Atonement
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Free Music Notes for Atonement
Free Music Review: sublime
Hit: 5 Stars
Truly the best soundtrack of 2007, this is even better than dario's Marianelli pride and prejudice.
favorite track: Elegy for Dunkirk
Free Music Review: Disappointed in the Soundtrack
Hit: 2 Stars
Terribly disappointed in the soundtrack. Haven't seen the movie, so I'm approaching it from a different level. Compared with other original soundtracks (I'm a collector), this just wasn't up to the beauty I hoped it would be. Not one I'd sit and listen to for hours and hours. You might like it if you use it to relive the movie, but from a non-viewer's standpoint, it just wasn't a moving experience and, therefore, can't recommend it.Free Music Review: Haunting
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me preface with this is my first review ever.
I watched the movie a couple of weeks ago and the first time I saw it, I sort of emotionally floated through it not exactly sure where it was going (I guess I should have read the novel first). After the denouement ending revealed the plot twist, I had to watch it again, this time understanding the symbolisms and subtle hints given in the movie. During my second viewing, I went through an entire tissue box with emotions. Especially during the scene at the Cafe. I have now watched the movie four times (yes it is that good).
Now, on to the soundtrack, I listened to the soundtrack a few days later and discovered that a large part of the emotion comes not only from the movie, but from the haunting score. If you have seen the movie, don't be surprised if you uncontrollably start tearing-up while listening to several of the songs. It is so hypnotic that it will stop you from what you are doing and visually pull you back to the movie (almost like in the film "Somewhere in Time"). I have listened to the soundtrack at least 20-30s times already and it will probably stay in my CD player until after the Oscars. If you have not seen the movie, listening to the soundtrack will surely compel you to do so.
Free Music Review: If you loved the book and the movie...or just want great music!
Hit: 5 Stars
The musical score to "Atonement" is exactly what every person needs when they read the book! As a person who has read the book and seen the movie, the music is another flawlessly created device to further engulf the reader into the story. Naturally, pieces of this composition were disregarded during the movie, but listening to them now makes the story that much more appealing to read and watch again! Having the chance to listen to such pristine music allows an audience member to hear every device the composer can use to enforce a particular mood and provide even more detail to characters! If you loved the book and the movie, you will definitely love this album that creates a world unto its own! This is definitely worth listening to, even if you have not read the book or seen the movie!Free Music Review: A quality score
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a really nice score. I enjoyed it even more than Marianelli's previous score for Joe Wright--Pride and Prejudice. This score has several great themes. One for the character Briony which is driving and includes a typewriter as a percussive instrument, which is an interesting addition that I rather like. There's a beautiful love theme heard twice on the album. A couple other cues have a theme used only once in the film. The track "the half killed" has a menacing feel to it, and "Elegy for Dunkirk" is the standout cue of the album. Both are spectacular tracks. Several times the use of something from the film is incorporated into the score. The typewriter is the obvious example, but in one scene from the film a harmonica plays a theme from the score and that solo harmonica makes it onto the end of one of the tracks, as does a church organ later on. In "elegy for dunkirk" a choir of soldiers sings a hymn which is incorporated into Marianelli's score masterfully. It's a very well thought out score and I would be happy to see it win an oscar.