My Top 15 Film Score Tracks

11.) Cast Away End Title by Alan Silvestri



Cast Away. Yes, the success of the film rests largely on the performance of Tom Hanks, but it's such a brilliant performance that it hardly matters. The sheer fact that the film, with a 143 minute run time, can sustain your interest despite the fact that it's pretty much about a guy trapped on an island talking to a volleyball is marvelous. This is truly a story where it all comes down to the characters (or really, in this case, character). The song which plays over the loss of "wilson" and over various other places in the film is pretty much the only music in the film, but it's a melody so touching that no one seems to mind. Probably in my top five for most poignant film tracks ever. Really moving.