Oliver Twist [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Oliver Twist (2005) / O.S.T.

Overview

Academy award-winning composer Rachel Portman (Emma, Chocolat, Cider House Rules) paints Roman Polanski's vision of Charles Dickens' beloved tale of Oliver Twist with such wide pastoral strokes of melody that she may as well be scoring the entire English countryside. Like Thomas Newman without all of those pesky atonal sevenths, Portman gives 19th century London an instantly engaging sense of place. Utilizing a main cue that sounds like a combination of Ennio Morricone's "Ecstasy of Gold" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" filtered through "Eleanor Rigby" -- it's not as cool as it sounds, but it is awfully beautiful -- Portman's character motifs, especially "The Artful Dodger," who is all harp and woodwinds, fit like a glove. Much has been said of the irony of Polanski making a "family film," and that his take on Twist is surprisingly tame and traditional, but both he and Portman are so on the same page emotionally that it's impossible to walk away uninspired. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2005
Label:	SONY MASTERWORKS
UPC:	0827969650622

Tracks

1. Oliver Twist, film score~Streets of London
2. Oliver Twist, film score~The Road to the Workhouse
3. Oliver Twist, film score~A Kind Old Woman
4. Oliver Twist, film score~Oliver Runs Away
5. Oliver Twist, film score~The Artful Dodger
6. Oliver Twist, film score~Fagin's Loot
7. Oliver Twist, film score~The Game
8. Oliver Twist, film score~Oliver Learns the Hard Way
9. Oliver Twist, film score~Watching Mr. Brownlow's House
10. Oliver Twist, film score~The Escape From Fagin
11. Oliver Twist, film score~Prelude to a Robbery
12. Oliver Twist, film score~The Robbery
13. Oliver Twist, film score~Toby and the Wounded Oliver
14. Oliver Twist, film score~Nancy's Secret Journey
15. Oliver Twist, film score~The Murder
16. Oliver Twist, film score~Wanted: Bill Sykes & a Fierce Dog
17. Oliver Twist, film score~The Death of Bill Sykes
18. Oliver Twist, film score~Newgate Prison

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rachel Portman   Primary Artist
David Snell   Conductor
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Juraj Simunek   Music Preparation
Chris Dibble   Recording,Mixing
Lewis Jones   Mixing Assistant
Rachel Portman   Composer,Producer
James Fitzpatrick   Orchestra Contractor
Jan Holzner   Assistant Engineer
Juraj Durovic   Studio Manager
Scrap Marshall   Mixing Assistant
Chris Cozens   Musical Associate
Fusako Chubachi   Design,Art Direction
Fuko Chubachi   Design,Art Direction
Leslie Collman-Smith   Product Manager
Paul Cremo   Soundtrack Producer
Polly Taylor   Assistant
Michael Hradisky   Assistant Engineer
Richard King   Mastering