I'm in love with the movie Carrie. It's such an intense experience to watch, and the performances are all amazing. So the movie was different than the book. Most movies are! This, in my opinion, is the ONLY Stephen King book that worked well on the big screen besides Misery. Brian De Palma's direction was excellent, and the instrumental soundtrack is just amazing. I wish i could rate this soundtrack cd much higher. It's great moody music to listen to when you're alone. It's very personal music and will not only remind you of the different scenes from the film, but it will also take you on a journey within yourself. The liner notes in the cd do an analysis of the tracks and what direction the composer was going in with each track. You also get dialogue clips from the film, and you also get the two beautiful songs sung in the background at the prom. Those songs should have gotten the woman who sung them a recording contract. Does she have an album or cd of songs out? I'd sure like to know. She has an amazing voice!! The sound of Pino's score is crisp and beautiful on the cd. The violins and flutes and cellos are so sharp and clear that you'd swear they were in the room with you playing. I can't imagine anyone who loved the film not being moved by this soundtrack score. It's beyond words how beautiful and haunting the tracks are. There is a sense of innocence and peace and beauty in some of the tracks. You can feel Carrie's innocence in those tracks. On the darker tracks you can feel the undercurrent of horror that is always present, sometimes subtle and sometimes in-your-face, but always there. Every track on the cd is important to those who have seen the film and love it. There are absolutely no filler tracks here. You can practically follow along with the events in the movie just by listening to the cd. I give this soundtrack ten stars. It's so beautiful and exciting and wonderful to listen to. I'm so glad Pino was chosen to score this movie. It would have not had the same emotional impact to the movie had someone else been chosen.  I'm thrilled this is finally on cd. Anyone who is a fan of the movie NEEDS to buy this immediately. You will not regret it at all!!