Heavenly Creatures [IMPORT] [SOUNDTRACK]

Peter Dasent

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: BMG International
• ASIN: B000003PGE
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #558,112 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 4 star soundtrack for 5 star film, July 6, 2002

By	"pocketses" (california) - See all my reviews

Peter Dasent's original score to Heavenly Creatures (his third and last collaboration with Peter Jackson so far) gives one mixed feelings. At times, the soundtrack is very beautiful and the themes are played out nicely, but at other times the music can seem very 'cheesy' with simple synthesizer tunes. However, the non-original music that was put into this film is entirely brilliant. The five songs on this soundtrack performed by Mario Lanza emphasize both the tones of scenes, and also the girls' intense fanaticism of Mario Lanza. These Lanza songs are some that were actually indicated in Pauline Parker's diaries, which is just another reminder of the in-depth research by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, resultiing in a fabulous film. The Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini (performed by the Hungarian State Opera) on the Heavenly Creatures soundtrack is enough to make one buy the cd! Its slow, innocent beauty is used excellently with some irony in the brilliant last scene of the film. This music lets you relive the power of Heavenly Creatures while living in your own "Fourth World".