Who has the soundtrack!?
I do, and I think its absolutely gorgeous, it has to be my favourite film soudtrack. But then again, that's probably because Purcell is my favoutite composer :P
Favourite Tracks: 01 If love's a sweet passion, 06 Here the deities approve, 07 The Wedding, 17 Katharine Sleeps, 26 Listening to Celia's heart and 27 The fire.
How about you?
I have to agree and say that the best track is 'Here the deities approve'
shareMy favorite track is "The Fire", followed by "Your Child I Believe" and "The Wedding."
sharePurcell! That's it! It was bothering me so much... I was thinking as I was listening to it... who does this remind me of... and lo and behold you nail it. It is a beautifully composed score that really accurately describes the time.
shareIt is a beautiful soundtrack that included some of Purcell's actual music. The only trouble is, Purcell wasn't even born until 1659... The music he wrote (and style) wasn't in vogue until much later. His untimely death was in 1695.
shareI love the soundtrack - bought it after I saw the movie and still play it frequently.
I adore Purcell (and Marais, who also is included, and Monteverdi who is not) and loved the use of various airs and incidental music in the film. I thought JNH did a great job of incorporating his new scoring with the original baroque material. I also love is score to Oscar & Lucinda.
I'm desperate for that soundtrack, but I'm way too short on money these days to be able to buy it. I was lucky though to find a bit of it on YouTube. It's only one tune, but it's worth it. Though, I still starve for more of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewjtaEtYI2M&feature=PlayList&p= 5BB6DFBABFD90034&index=103
Kaya
Do you think I'm a smart cookie?
I treasure it and I consider it one of James Newton Howard's most inspired scores. Purcell is also a favorite of mine.
shareJames Newton Howard = win
She's standing outside holding me
Saying, 'Oh, please
I'm in love
I'm in love'
Yes, he's one of the most reliable and moving composers in the business. I also own his latest score, Defiance.
shareThis is truly a case where the soundtrack propels the movie forward and actually makes it a better film than it might have been. I'd like to recommend "Snow Falling on Cedars" as another JNH Soundtrack that is simply the best. Really fits the film and makes the film better. Thanks Oh yeah.....and "The Water Horse" for pure Celtic delight!!!!
shareI enthusiastically second both of those recommendations
shareOne of the best soundtrack scores ever. JNH nails the time in all its splendors and tragedies with the notes. And it's too bad old Henry left us so early. He really was a great composer. We are missing much that could have been.
shareThere was a piece by the composer Handel that I don't think was mentioned in the soundtrack. ???
shareI own the (superb) soundtrack even though I have yet to see the movie. I bought it because I like Baroque music and because I fell in love with "The Fire" after hearing it in the trailer for THE PIANIST.
shareSome of Purcell's music is used in the film, mostly as fanfares and ceremonial music and is also the basis of Merivel's theme. Though that is a nice theme, to me the primary theme is the somewhat melancholy, minor key theme that goes through several chord progressions. It is very prominent in The Wedding and The Fire (and was used in Barry Lyndon by Kubrick). This theme is not by Purcell or Howard but is a famous theme of great age that became very popular in the Baroque period with dozens of composers writing variations on it including Corelli, Lully, Geminiani, Vivaldi and others. It is known as La Folia (Folly or Madness) and had its origin in the Renaissance or even before in folk dances from Spain.
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