Editing Ronin (film) (section)

=== Music ===
[[Jerry Goldsmith]] was originally commissioned to compose the score for ''Ronin'' but left the project.<ref name="sountracknet">{{cite news|last1=Goldwasser|first1=Dan|title=A Look at ''Ronin'' with Elia Cmiral|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=9|access-date=September 27, 2017|website=[[Soundtrack.Net]]|date=November 15, 1998|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927202300/https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=9|archive-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ign">{{cite news|last1=Plume|first1=Kenneth|title=Interview with Composer Elia Cmiral|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/07/interview-with-composer-elia-cmiral|access-date=September 27, 2017|website=IGN|date=July 7, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927203944/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/07/interview-with-composer-elia-cmiral|archive-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref> MGM executive vice-president for music Michael Sandoval assembled an [[A-list]] to replace Goldsmith.<ref name="sountracknet"/> From Sandoval's three choices, Frankenheimer hired Czech composer [[Elia Cmíral]],<ref name="commentary"/><ref name="sountracknet"/> who said he "was far away from being even a 'B' composer at that time".<ref name="ign"/> Cmíral attended a private screening of the film's final version and considered its main theme, which at Frankenheimer's behest would incorporate qualities of "sadness, loneliness, and heroism".<ref name="sountracknet"/> To achieve this, Cmíral performed with the [[duduk]], an ancient, [[double-reed]] [[woodwind instrument|woodwind]] flute that originated in [[Armenia]].<ref name="cmiral">{{cite video |date=2004 |title=Composing the Ronin Score |type= featurette |publisher=MGM Home Entertainment}}</ref> Cmíral sent a demonstration to Frankenheimer, who "loved" it, and was signed as the film's composer.<ref name="sountracknet"/> Cmíral's piece "Ronin Theme" was used for the opening scenes.<ref name="sountracknet"/><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=Ronin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ronin-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000044016|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927202414/http://www.allmusic.com/album/ronin-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000044016|archive-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref>

Cmíral's score for ''Ronin'', his first for a [[major film studio]],<ref name="cmiral"/> was recorded in seven weeks at CTS Studio in London.<ref name="sountracknet"/><ref name="allmusic"/> It was orchestrated and conducted by [[Nick Ingman]], edited by [[Mike Flicker]], and recorded and mixed by [[John Whynot]].<ref name="sountracknet"/> [[Varèse Sarabande]] released the soundtrack album on [[compact disc]] in September 1998.<ref name="allmusic"/> For [[AllMusic]], Jason Ankeny rated the album 4.5 out of 5 and called it a "profoundly visceral listening experience, illustrating an expert grasp of pacing and atmosphere".<ref name="allmusic"/>