Restoration: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

James Newton Howard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2009)
• Original Release Date: January 16, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: CreateSpace
• ASIN: B0000015JG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,482 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If Love's A Sweet Passion

2. Main Titles

3. Frost Dance In C

4. A Night With Lulu

5. Minuet In G

6. Here The Deities Approve

7. A Creature Of The New Age

8. Overture In D

9. The Wedding

10. Hornpipe In D Minor

11. Arrival In Bidnold

12. The Cabinet Of Curiosities

13. The Land Of Mar

14. The Lie

15. A New Ground In E Minor

16. Merivel Woos Celia

17. Katharine Sleeps

18. Taking Bidnold Back

19. Muzette 1 In A Minor

20. The Right Knowledge

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sumptuous and lovely, March 29, 2005

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Catherine S. Vodrey (East Liverpool, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Restoration: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I have actually never seen the movie "Restoration," but stumbled across the soundtrack some years ago. I have since given it as a gift to every classical music nut I know.

The soundtrack to "Restoration" is an uncannily seamless blend of orchestral and chamber music (mostly Henry Purcell) with the modern-day scoring of the peerless James Newton Howard. Purcell's "King Arthur" and "The Fairy Queen" are used here, and Howard melds his work with Purcell's so beautifully that I think somewhere in heaven, Purcell must be smiling down at Howard.

It's an astonishing soundtrack, filled with gorgeous music that suggests floral tapestries, lutists wandering through a grassy field, richly appointed thrones, crowned heads, corseted ladies and bewigged gentlemen, but most of all, an urgency implied by love and ardor. It's just magnificent. One of these days, I've got to see the movie!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pulcrissima Audire, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Restoration: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Well, I've found a yet another use for Latin. This music is without question Most Beautiful to Hear. I love the movie Restoration. It is so visually stunning I would watch it all the time if I could. The same came be said for the soundtrack. This is the first time I have ever been struck by the music while watching a movie. The music is full of emotion and spirit. If you've never heard it, I pity you, and if you don't like it, I'm concerned about you! Everyone get this CD,it is the best that will ever be (with the exception of The Four Seasons). Et quid agitis hodie?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting Soundtrack, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Restoration: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

The music of this film stayed with me long after the movie was over. It is one of the most moving soundtracks I have ever heard. You will not be disappointed.