- Audio CD (Jan 23 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000KG4BO0
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #55,509 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. First Day of School |
| 2. The History |
| 3. Invitation |
| 4. The Harts |
| 5. Discovery |
| 6. Confession |
| 7. Stalking |
| 8. Courage |
| 9. Sheba & Steven |
| 10. The Promise |
| 11. Good Girl |
| 12. Sheba's Longing |
| 13. Someone In Your Garden |
| 14. A Life Lived Together |
| 15. Someone Has Died |
| 16. Betrayal |
| 17. It's Your Choice |
| 18. Barbara's House |
| 19. Going Home |
| 20. I Knew Her |
Product Description
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Philip Glass deserves his Oscar® nod for this superb, richly atmospheric soundtrack. His work on, say, The Hours may have been found overly sappy and intrusive by many, but Notes on a Scandal is a masterful example of what a film score can achieve. Glass has explained that he wrote it from the point of view of the Judi Dench character, who becomes increasingly obsessive and unhinged as the film progresses; similarly, the early tracks are relatively calm, only to start building up and up and up, and the last third of the CD is a master class in how to suggest psychological tension. The composer's familiar hypnotic repetitions are used very sparingly, giving the technique even more impact when it hits (check out "Invitation" and "Betrayal" for textbook examples). A cue like "Barbara¹s House" easily sits next to Bernard Herrman's best work on Hitchcock classics--no small compliment. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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4.3 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true masterpiece- every note is flawless- Oscar Nominated!, Jan 25 2007
By S. Schindler "Music lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Notes On A Scandal (Audio CD)
Glass strikes again. Another Oscar nomination for Philip Glass with his score to "Notes on a Scandal". Well-deserved, Glass may have an Oscar award to add to his award collection on February 25th! Glass has already won the Critics' Choice Award for his score for "The Illusionist" and also won the Frederick Loewe Award for Film Composing at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.Glass writes for strings like no other- every note on this CD is flawless. Glass smartly decided that the music should serve as the inner voice of the film's main character, Barbara (Judi Dench). A great decision indeed!
This score is a masterpiece of controlled writing, dramatic scoring, and beautiful musical logic- for instance, at the start of the last track on the CD, you will not find better writing for strings than this.
Some conservative critics thought the music was too intrusive in the movie and "over the top"- I wholeheartedly disagree. After all, Dench's performance was what was over the top! Glass's music added an element of tension and perfectly complemented the drama of the film, and did NOT distract from the story. The music is beautiful, original, and powerful. I find it going through my mind all the time- very memorable. Glass is truly a genius and musical phenomenon!
Further kudos goes to the performance, recording, and engineering on this CD- probably the best-sounding Glass orchestral CD yet (and I have them all).
The amazing thing to me about this score is its' clarity and sophistication at the same time, and beautiful harmonic language- far beyond what one normally hears in film scores.
BRAVO Philip Glass- the greatest composer in the world.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Haunting, April 30 2007
By Shannon L. Yarbrough "Shannon L. Yarbrough" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Notes On A Scandal (Audio CD)
Another 5 star soundtrack for a 5 star movie. Beautiful and yet haunting music that sets the perfect tone for the movie. Philip Glass is an epic composer. Not since Hitchcock's Psycho have I ever heard such music that creates the ultimate mood of the movie. It just made sense and fit the script perfectly, as movie music should. It's music that you'll be thinking about soon after the credits roll by. If you are a fan of such classical strings, add this CD to your collection today.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best Philip Glass Soundtracks, Mar 8 2007
By Dr. Stephen M. Sagar - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Notes On A Scandal (Audio CD)
This is one of Philip Glass's best soundtracks since The Hours and is an enjoyment to listen to, even outside of the context of a movie soundtrack. If you have not listened to Glass before, some of his music is quite esoteric. Start with the Hours and then try Notes on a Scandal. Both should please the general auditory palate.
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