Lost Children
Matthew Sweet introduces film music on the theme of lost children inspired by the new release Philomena, scored by Alexandre Desplat. Plus other scores by Desplat.
Matthew Sweet looks at music inspired by the theme of lost children prompted by this week's new release, Stephen Frears's "Philomena", with music by Alexandre Desplat.
"Philomena" won Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope the Best Screenplay award at the 70th Venice Film Festival, and Dame Judy Dench's central performance has been widely tipped for a best-actress award. The film is a moving account of a mother's loss of a child, sold for adoption. The film score is by the enormously succesful French composer, Alexandre Desplat, who also wrote the music for "The King's Speech", "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Philomena is Radio 3's Sound of Cinema's featured new release of the week, and as well as offering a chance to hear music from the film, plus other scores by Desplat, Matthew takes the subject of the lost child to reflect other film scores inspired by this subject, including music by Angelo Badalamenti, Rachel Portman, Max Richter and Franz Waxman
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Directed by Stephen Frears, it is in cinemas from this weekend, certificate 12A.
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Arnold Bax
Oliver Twist - Finale
Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- British Film Classics.
- Chandos.
- 15.
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Angelo Badalamenti
City of Lost Children - Attempted Execution
Orchestra: Prague Film Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stepan Konicek.- City of Lost Children (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Eastwest.
- 10.
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John Barry
Walkabout - Children
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Conductor: Nic Raine.- John Barry Walkabout - World Premiere Recording of the original film score.
- Silva Screen.
- 1.
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Lionel Bart
Oliver! - Boy For Sale
Singer: Harry Secombe.- Oliver! Original soundtrack recording.
- RCA.
- 2.
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Bruce Broughton
Lost in Space
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Bruce Broughton.- Lost In Space - Original Soundtrack album.
- Intrada.
- 20.
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Charlie Chaplin
The Kid from "Suite from The Kid"
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.- Charlie Chaplin: The Essential Film Music Collection.
- Silva Screen.
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Rachel Portman
Oliver Twist - The Road to the Workhouse
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.- Oliver Twist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Alexandre Desplat
Girl with a Pearl Earing - Griet's Theme
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Alexandre Desplat.- Girl with a Pearl Earing - Music from the Motion Picture.
- Decca.
- 2.
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Alexandre Desplat
Philomena
Performer: Studio Orchestra.- Philomena - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Decca.
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Max Richter
Sarah's Key - Sarah's Notebook
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lorenz Dangel.- Sarah's Key - Music from the Motion Picture.
- Milan Records.
- 22.
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John Scott
Greystoke - Overture and Return to the jungle
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Dodd.- Greystoke: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- La La Records.
- 15.
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Franz Waxman
The Spirit of St Louis - Building the Spirit
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Franz Waxman.- The Spirit of St Louis - Original Soundtrack.
- Varese Sarabande.
- 2.
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