The Queen
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Composer: Alexandre DesplatComposer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Performer: Alison Stephens
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Performer: David Arch
Performer: Lynne Dawson
Edition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Music Label: Milan Records
Soundtracks:
- The Queen
- Hills Of Scotland
- People's Princess I
- A New Prime Minister
- H.R.H.
- The Stag
- Mourning
- Elizabeth & Tony
- River Of Sorrow
- The Flowers Of Buckingham
- The Queen Drives
- Night In Balmoral
- Tony & Elizabeth
- People's Princess II
- Queen Of Hearts
- Libera Me - Lynne Dawson
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Free Music Review: The Queen
Hit: 4 Stars
I enjoyed the film, "The Queen" a great deal and so decided to purchase the soundtrack, and I wasn't disappointed. I like the meditative, almost mournful tone of some of the soundtracks, but then others have a certain lightness and sense of humor to them, such as the songs entitled "Tony & Elizabeth" or "Elizabeth & Tony." The music conveys the almost mystified confusion The Queen finds herself feeling at times, but, in the end, there is a feeling of overriding sympathy for her, for the beautiful stag she spots while on her grounds in Scotland and, really, for any of us who have been dismayed or unsettled by our lives at times. Of course, there is also a majestic pride that pervades the whole soundtrack and lends it its moody, powerful textures. I return to Alexandra Desplat over and over again for his sensitive, romantic, but then also probing and, at times, wistful soundtracks.
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A film about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair in the aftermath of Princess Diana's death had potential for a pretty turgid soundtrack, but fortunately director Stephen Frears called on Alexandre Desplat. The Frenchman has emerged as a composer with a light touch (recall his score for Syriana ) and his work here, while not his best, doesn't disappoint either. Whether out of financial limitations or personal preference, Desplat tends to write relatively minimal scores. This one is appropriately downcast but even when titles trumpet intent ("Mourning," River of Sorrow") the music is elegant and even suggests a dark humor at times (the waltz "Elizabeth & Tony," accompanied by shivering violins and the occasional harp). Desplat also makes good use of a jaunty harpsichord on "People's Princess I" and the old-fashioned, Hitchcockian-sounding "The Queen Drives." The disc concludes with Verdi's "Libera Me," in the version performed at Diana's funeral.--Elisabeth VincentelliPop Music CDs
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