theme
2. Della's Theme
3. Ray Learns to Listen
4. Dreams of Ray
5. Remember Your Promise
6. Water in the Hallway
7. Ray´s Theme/Piano
8. George Drowns
9. First Hit
10. Ray and Della
11. Ray Sings to Della
12. Dreams of Ray II
13. Ray Leaves Della Behind
14. Heroin in Bed
15. Della Kisses Her Baby
16. Places You Don't Wanna Go
17. Ray Leaves Mother
18. Arrested
19. Alone in the Dark
20. Dreams of Ray III
21. Marge's Death
22. Rehab
23. Redemption
24. Ray's Hymn
25. Ray's Hymn Quintet
26. End Credits

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