skillfully utilizes the formidable talents of renowned cellist and equally beloved violinist to flesh out director 's celluloid rendering of the bestselling novel by , . Elegant and predictable, sticks to the source, building grand Western themes off of melodies with a heady mix of regional instrumentation (shakuhachi and koto) and cinematic know-how. This is the composer at his most refined and nuanced, providing a textbook example of professional composition that revels in its subject matter without ever intruding. ~ James Christopher Monger