The Tree Of Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Soundtrack]

Alexandre Desplat (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Lakeshore Records
• ASIN: B004V9J4L2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,266 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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369 of 378 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The List of Music Featured in 'The Tree of Life' July 9, 2011

By R. Katbamna

Format:MP3 Music

"Funeral Canticle"
Written by John Tavener and Mother Thekla
Performed by George Mosley, Paul Goodwin
and the Academy of Ancient Music
Courtesy of Harmonia Mundi USA

"Cosmic Beam Take 5"
Written and Performed by Francesco Lupica
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

"Symphony No. 1"
Written by Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Halász
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q

"Morning Prayers"
Written by Giya Kancheli
Courtesy of ECM Records

"Faunophonia Balkanica"
Written, Performed and Produced by Arsenije Jovanovic
Courtesy of Arsenije Jovanovic

"Wind Pipes"
Written and Performed by Michael Baird
Courtesy of Sharp Wood Records

"Approaching"
Written, Performed and Produced by Arsenije Jovanovic
Courtesy of Arsenije Jovanovic

"Ta Há 1"
Written and Performed by Klaus Wiese
Courtesy of Aquamarin Verlag GmbH, Germany

"Snapshot from the Island"
Written and Performed by Tibor Szemzo
Courtesy of Leo Records

"Lacrimosa 2"
Composed by Zbigniew Preisner
Performed by Elzbieta Towarnicka (soprano) and the Sinfonia Varsovia
and the Varsov Chamber Choir, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk
Courtesy of New Music B.V.

"Ascending and Descending"
Written by David Hykes
Performed by David Hykes and The Harmonic Choir
Courtesy of Harmonic Presence Foundation

"Resurrection in Hades"
Written by John Tavener and Mother Thekla
Performed by Joseph Jennings and the Chanticleer Choir and Chorus
Courtesy of Warner Classics
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

"Berlioz: 7. Domine Jesu Christe [Requiem Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)]"
Performed by Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Siciliana Da Antiche Danze Ed Arie Suite III"
Written by Ottorino Respighi
Performed by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland Conducted by Rico Saccani
Courtesy of Naxos
By Arrangement with Source/Q

"Hymn to Dionysus"
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Courtesy of Unicorn-Kanchana Records

"My Country -Vltava (The Moldau)"
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Vaclav Smetacek and
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Courtesy of SUPRAPHON

"Brahms: 2. Andante moderato [Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98]"
Performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Symphony No. 3"
Written by Henryk Górecki
Performed by the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit
Courtesy of Naxos
By Arrangement with Source/Q

"Pièces de clavecin, Book II 6e Ordre N'5:Les Barricades Mistérieuses
Written by Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
Performed by Angela Hewitt
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.

"J.S Bach: Fugue [Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565]"
Performed by Helmut Walcha
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon, GmbH, Hamburg
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"The Well-Tempered Clavier"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Jen' Jandó
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q

"Pièces de clavecin, Book II 6e Ordre N'5:
Les Barricades Mistérieuses
Written by Francois Couperin
Performed by Hanan Townshend
Courtesy of Hanan Townshend

"Hymn 87: Welcome Happy Morning"
Performed by Hanan Townshend
Courtesy of Hanan Townshend

"Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade - The Tuileries - Bydio (Piano Version)"
Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Schumann: 1. Allegro affettuoso [Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54]"
Performed by Martha Argerich, Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Under license from Univesral Music Enterprises

"Klangschalen 2"
Written and Performed by Klaus Wiese
Courtesy of Akasha, Germany

"Eternal Pulse"
Written and Performed by Hanan Townshend
Courtesy of Hanan Townshend

"After the Rain: Antiphon"
Written by Barry Guy
Performed by Richard Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia
Courtesy of NMC Recordings

"Harold in Italy"
Written by Hector Berlioz
Performed by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yoav Talmi
Courtesy of Naxos
By Arrangement with Source/Q 42

"Piano Sonata No.16 in C Major K. 545"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Jim Lynch

"Siciliana Da Antiche Danze Ed Arie Suite III"
Written by Ottorino Respighi
Performed by Hanan Townshend
Courtesy of Hanan Towhnshend

"Lacrimosa 2"
Written by Zbigniew Preisner
Performed by Hanan Townshend
Courtesy of Hanan Townshend

"Berlioz: 10. Agnus Dei [Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)]"
Performed by Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

"Sound Testament of Mount Athos"
Written, Performed and Produced by Arsenije Jovanovic
Courtesy of Arsenije Jovanovic

"Ma Maison"
Written, Performed and Produced by Arsenije Jovanovic
Courtesy of Arsenije Jovanovic

236 of 250 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars this is not the soundtrack. July 3, 2011

By carlm78

Format:Audio CD

i understand that the composer Alexandre Desplat is very talented and wants his original score to be heard. however, his original score barely made it into the film. the music everyone hears in the film and makes a connection with is by Smetana, Mahler, Gorecki, Berlioz, Respighi, Bach, Couperin, Brahms, Holst, John Tavener, Zbigniew Preisner, and a host of others. I would venture to guess that of the wall to wall music in the perhaps 140 minute film, only 5 minutes of it, if that, was composed by Alexandre Desplat. I don't know if this is being released out of some contractual necessity, or just as a marketing gimmick, but this is not the soundtrack. If they wanted to really make some money, they would put The Moldau, the two selections from Berlioz's Requiem, Preisner's Lacrimosa from the creation sequence, Respighi's Siciliana, the Couperin piano adaptation, and a few others (perhaps the Brahms and Mahler excerpts), and make a double album out of it. but this is just a travesty releasing this and pretending like it's the soundtrack, when it's not even close to it. bad business.

81 of 98 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars shockingly deceptive, supremely disappointing August 8, 2011

By ct mom

Format:Audio CD

I have never returned anything on amazon before. never had to. when i saw the tag, "tree of life soundtrack", I thought I would indeed get a comp disc of something at least resembling the music used in the movie I had just seen. I placed the one click order without reading any reviews or looking at the listing of song clips and now I'm a sucker who just got played. I'm going to have to return the shipment as soon as it comes because the soundtrack I just ordered is alexander desplat and not the great classics used throughout the movie. What a shame. This is shockingly deceptive and supremely disappointing. It's ultimately my own fault for not reading below the fold but there's also clear deception at work here. Not every consumer will take the time to ameliorate their error by writing a cautionary review and going through the amazon return process. Some marketers base entire business models off this particular phenomenon, one with which they can make a modest profit off of lazy orderers (a group which includes myself) and plain old inertia that keeps folks from complaining and returning. I'll let you know how the returns process goes.