《毁灭之路》的配乐含蓄、节制,跟电影相生相憩,很是融洽;独立出来听原声,也是好。这是发生在美国的爱尔兰人的故事,托马斯.纽曼运用了大量的爱尔兰音乐元素,《Wake》的风笛吹荡着亡命天涯的孤凄,飘渺的泛音又有几分昔日的天庭塌下来的不知所措;聚会中的爱尔兰踢踏舞曲跳脱活泼,欢快的手风琴的背后却是死亡的残酷。Chicago Rhythm Kings演奏的爵士乐《There'll Be Some Changes Made》运用了大量的切分音和自由摇摆的铜管音色,这是30年代初美国流行的音乐风格,准确无误地描述影片的时代背景,音乐也好听。最为吸引人的是唱片的最后一首Perdition Piano Duet,影片上保罗.纽曼和汤姆.汉克斯的合奏,一人一只手,黑白键盘上默契无间,音乐流利清新,虽非原著音乐,却颇适合这样收尾,不但为这两位养父养子传达出深厚的情谊,也为听众寄予无限的惆怅与伤感。
专辑曲目:
01. Rock Island, 1931 (3:22)
02. Wake (1:55)
03. Just the Feller (2:44)
04. Mr. Rance (1:38)
05. Bit Borrowers (2:25)
06. Murder (In Four Parts) (7:54)
07. Road to Chicago (3:06)
08. Reading Room (1:25)
09. Someday Sweetheart, Performed by The Charleston Chasers (3:06)
10. Meet Maguire (1:44)
11. Blood Dog (1:06)
12. Finn McGovern (2:11)
13. The Farm (2:09)
14. Dirty Money (3:10)
15. Rain Hammers (2:41)
16. A Blind Eye (2:27)
17. Nothing to Trade (2:25)
18. Queer Notions, Performed by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
(1:20)
19. Virgin Mary (2:40)
20. Shoot the Dead (2:25)
21. Grave Drive (1:20)
22. Cathedral (2:40)
23. There'll Be Some Changes Made, Performed by Chicago Rhythm Kings (2:59)
24. Ghosts (3:40)
25. Lexington Hotel, Room 1432 (1:45)
26. Road to Perdition (3:55)
27. Perdition Piano Duet, Performed by Tom Hanks & Paul Newman (1:39)