1 |
First
Day of School (2:40) |
2 |
The
History (2:54) |
3 |
Invitation
(1:29) |
4 |
The
Harts (2:14) |
5 |
Discovery
(2:54) |
6 |
Confession
(1:51) |
| 7 |
Stalking
(1:52) |
8 |
Courage
(1:44) |
9 |
Sheba
& Steven (1:21) |
10 |
The
Promise (2:40) |
11 |
Good
Girl (2:52) |
12 |
Sheba's
Longing (2:34) |
13 |
Someone
In Your Garden (1:52) |
14 |
A
Life Lived Together (3:01) |
15 |
Someone
Has Died (1:59) |
16 |
Betrayal
(3:44) |
17 |
It's
Your Choice (2:38) |
18 |
Barbara's
House (3:48) |
19 |
Going
Home (2:13) |
20 |
I
Knew Her (3:17) |
REVIEW
The
last time we heard Philip Glass’ Oscar-nominated score
for Stephen Daldry’s The Hours (2002), we were left
deeply depressed for a long time. We thought it was the most
unobtrusive music composition that struck listeners with its
looming dread we have heard in a long time.
The
American composer is back with his new work for this movie
about love, obsession and loneliness. And one spin in the
player is enough for us to be tremendously haunted by the
beautifully dark and lyrical score. Also, he bagged a Best
Original Score nomination at the Academy Awards, but eventually
lost to the hyped up composition by Gustavo Santaolalla for
Babel.
Treading
on the minor key, this 51-minute album showcases a quietly
threatening mood that features some articulate oboe solos
heard on tracks like “The History”, “Going
Home” and “I Knew Her”. So fragile is the
main melody, you’d be immersed in a sea of suspense
and vulnerability created by the talented composer.
For those
who have heard Glass’ work on The Hours and The Illusionist
(2006), you’d find his frantically repetitive strings
on tracks like “Invitation” and “Confession”
familiar. This style is immediately recognizable in most of
Glass’ scores.
Given
the tensions and anxieties in the film, the music creeps up
on you like a sinister soul, before consuming you with its
hypnotic powers. Somehow, you’d feel the loneliness
in the minimal orchestrations used in this soundtrack, and
lose yourself in the lushness of Glass’ poignant compositions.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
Review
by John Li
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