Drama / Historical / Mystery
USA,
1997, 152 min
(Alternative: 149 min)
Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
David FranzoniCinematography:
Janusz KaminskiComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgård, Razaaq Adoti (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt. (official distributor synopsis)
Soundtracks
Amistad
25th Anniversary Expanded Edition
Label: La-La Land Records
Year: 2022
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 02:34:09
Notes: Limited edition.
Tracklist CD 1
Length: 01:17:43
1. | Introduction And Retribution | John Williams | 04:40 |
2. | July 4, 1839 | John Williams | 04:04 |
3. | Steering East | John Williams | 01:27 |
4. | The Capture | John Williams | 05:00 |
5. | Introducing John Quincy Adams | John Williams | 05:15 |
6. | Meeting Of The Minds | John Williams | 03:58 |
7. | Counsel Meets Client | John Williams | 01:36 |
8. | The Ship Remembers | John Williams | 05:32 |
9. | Visiting Adams | John Williams | 01:32 |
10. | What Is Their Story? | John Williams | 03:44 |
11. | Learning To Count | John Williams | 01:57 |
12. | Tale Of The Lion's Tooth | John Williams | 05:48 |
13. | The Capture Of Cinqué | John Williams | 04:03 |
14. | The Crossing | John Williams | 04:41 |
15. | Tales Of Horror | John Williams | 07:40 |
16. | Discovering The Bible | John Williams | 05:05 |
17. | Prisoners' Song | John Williams | 01:33 |
18. | The Letter To Massachusetts | John Williams | 02:09 |
19. | Cinqué's Legal Mind | John Williams | 02:26 |
20. | African Violet | John Williams | 05:33 |
Tracklist CD 2
Length: 01:16:26
1. | Adams' Address To The Court | John Williams | 07:21 |
2. | Adams' Summation (Film Version) | John Williams | 03:01 |
3. | The Verdict | John Williams | 05:10 |
4. | Liberation Of Lomboko: Dry Your Tears, Afrika | John Williams | 02:17 |
5. | Going Home | John Williams | 02:05 |
6. | Dry Your Tears, Afrika (Reprise) | John Williams | 03:37 |
7. | The Long Road To Justice | John Williams | 03:19 |
8. | ADDITIONAL MUSIC: Cinqué's Theme | John Williams | 04:13 |
9. | Introduction (Alternate) | John Williams | 01:12 |
10. | The Capture (Alternate) | John Williams | 05:02 |
11. | Harbor Tavern | John Williams | 03:05 |
12. | Cinqué's Theme (Solo Flute) | John Williams | 02:07 |
13. | Meeting Of The Minds (Instrumental Version) | John Williams | 03:45 |
14. | The Ship Remembers (Alternate) | John Williams | 05:26 |
15. | What Is Their Story? (Alternate) | John Williams | 03:33 |
16. | The Crossing (Alternate) | John Williams | 04:23 |
17. | Tales Of Horror (Alternate Excerpt) | John Williams | 03:19 |
18. | Discovering The Bible (Alternate) | John Williams | 05:11 |
19. | Cinqué's Memories Of Home | John Williams | 02:39 |
20. | Going Home (Alternate) | John Williams | 02:06 |
21. | Dry Your Tears, Afrika (Alternate) | John Williams | 03:35 |
Amistad
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: DreamWorks Records
Year: 1997
Country: USA
Length: 55:50
Tracklist
1. | Dry Your Tears, Afrika | John Williams | 04:18 |
2. | Sierra Leone 1839 / The Capture Of Cinque | John Williams | 03:39 |
3. | Crossing The Atlantic | John Williams | 03:21 |
4. | Cinque's Theme | John Williams | 04:12 |
5. | Cinque's Memories Of Home | John Williams | 02:35 |
6. | Middle Passage | John Williams | 05:19 |
7. | The Long Road To Justice | John Williams | 03:17 |
8. | July 4, 1839 | John Williams | 04:01 |
9. | Mr. Adams Takes The Case | John Williams | 07:15 |
10. | La Amistad Remembered | John Williams | 05:08 |
11. | The Liberation Of Lomboko | John Williams | 04:10 |
12. | Adams' Summation | John Williams | 02:56 |
13. | Going Home | John Williams | 02:02 |
14. | Dry Your Tears, Afrika (Reprise) | John Williams | 03:37 |