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"Every time John Williams writes a dramatic score, people take notice. It might be because hes inarguably one of the best film composers alive, and has been writing amazing pieces of music for the past forty years, non-stop. Earlier this year, he wrote music for Steven Spielbergs sci-fi thriller "War of the Worlds", and will later this month be recording his score to Spielbergs drama, "Munich".
Sandwiched in between the two Spielberg projects was "Memoirs of a Geisha", directed by Chicago director Rob Marshall. Originally, Spielberg had been attached to direct the film for years, and in the end, serves as a producer on the project. Williams recorded the score in late summer, at Royce Hall at UCLA. With him, Williams brought along two soloists with whom he had worked before: Yo-Yo Ma ("Seven Years in Tibet" ), and Itzhak Perlman ("Schindlers List" ).
The resulting work for Memoirs of a Geisha is a beautiful yet somewhat restrictive score. There are a lot of cello solos, and not as many pieces for Perlman to be involved in. Stylistically, it has a lot of Eastern influences, and can easily be held up as a nice companion album to Seven Years in Tibet, with some of the emotion found in Angelas Ashes." -- Dan Goldwasser (soundtrack.net)
"Director Rob Marshall hired three of Asias most fabulous stars (Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, and Gong Li) for this Japan-set movie, so one wonders why he didnt put in a call to a local composer as well. Was Tan Duns line busy? Was Joe Hisaishi otherwise engaged? In any case, John Williams won the assignment, and he didnt end up with egg on his face. Mercifully, Williams left the bombast at home and put cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman to good use in this sensitive score. The lovely "Sayuris Theme" resurfaces at regular intervals, and its good to hear Williams keep his showier instincts in check through a good chunk of the movie, as he delivers a more subdued sound. One of the most dramatic moments happens during "The Fire Scene and the Coming of War." By then Williams has basically reverted to the familiar, brooding mode he uses for ominous scenes, when suddenly the track integrates an excerpt from "The Folding Fan as a Target," a traditional piece for voice and the Japanese lute known as biwa. Though Williams is right to err on the side of low key, it would have been nice to get more of these stark sounds in his competent but ultimately unmemorable compositions." -- Elisabeth Vincentelli (amazon.com)
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Release date: 22.11.2005
Label: Sony Classical
Composed and conducted by John Williams with:
Yo-Yo Ma (cello),
Itzhak Perlman (violin),
Masayo Ishigure,
Hiromi Hashibe,
Masae Yoshizawa,
Pro Musica Nipponia Ensemble.
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Style: Soundtrack, Film Music, Score
Tracklist:
01. Sayuris Theme
02. The Journey To The Hanamachi
03. Going To School
04. Brush On Silk
05. Chiyos Prayer
06. Becoming A Geisha
07. Finding Satu
08. The Chairmans Waltz
09. The Rooftops Of The Hanamachi
10. The Garden Meeting
11. Dr. Crabs Prize
12. Destinys Path
13. A New Name... A New Life...
14. The Fire Scene And The Coming Of War
15. As The Water...
16. Confluence
17. A Dream Discarded
18. Sayuris Theme And End Credits
Total palying time: 60:43 min
Format: mp3
Bitrate: 128kbps/CBR/JS
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