The Fabelmans [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [B&N Exclusive]

The Fabelmans [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [B&N Exclusive]

by John Williams
The Fabelmans [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [B&N Exclusive]

The Fabelmans [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [B&N Exclusive]

by John Williams

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - B&N Exclusive Edition)

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Overview

With John Williams nearing his announced retirement, his score for the Oscar-nominated coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans (2022) represents his 31st film collaboration with director Steven Spielberg, on whose life the movie is loosely based. (The screenplay was written by Spielberg and Tony Kushner.) Intimate and mostly piano-based, the film's score was nominated for an Academy Award, as well, despite its relatively brief run time of 31 minutes -- including pre-existing classical material. That material consists of selections from concertos and sonatinas by J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, Muzio Clementi, and Friedrich Kuhlau, some of which are performed on-camera by actress Michelle Williams, with Joanne Pearce Martin, then principal pianist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, providing most of the solos on the recording. Sentimental opener "The Fabelmans" sets the tone with its wistful piano theme and simple broken triads before the lightly orchestrated "Mitzi's Dance" adds celeste, strings, harp, and other components to its nostalgic sentiment. The more animated, non-Williams pieces gently lighten the mood between cues with titles like "Reverie," "Reflections," and "The Letter." None of the Williams tracks here cross the three-minute mark until the closing six-minute track, "The Journey Begins," a more cathartic, fully orchestrated passage that includes an excerpt of the first movement of Haydn's Sonata No. 48 in C Major and which ends on a not-quite-resolved chord. Fans of the film should note that period songs like "Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick and "Goodbye Cruel World" by James Darren that appear in the movie are not included here. ~ Marcy Donelson

Product Details

Release Date: 03/03/2023
Label: Sony Classical
UPC: 0196587800710
Rank: 4205

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. The Fabelmans~The Fabelmans
  2. The Fabelmans~Mitzi's Dance
  3. Sonatina in A minor, Op. 88 No. 3~III. Allegro burlesco
  4. The Fabelmans~Midnight Call
  5. The Fabelmans~Reverie
  6. The Fabelmans~Mother and Son
  7. Sonatina in C major, Op. 36 No. 3~I. Spiritoso

Disc 2

  1. The Fabelmans~Reflections
  2. Concerto in D minor, BWV 974~II. Adagio
  3. The Fabelmans~New House
  4. The Fabelmans~The Letter
  5. Fabelmans~The Journey Begins

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Williams   Primary Artist,Conductor,Percussion
Joanne Pearce Martin   Piano
Marcia Dickstein   Harp
Bruce Dukov   Violin
Robert Brophy   Viola
Jacqueline Brand   Violin
Dean Parks   Guitar
Cecilia Tsan   Cello
Alma Fernandez   Viola
Sarah Thornblade   Violin
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Jenni Olson   Flute
Tom Ranier   Piano,Synthesizer
Stephen Erdody   Cello
Alyssa Park   Violin
George Doering   Guitar
Roger Wilkie   Violin
Geri Rotella   Flute
Timothy Loo   Cello
Dave Walther   Viola
Josh Ranz   Clarinet
Caroline Buckman   Viola
Irina Voloshina   Violin
Shawn Mann   Viola
Roberto Cani   Violin
Nico Abondolo   Bass
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Dennis Karmazyn   Cello
Shalini Vijayan   Violin
Ana Landauer   Violin
Helen Nightengale   Violin
Meredith Crawford   Viola
Lara Wickes   Oboe
Heather Clark   Flute
Tamara Hatwan   Violin
Luke Maurer   Viola
Steven Becknell   French Horn
Robert Thies   Celeste
Bing Wang   Violin
Donald Foster   Clarinet
Lisa Sutton   Violin
Gregory Goodall   Percussion
Phillip Levy   Violin
Nina Evtuhov   Violin
Stuart Clark   Clarinet
Jessica E. Guideri   Violin
Dylan Hart   French Horn
Laura Brenes   French Horn
Zach Dellinger   Viola
Benjamin Smolen   Flute
Jacob Braun   Cello
Charlie Tyler   Cello
Mike Valerio   Bass
Ed Meares   Bass
Alin Melik-Adamyan   Piano

Technical Credits

Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Franz Joseph Haydn   Original Material
John Williams   Composer,Producer
Ramiro Belgardt   Editing,Producer
Timothy Loo   Music Contractor
Shawn Murphy   Mixing,Engineer
Steven Spielberg   Liner Notes
Muzio Clementi   Composer
Mark Graham   Music Librarian
Stefan Karrer   Executive Producer
Jean-Christophe Chamboredon   Executive Producer
Sandy De Crescent   Music Contractor
Robert Wolff   Score Editor
Shawn Lyon   Graphic Design
Merie Weismiller Wallace   Photography
Patricia Sullivan   Mastering
Pablo Manyer   Production Manager
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