I bought the CD of this years quite a few years back, and the track, “The Place Where Dreams Come True” helped me through a very bad time in my life. I played it on a loop for many hours a day, and it brought a lot of comfort to me.
Me too. Just hearing he opening bars of the theme music makes me weep, as does the final scene of the camera panning out to show the endless line of cars heading for the field, their headlights twinkling like diamonds. such a beautiful, timeless, compassionate story.
To me, this movie is about the desires of a son who regrets every chance he lost to tell his dad how much he loved him and to thank him for everything he did for him. We notice that Ray stands out from everyone else in that something is on his mind and has been for years. In the end we find out. It's his dad. The man who makes or breaks any kid. In a nutshell, tell your family how much you love them and what they mean to you before it's too late.
I agree....I think I would just add that the last time I watched it I drew a similar conclusion, but that it was bigger. The field was a place where the regrets of many would be made right.
I grew up watching this movie everyday. It is by far my favourite till this day. My father being an immigrant couldn’t understand the movie but I could see how much he enjoyed watching his son enjoy something so deeply. This and baseball. Fast forward to this year 2023. My father passed away in June. Even being there and letting him know how much I loved him and thankful for everything he did for us. I watched my father take his last breath. I’m forever grateful for him and for this movie for teaching me the importance of being able to say thank you and goodbye. Even though I got to do this I still wish I can have one last catch with my dad. Thank you for your post. Anyone reading this. Keep your fathers close and don’t be a victim. No one is perfect and your father loves you which is perfect.
I love this film, it's like magic. I'm so greatfull I got to watch this as child and have seen this many times. I would say this is one of the best made films ever and maybe my all time favourite. A timeless musical score that takes you into another world, the magic of baseball figures from an old past, the beauty of the baseball field. The healing of Ray and his father. So much in this field of dreams . And Archie moonlight Graham as he realizes he can't go back. Love this film, it was made with heart and soul.
I’m 40 - when I was 9 watching this with my dad I could fight the tears and the lump in my throat. Now? I can’t fight them even when hearing this soundtrack. Love and appreciate those around you in your youth.
I can relate - just hearing the opening refrain of the theme song brings the tears. Such a beautiful, uplifting, compassionate story, brilliantly acted. I will always love this movie. A true classic.
This movie truly is magical. A few years ago my son was 5 or 6. Like most kids, totally allergic to any movie with lots of talking and nowhere near the age he would need to be to comprehend or appreciate a movie like this. Well, we walked in to my apartment after picking him up at his mom’s one night. I headed straight for the shower and he hopped on the couch and turned on the tv. After my shower I came into the living room and found him watching this as he found it randomly on tv. Ray had just finished the field. At this point in his life I had not mentioned this movie to him as I figured there was no way I could keep him interested through it as it moves slow, with a lot of dialogue. In this moment I refrained from talking up the movie and how it was one of the greatest movies ever made as sometimes when I do that, it has an adverse effect and he loses interest. Lol Somehow he was hooked for the moment. So we ended up watching to the end and he didn’t budge once from the couch. It became one if his favorite movies and in the months following he wanted to watch again and again. Now he’s almost 12. It’s still high on his list of favorites today, though we haven’t watched it in a few years.
For my Dad and I, it's Zulu, with Michael Caine, but trust me, your son needs to sit with you again to watch Field of Dreams, sometimes, on an ongoing basis in his life. Then, when it's your turn in the outfield, he'll sit and watch it still.
One of the best soundtracks ever James Horner captured the essence of an Iowa day, down to the instrumental mimicking of late summer cicadas... And yes, it is a very beautiful state From a Minnesotan neighbor who loved Iowa's rolling farmlands... ❤
No soundtrack and/or moving gets me close to tears in no time more than this movie. What an amazing message. I remember the first time I saw this movie in the Spring of 1990 when I was 8 going on 9. I experienced emotions that I had never experienced before. Those emotions were mature and timeless. This movie means as much to me as some family members. I love it so much.
My Dad died when i was 13 and im 39 now. this was a film i remember him saying to me to sit down and watch. very moving now when i watch it or listen to the music. its what got me into baseball and i live in the uk too!! now im a yankees fam and love watching it
If you build it, he will come. I saw this movie for the very first time at a drive in last night. I haven't spoken to my uncle (my main father figure) in months. I'm calling him tonight. Miss you, dad.
I can honestly say that I am trying to pick my favourite part from this film but hand on heart from start to finish, this film was so beautifully written and I do believe there is a place where dreams come true. Whether it is a baseball field, a boat on a lake, or just somewhere that you feel right at home. One where one day we will all be together again. Amen. 🙏
This movie hit me like no other. First time I saw it I so identified with it because in 68 I had lost my Dad, he was my sports coach, but so much more. The toughest man I've ever known yet sensitive and loving, I was so fortunate to have him as my Father. And I hate to admit it, but I've been a poor representative of all he taught me and my sisters. What I wouldn't do to "have a catch" with him one more time! Miss ya Dad, every day. Me.
