The English Patient: Original Soundtrack Recording
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Free Music Review: Gorgeous music.
Hit: 5 Stars
Just order it. The music is quite varied - beautiful, fun, haunting, romantic - love it!Free Music Review: great music
Hit: 5 Stars
I didn't like the movie, but I love the soundtrack. Great music to unwind to.Free Music Review: A simple word, for a wonderful soundtrack... WONDERFUL!
Hit: 5 Stars
It no needs more comments, the movie and the soundtrack are unforgettableFree Music Review: Oscar Winning score and deservedly so
Hit: 4 Stars
Gabriel Yared has composed some timeless compositions and this in my opinion is his most creative to date.Not one track is below par out of the 20+ on this CD its an instrumentally tribulant work that is so eminant of the African Locations in the film, it really captured the 1940s and i loved the nostalgic 'Cheek to Cheek' thrown in By Yared to enhance his own Music.
This CD really reminded me of Peter Gabriels 'Last temptation Of Christ' the music ranges from the haunting woodwind tradgedies to Bulgarian folklore and what I liked best was that i didnt find myself skipping tracks because some irritated me, from start to finish it moved and inspired me, and you cant say that for many Artists.
I have appreciated this soundtrack more and more as i have listened to it, on first listening to this i was mildly disappointed as i had another of Yareds work (City Of Angels)and my expectations were that the music would be the same, then i watched the film and the next time i listened to it, the music became much like a picture book improving both the soundtrack and the film. Gabriel Yared is so much more unappreciated than say 'James Horner' (titanic, braveheart ) i consider Yared much more diverse than horner as all Yareds work from 'Betty BLue', city of angels, 'the lover' etc are so different and indistinguishable to Yared, making him in my opinion one of the great pioneers of the classical music for film genre.
I would highly recommend this to any romantic, or soul searcher looking for divine inspiration by way of music.
Free Music Review: Dramatically Attractive
Hit: 4 Stars
It's incredible to notice Gabriel Yared's classically musical instincts in this work. Yared's composition for "The English Patient" excels at being dramatically powerful and attractive without reaching melodrama. It's supposed to be for a tragic drama, and the music conveys that perfectly. The theme for the main character played by Ralph Fiennes in the movie portrays his tragedy, but restraint is shown so you won't have to cry for the guy. For the beautiful balance, you have a track like 'Convento Di Santa Anna', which showcases Hana the nurse (Juliette Binoche) finding romance in the midst of war, despair, and tragedy. Gabriel Yared accomplishes a piece of classical beauty withou being corny.
The selections of songs and tunes which were popular at the timeline of the movie are quite interesting, especially the Benny Goodman tracks and Fred Astaire's rendition of 'Cheek To Cheek'.
The only thing that I particularly do not appreciate from this album is the use of that wailing woman at the beginning of the first track, and then, in a complete track called 'Szerelem, Szerelem'. I am guilty of saying that I'm not pleased with that kind of Eastern style that has been used in the film music compositions of late.
However, "The English Patient" is an excellent album thanks to the magnificent notes composed by Gabriel Yared.