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Track Listings
| 1. Main Title/The Trenches |
| 2. First Love Touch |
| 3. Heartbeat to a Gunshot |
| 4. Mathilde's Theme |
| 5. Secret Code |
| 6. Elodie's Theme |
| 7. Kissing Through Glass |
| 8. Massage Fantasy |
| 9. Never Had the Child |
| 10. The Man from Corsica |
| 11. Our Soldiers' Letters |
| 12. Why Do You Cry? |
| 13. End Titles |
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A treat here for connoisseurs of Angelo Badalamenti, and for anyone with a passing interest in film scores, A Very Long Engagement will serve to add to the legacy of Badalamenti's impeccable credentials. The soundtrack to the World War One period film from Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, this piece is an example of exactly how to score a film shrouded in death, confusion and humanity. Unlike the loathsome bombast that, say, a Danny Elfman score would have provided, Badalamenti simply makes the most of minor key themes, arranged for an elegant but eerie, beautifully played orchestra. Anyone familiar with his work on David Lynch's Mulholland Drive will find it familiarly excellent. However where that score was full of apocalyptic climaxes, "A Very Long Engagement" remains rooted in quiet, albeit menacing territory. Only in the End Titles does the music slip into something approaching Hollywood schmaltz, but even then it is kept in check by some very effective refrains that tether the piece to its mysterious foundation. Perhaps too mournful to be played casually and regularly, this is still an effective accompaniment to a film about the human side of war, and in its aims, is highly enjoyable and successful.--Thom Allott
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. Sharp
Format:Audio CD
The music from this film is magic. I listen to it in the car and at home. It complements the film, and develops the visual. If you like the film get this soundtrack. Badalamenti does write mood music which is quite emotional.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Twizzlestick
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Quite simply, one of the most exquisite film scores that you will ever listen to - a full, classical piece in its own right. Dark, mysterious and achingly beautiful. I've seen the film several times and it is excellent (not quite as good as Amelie but still very good) but if anything, the pace and complexity of the film somehow overtakes the soundtrack. I just don't remember it being as good as this. It's stunning, just absolutely stunning. It must be Badalamenti's finest work by a mile.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By NeuroSplicer
TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I am a longtime Badalamenti fan, from his TWIN PEAKS days.Had not seen the movie yet decided to try this score since I trust his haunting music.
This is one of the best soundtracks I have ever listened to!
Not only is moody, easy listening and, at the same time, soothing without turning to yawning - it is a great driving music to!
This is one of the best soundtracks I have ever listened to!
Not only is moody, easy listening and, at the same time, soothing without turning to yawning - it is a great driving music to!
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Most of us who saw Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Un Long Dimanche De Fiancailles" (A Very Long Engagement) loved that movie. One of the elements that made that masterpiece so amazing was music of Angelo Badalamenti who worked with Jeunet few times in the past.
There is not too much to write about this album except that it is one of the most beautiful and emotional soundtracks ever composed and that music works as background to the movie but also as the standalone music album. Highly recommended!
There is not too much to write about this album except that it is one of the most beautiful and emotional soundtracks ever composed and that music works as background to the movie but also as the standalone music album. Highly recommended!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Few film scores are strong enough to stand in their own right as a separate entity. Being an aural description of visual images, without those images the majority of film music tends to drift into a meaningless soundscape. However, Angelo Badalamenti has created here a score worthy of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's majestic and acutely poignant story of a young woman's refusal to accept her fiance's death in the trenches of World War 1. If you haven't seen the film this music will inspire you to do so. If you have you will need no prompting. It's stunning.
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