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Ghost Story

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I have been an avid fan of Phillipe Sarde since first listening to the score of Tess of the D'Urbevilles. This I highly recommend. From this I found the soundtrack to Ghost Story. It is chilliing, haunting, a style that harkens back to the great composers. Would love to know of other albums=soundtracks released by this artist.

A lifetime of great film music only seems like prep work when Philippe sits down to this one. Every track is crammed with brilliant ideas, and there is an overall ebb and flow that would be the envy of Williams or Goldsmith. By all means, add this to your collection and then embark on the journey of M Sarde's sensational art.

Though being far from an abject failure, the filmed version of Peter Straub's GHOST STORY was sorely lacking in the kind of 'turn-all-the-lights-in-the-house-on' chills that the book contained. But the moments that it did succeed are owed to three components: some of the most striking visuals of any movie in this genre, a compelling and memorable performance in the lead by woefully underappreciated actor Alice Krige, and this magnificent score by French composer Philippe Sarde.

Combining the lush romanticism of classic Hollywood movie scores, while balancing it with the kind of nerve-jangling flourishes and motifs of the best horror B-movie scores, Sarde created mood, atmosphere and an all-around sense of dread that was so effective, you could almost swear that the producers swiped this music from a better, much scarier movie. However they came to select him as their composer, it's a damn good thing they did...

An absolute must-have, for collectors of film music scores or just remarkable music in general.

GHOST STORY is a great soundtrack. Philipe Sarde is a great composer. That's that! Anyone into film music should investigate Sarde. THE BEAR is another great composition of his that I never get tired of listening to. His music is beautiful and he is a composer that American filmmakers should be begging to score their projects!

Phillipe Sarde was the perfect choice to compose the score for this, one of the screen's most atmospheric horror films. And I salute the producers, who had the good sense to seek out his work. The score is both melancholy and angry, telling of the sorrows of mistakes made long ago, and the atonement that awaits. Well done! See the film, too ... but take my advice and skip the novel.