Hamlet: Original Score from the Miramax Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Carter Burwell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 9, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00004T0EH
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Too Too Solid Flesh

2. Murder Most Foul

3. Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

4. Darkroom

5. To Be Or Not To Be

6. Wiring Ophelia

7. The Funeral

8. Claudius Prayer

9. Hamlet Walks the Plane

10. Laertes and Ophelia at the Guggenheim

11. Claudius Incites Laertes

12. The Duel

13. The End

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To buy or not to buy, there is no question. Buy it!, August 14, 2002

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Joel Munyon "Joel Munyon" (Joliet, Illinois - the poohole of America.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamlet: Original Score from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

Carter Burwell fans will not be dissapointed with this one. This score will take the listener deep into the mind of the obsessed Hamlet, and oh what a dark road it is.

As is the case with many of the great film composers, we get to see what the characters are feeling through the music, and Burwell creates a tremendous feeling of dread, obsession, and revenge within the audience. It's a masterful job and one not easily done.

But buyer beware, this is not for the constant fan of upbeat musical scores. This cd will take you to a realm of dark melodies and a deep feeling of hopelessness. On a brighter note, though, this score is great to write by, especially for dark and gloomy subjects.

To sum it all up, this cd is for the music fan of not only cheery and pleasant music, but also for those who tend to wander into the dark regions of the other spectrum. Good luck to you on this one. The melodies are brilliant and are somewhat hard to forget, stirring emotion deep within the listener. Enjoy and get ready to hear some serious music.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "each theme underplayed is the power of this score", August 2, 2000

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamlet: Original Score from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

Varese Sarabande presents Carter Burwell's latest score - "HAMLET", many mood swings in this soundtrack, which draws the listener into a music trance. An example of this is track four - "DARKROOM", inner themes that go seemingly into counter melodies and back again. Much of this score is dark and brooding - "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" goes deep into the subconscious - "WIRING OPHEILA" simple and moving effective track - "THE END" which is the final track, very classical sounding to the very last note, with a resounding strike of percussion.

Burwell who gave us such wonderful scores - "MILLER'S CROSSING" (1990) - "ROB ROY" (1995) - "FARGO" (1996) - "THE CONSPIRACY THEORY" (1997) - "GODS AND MONSTERS" (1998) - "THE CORRUPTOR" (1999) - "THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER" (1999), once again proves his talent as a composer knows no boundaries.

This score with each theme underplayed and orchestrated is the power of the entire album, almost what Bernard Herrmann strived for in his film music. The first time you hear this score you dismiss it, but give it another listener and then another, and see if you don't agree. Believe Carter Burwell has given us a classic score, for a very classic title - "HAMLET!"

Total Time: 39:14 on 13 Tracks/ Varese Sarabande - 302 066 125 2 (2000)

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting electro-acoustic approach, March 8, 2005

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Karl Marx "karl__marx" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamlet: Original Score from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

I liked the combination of electronics with traditional acoustic intrumentation. This seemed to echo the way the film takes Shakespeare and transposes him into an glossy but existential New York locale.