This movie will stand the test of time. It is a benchmark that shows us that there is still something good in the world. Like "It's a Wonderful Life" this story resonates on such a deeply and fundamentally personal level. I saw it in the theater at the end of 1989. My best friend had recommended it and he was happy to go and see it again which surprised me as he wasn't one to rewatch films. The film had a big impact on me. It still does. Hearing the achingly beautiful music score moves me deeply. I would need a lot more time to truly say how wonderful this is.
Although this may be the best baseball movie ever made, it is far deeper than baseball. In the end, it is not Costner's acting or the emergence of Shoeless Joe that wins viewers over, it is without question the perfect game that James Horner throws.
I have this score as #2 on my all-time list, just behind Randy Newman's score to The Natural. It's not that I'm obsessed with baseball movies, but that those two pictures had such profound effects on these two composers. After James Horner, may he rest in peace, first saw Field without music, he had to step outside and compose himself--and he knew nothing about baseball!
I'm hoping that there is a ballfield in Heaven...I'll be able to have a catch with my dad. His knees and shoulders will be free of the aches and pains that he endured on the Earth.
My dad is a retired engineer. He had a triple R belt buckle. Cool picture. I have no doubt there's baseball in heaven and you'll have catches with your dad for eternity
I always wanted to be a soccer player, just like every kid in my country. However, my passion for baseball started to grow from a young age. If I recall, the first time I saw this movie was at age 6. I never knew about the Chicago White Sox, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Nolan Ryan... Today I'm 26, and even as a Yankees fan, I will always grow my respect for the legends of the game, and this movie... Well, it will always have a special place in my heart. Greetings from Brazil!
When my grandpa died in 2000 on the 4th of July, I put this soundtrack on that night while my two brothers and I just sat silently and watched the distant fireworks lighting up the horizon.
My dad passed in 2002, the year before I was even born 😢, so this movie hits me hard. But this movie is so awesome at the same time. Would’ve loved to play catch with my dad. So anytime I’m out in public see dads interacting with their son and/or daughter, it really warms my heart.
wow, my dad died 3 years ago and I never though to watch this again. Just seeing your comment and how I grew up with baseball... I know I will feel something similar. Thanks for your comment
@@Bob_Saccamano You should! I watched it twice this weekend and it is still as magical as the first time I watched it. Such a moving and emotional film.
My dad just passed last month. He loved this movie so much and I can’t bring myself to watch it again. Especially the last scene where he gets to play catch with his dad again. It hurts to even think about it.
View Quote “It was like coming this close to your dreams... and then watch them brush past you like a stranger in a crowd. You know we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening. Back then I thought, well, there'll be other days. I didn't realize that that was the only day.” - Moonlight Graham, one of the most profound lines in cinematic history.
But he didn't stick to that sentiment, and not sticking to it made his character all the more profound. - Ray Kinsella: "It would kill some men to get so close to their dream and not touch it. God, they'd consider it a tragedy. - Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham: "Son, if I'd only gotten to be a doctor for five minutes... now that would have been a tragedy."
@@nstix2009xitsn I’ll try to remember that line as I go to work in the NHS, during the current media bashing of GPs. I used to take pride in my job. Maybe I need to see this film again
@@PHDiaz-vv7yo Be proud of what you have learned, achieved, and the contribution you make day-in, day-out. I took the path of MBA, then a series of failed start-up businesses spanning the last 15 years, and now in my mid 40's, I have nothing.
@@KrisWustrow sorry to hear “you have nothing “. From what I’ve read you’ve had the guts to start up several businesses and you’ll have the guts to do so again. Reinvent ourselves over and over. I admire that kind of innovation.
As much as I love 'Bull Durham', I love this movie twice as much. I am a grown man, 70 years old, and I can never hold back the tears when Terence reminds Ray that it is baseball that has held America together. Yes, Ray, they will most certainly come. And if someone wanted to do another version of 'Our Town' (must be a filmed stage play, of course), this music would be perfect fo that, too.
My Dad mainly worked all day and watched TV in the evening. That was it, but I remember one summer he got a group of people and my brother and I and organized a baseball game, he even pitched. It was a side of him I never saw before, just a magical day that I remember each Spring when I watch this film.
I never played catch or anything with my Dad, and he never saw me play the game he loved. He was afflicted with polio as a boy and couldn't run. At almost 64, I hear stories from my oldest brother who is now 81, he tells of how good our Dad was as a pitcher, he had to strike everyone out because he couldn't get off of the mound in time to field any balls... saddest thing, I was good, really good at baseball, but couldn't play in high school because our family tradition was to send the boys off to work when they turned 13. Maybe I'll have that game of catch with him...one day...I recently realized if my Dad hadn't gotten polio, he likely would have died in World War II and never married my Mom.
