Michael Collins

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Elliot Goldenthal's score for Michael Collins, nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Original Dramatic Score", is at once sweeping and epic and, as with previous collaborations with Neil Jordan, fits the film comfortably. Sinéad O'Connor and the late Irish tenor Frank Patterson both contributed to the soundtrack.
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Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm & blues, rock and roll, and jazz. Long one of the most important American independent labels, Atlantic now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group, which...

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Michael Collins

Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic about General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In 1916, the Easter Rising ends tragically and Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn...

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