The Postman is the soundtrack, on the Hollywood Records label, of the 1994 Academy Award-winning film ' (original title: Il Postino). The original score was composed by Luis EnrÃÂquez Bacalov.
Besides the film's score, composed by Bacalov, the soundtrack includes Pablo Neruda's poems recited by Sting, Miranda Richardson, Wesley Snipes, Ralph Fiennes, Ethan Hawke, Rufus Sewell, Glenn Close, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy GarcÃÂa, Willem Dafoe, Madonna, Vincent Perez, and Julia Roberts.
The album won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.