Walk the Line |  | Artists: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Original Soundtrack
Label: Wind-Up
Category: Music
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Rating:  235 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,420
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 601501310928
UPC: 601501310928
EAN: 0601501310928
ASIN: B000BM7YYW
Release Date: November 15, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Get Rhythm -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | I Walk The Line -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | Wildwood Flower -- Reese Witherspoon | | • | Lewis Boogie Blues -- Waylon Payne | | • | Ring Of Fire -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | You're My Baby -- Johnathan Rice | | • | Cry Cry Cry -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | Folsom Prison Blues-- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | That's Allright Mama -- Tyler Hilton | | • | Jukebox Blues -- Reese Witherspoon | | • | It Aint Me Babe -- Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon | | • | Home of the Blues -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | Milkcow Blues Boogie -- Tyler Hilton | | • | I'm A Long Way From Home -- Shooter Jennings | | • | Cocaine Blues -- Joaquin Phoenix | | • | Jackson -- Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon |
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This is not a review about Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon's hair. However--as any self-respecting fan knows--in country music, after proving you can pluck a guitar and carry a tune, the power of the right hairstyle is not to be underestimated. Johnny Cash, in fact, was famously vain about his locks--perhaps one of the few things he was vain about--and many a guitar store employee can attest to the fact that when the Man in Black came in to buy his special brand of guitar pick, his hair was dyed a jet black more often seen on a boy of 20 than a man of 60. In any case, Phoenix and Witherspoon's performances as Johnny and June Carter Cash succeed more in the style and hair department than in their musicality. Phoenix fares better than his co-star in reinventing the Cash mystique, and his sweet, almost earnest interpretation of "Get Rhythm" is as charming as it is honest. Unfortunately, the powerful song "Ring of Fire" is flat and wholly without the narrative pull it had when Cash sang it. And Witherspoon is simply not up to the warbling task she's faced with in singing as June Carter Cash. (To be fair, it's hard to know who would be, but the estimable Loretta Lynn or Tift Merritt would have had better luck). Carter Cash's honeyed gift with melody, and the largeness of her voice, honed over decades in live performance, is hard to replicate for even a seasoned singer, and predictably, Witherspoon falls short of the mark. It's certainly seductive to imagine that playing a figure as compelling as Johnny or June would allow an actor to channel the soul and some of the talent of the artist, but the closest this record comes is in "Cry, Cry, Cry," where Phoenix's gravelly voice offers the same sustained thrill that made Johnny Cash irresistible--to June and his fans. --Megan Halverson
Album Description
Walk the Line, Soundtrack
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 235
 This is for old and new Cash fans alike, an excellent tribute. November 17, 2005
dkristie1734 (Minneapolis, MN)
188 out of 201 found this review helpful
Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon sound amazing. You know its not Johnny or June singing, but that's the whole point and will not mar the enjoyment you'll get from the songs on this cd. James Mangold (the director) didn't want to use a Cash impersonator or the original recordings for the movie; He wanted the actors to sing and play their own instruments in order to understand how important of a role that music played in these artists lives.
Cash Would Have Been Proud November 19, 2005
Steve A. Hall Jr. (Sonoma, California)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Johnny would have been proud of this outstanding musical tribute to his legacy. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon showcase some of his best tunes, and it's a real treat to have their vocal performances from the movie. Most Cash fans will already have his legendary original versions, so it wasn't necessary to present us with another "greatest hits" type package. After seeing the movie, I found this soundtrack a perfect companion piece to it, and I think it was perfectly put together. Great job Joaquin and Reese!
Loved it January 16, 2006
Stephanie M. Springer (Mesa, Arizona)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
When I went to see "Walk the Line", I immediately fell in love with the soundtrack. Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix have a sound all of their own. I was never a huge Johnny Cash fan, but after seeing this movie, it's opened my eyes to music I would have never considered before. There really are no downsides to this soundtrack, as you can tell by the samples... all of the songs are pretty great. My personal favorite is "Get Rhythm" :)
An Original Copy January 7, 2006
Mark Jones (Watkinsville, GA United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
It's a paradox.
It works, and there's no explaining it. I don't think you could replicate it in a million years. Things came together for this project that could not be engineered. Phoenix and Witherspoon become John and June. And they do so with the most profound respect and something clicks-and it cannot be bottled or subdued.
The soundtrack captures the very essence of the movie. Reece and Phoenix, both vocal novices (and Phoenix had never even held a guitar before) belt out tunes from Johnny and June that take you there...the music is as visceral, gutsy and raw as Cash. It's as effervescent and genuine as June.
John and June are smiling, let there be no doubt. If you ever loved them, this project will only cause you to drive them deeper into your heart.
I miss Johnny and June.
Familiar and different January 22, 2006
N. Burt (Wisconsin)
55 out of 67 found this review helpful
I loved this soundtrack since it was at once familiar and different from what your used to hearing. Theses are copies of the original tracks, but inspired randitions of the originals. Not all the tracks are equally successful. I must say I'm not overly pleased with the Jerry Lee Lewis, but I'll overlook that. This is a great cd and will contribute to any cd collection.
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