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In Reply to: more than just Pink Floyd posted by tunenut on February 14, 2007 at 17:47:17:
...the many classical cues, such as the aforementioned Mahler Kindertotenlieder (sung by Fischer-Dieskau) and many other classical excerpts.
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I think it leaves out a lot of the music, but it is some indication that they did not just make obvious choices.
Classical pieces I remember...
Handel: "War, He Sung, Is Toil And Trouble" from Alexander's Feast
Mahler: Nun Will Die Sonn' So Hell Aufgeh'n from Kindertotenlieder
Penderecki: Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima
John Tavener: The Lamb (Arranged for string orchestra)Plus the new piece "Fragments of a Prayer" composed and conducted by Taverner specifically for the film. I thnik there is more of taverners previous work in there too but I can't remember them all.
Agreed, the use of music is anything but obvious, but it is apt.
There are two soundtrack CDs for Children Men, a pop one and a classical one.
That tune once sent a friend rather over the edge when he was tripping. I had played it deliberately for that effect, as he would do the same for me.I *thought* it was Dieter singing, but didn't take the effort to check. Thanks.
...I've had the recording forever and many others of his. A very distiinctive baritone, and one of my faves of all time. I was lucky enough to hear him a couple times live in recital.Quite amoment in the fim for me.
...how could I follow that act? He had already played me Lemmings from Pawn Hearts... drove me crazy from the room...
screening (and didn't "cheat" afterwards)... you are one brilliant guy.
Sincerely.
I'm a geezer but I've never had a steel-trap as that which possibly inhabits your cranium.
Lucky man!
...a brilliant "gal" ;-)If it makes you feel any better I had to look up some of the pop tunes, although being an aging boomer I knew the 60-70's stuff. Now I guess I'm going to have to check out Jarvis Cocker.
The classical stuff wasn't obscure so that's a pretty easy call for me. I'd not have been so sharp with jazz tunes or bel canto.
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