That's the reality of life. We end up working so hard that we forget who we once were. Maybe for a brief moment your father remembered what it was like to be young again.
Ray Kinsella got one of the greatest gifts in life even before he got a second chance to reconcile with his dad. He helped Archie "Moonlight" Graham fulfill a lifelong dream he never thought he would see. The unexpected surprises in life are when you get the opportunity to help make someone else's life better. I can't begin to describe the feeling but you can see it on young Archie's face when he smiles in thanks to Ray and Ray smiles and nods back at him as if to say "you're welcome". It's an amazing feeling to help someone else. I've been lucky enough to do it a few times in my life and I hope everyone gets that chance to help others.
The smell of summer. Freshly cut grass. Responsibilities temporarily set aside to feel like a kid again. The taste of dirt in your mouth as you slide into second because your team looked up to you. The smiles, the laughter, the jokes, and none of us cared that one day all this will fade away and end. Live in the moment. Before you know it then its too late.
@@Bable012 thank you! Even when I hike on hot days below the great pines the smell has been the same since I was a kid. For second all the weight is lifted off my chest before I try to smell it again but it's gone.
Rewatched this again tonight... this work of art only gets better with age. The score, in kind with the movie, is pitch-perfect. Somewhere, Frank Capra is smiling with appreciation.
Any time I need a good cry I just listen to this soundtrack. The emotion that is tied to music and film like this is woven in your memory. The emotions are so thick, they have to be brushed away from your face (to paraphrase James Earl Jones masterful speech).
If it doesn't have JIMMY STEWART or CARY GRANT in it there are but a handful of movies I have watched more than a couple of times. This is one of them . I watched it the other night for the first time with my 23 year old high functional autistic son whom has 0 interest in sports. He loved it. Nuf said. MAGICAL.
I’ve got three ASD boys. Low functioning with developmental delay. But I got a thrill out of hugging my youngest today as he took an afternoon nap. Dunno how many more hugs we have left in this world
This is one of his better scores. My two favorites are Legends of the Fall and Glory. The way he uses the Harlem Boys Choir at the end gives me chills every time I hear it. I hated the Titanic score. Sorry. I’m sure I’ll get hate for it. :-)
My G/F and I were there back in 2009. I walked around the outfield with the music of the soundtrack going thru my mind. The Lansing family sold the property back 9 years ago..new owners agreed to preserve the legacy of the property..but they were planning to develop it into a baseball/softball complex..
On the surface appears to be a baseball film, but there is so much more going on here than that. It's about chasing your dreams...and second chances...and letting people know you love them.
I was at the field the last day of RAGBRAI, the bike ride across Iowa in 2010. The riders and I had a pick up game and I will never forget it. We still had to bike the thirty miles into Dubuque that day.
Amazing movie, love the soundtrack it’s so perfect, the Field of Dreams game August 12th 2021 was great . It was my Dream to be a professional baseball player.
fitz3691 4 weeks ago "The drive home is simply amazing, best part of the soundtrack for sure." I wouldn''t go that far, but the teardrop driving music is stunning.
22:23 sounds almost haunting and beautiful at the same time. I think that part is when they are driving thru Boston at night Since the movie came out in 1989 I was only 3. I see Boston A LOT and I have been to Fenway a lot (including to film a movie "STRONGER" there, with Jake Gyllenhaal). THAT MUSIC though feels like something out of an Epic Fantasy or game like 'Elder Scrolls' or 'Dark Souls'.
What I would do to have catch with my papa one more time. When he was a teen (in the 1920s) he signed a contract with the Yankees farm team. A hunting accident caused his leg to be amputated and his dream of pitching for the Yankees was gone. One of my fondest childhood moments was when my Papa saw me pitching little league at Heman Park in U City, Missouri.
This and the "The Natural" are good old fashion baseball movies. I feel melancholy and elated at the same time. Ah, but isn't that baseball and life, all wrapped up in single metaphor.
Saw it in the theater last night with a first date. She had never seen it before. I’ve seen Field of Dreams a million time. Swore I wouldn’t cry. Tried so damn hard. Got a lump in my throat when Graham told Ray that it was ok that he couldn’t go back to the field. And then this friggin line. And the emotion that Costner put into the delivery. Calling him Dad for the first time and his voice cracks just a little. And Horner’s score begins to swell. Just magic. And the tears started flowing. Damn this movie. I’m tearing up just thinking about this scene.
I was sitting in a movie theater in Iowa City Iowa when I watched it the first time. At the line 'is this heaven? No, it's Iowa!' There wasn't a dry eye in the house.
I’m writing a novel about a young teacher and an old cowboy and about memory time and regret. This soundtrack, along with the soundtracks from Paris, Texas and The Straight Story, I keep on in the background as I write.
Anyone that may see this , just putting it out there , Dwier Brown ( Rays dad ) wrote a book called “ If you build it “ really good highly recommended.
