The Academy Award nominated soundtrack for Defiance is extraordinary. Joshua Bell plays the violin to James 
Norton Howard’s music. The collaboration is stupendous. The violin is a character in itself and so much part of the Eastern Europe culture that the film could not be without. I had a chance to chat with Joshua the other day and this is what he had to say about the movie soundtrack.
Kenna: Why do you think the violin reaches the soul of a movie or the emotions of a movie so well?
Joshua: Like the human voice, the sound of the violin seems to go straight to the listener’s heart. The violin was a very much a part of the culture of Eastern Europe and so it was appropriate for it to be integrated into the film.
Kenna: How much did you and James Norton Howard collaborate on the soundtrack? How was the process of the collaboration carried out?
Joshua: I went into the studio with James and the orchestra and director Ed Zwick. The part was written for me already, but I enjoyed helping him tweak the violin part here and there. I was pleased that James decided to use the violin so prominently in the film. Even playing my small part in the telling of this remarkable story was a privilege.
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February 13 2009 @ 6:01 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 2:59 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 5:07 pm
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Christine M said
February 15 2009 @ 5:51 pm
Great movie, can’t wait to hear the soundtrack.
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February 15 2009 @ 7:56 pm
I would like to win a copy of the Defiance soundtrack CD.
Thanks for the contest.
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February 15 2009 @ 8:12 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 8:22 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 8:24 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 9:07 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 11:39 pm
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February 15 2009 @ 11:43 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 1:02 am
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February 16 2009 @ 1:13 am
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February 16 2009 @ 2:22 am
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February 16 2009 @ 5:17 am
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February 16 2009 @ 5:37 am
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February 16 2009 @ 6:05 am
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February 16 2009 @ 6:09 am
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February 16 2009 @ 6:10 am
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February 16 2009 @ 6:41 am
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February 16 2009 @ 7:36 am
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February 16 2009 @ 7:48 am
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February 16 2009 @ 8:08 am
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February 16 2009 @ 8:12 am
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February 16 2009 @ 9:57 am
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February 16 2009 @ 10:22 am
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February 16 2009 @ 10:45 am
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February 16 2009 @ 11:36 am
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February 16 2009 @ 11:50 am
I would love to win the Defiance Movie Soundtrack! Sounds like ii’s full of wonderful music!
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February 16 2009 @ 12:40 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 12:59 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 1:21 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 1:28 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 2:58 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 4:01 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 5:08 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 5:09 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 6:14 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 6:21 pm
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February 16 2009 @ 6:41 pm
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venus M. said
February 16 2009 @ 7:40 pm
I love movie soundtracks, they truly bring the movies to life!
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February 16 2009 @ 7:46 pm
cool contest! thanks!
Helen said
February 16 2009 @ 8:17 pm
I’m a huge Joshua Bell fan! I loved his work in The Red Violin.
elsie said
February 16 2009 @ 8:49 pm
thanks for this chance.
Charlene Kuser said
February 16 2009 @ 10:37 pm
A good soundtrack and Joshua Bell is great musician.Please enter me
and thanks
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February 16 2009 @ 11:01 pm
I would love to win this soundtrack. I would really enjoy listening to the music on it. This is a great giveaway. Thanks.
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February 16 2009 @ 11:44 pm
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February 17 2009 @ 2:35 am
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February 17 2009 @ 9:01 am
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February 17 2009 @ 11:28 am
I love movie soundtracks – they keep the movie memories alive!
Heather C said
February 17 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Heather here. Would love this! I love Joshua Bell’s music.
Kenna McHugh said
February 18 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Susan Varney (16) and Linda are the winners!