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Requiem for a Dream [Soundtrack]

~ Clint Mansell, Kronos Quartet
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (6 Nov 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • ASIN: B00004Y6Q5
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,611 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Summer Overture
2. Party
3. Coney Island Dreaming
4. Party
5. Chocolate Charms
6. Ghosts Of Things To Come
7. Dreams
8. Tense
9. Dr Pill
10. High On Life
11. Ghosts
12. Crimin' And Dealin'
13. Hope Hoverture
14. Tense
15. Bialy And Lux Conga
16. Cleaning Apartment
17. Ghosts Falling
18. Dreams
19. Arnold
20. Marion Barfs
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On this CD:
  1. Requiem for a Dream
    Composed by Clint Mansell

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Mansell previously worked with director Darren Aronofsky on Pi where the electronica was powerfully raw. Enlisting the Kronos Quartet, this is proof of a far more intellectual process to create a through-scored piece. Both on screen and album, the music undergoes a perceivable development. Here it is given three sections ("Summer", "Fall" and "Winter"), and therefore attempts an almost symphonic form. "Summer Overture" introduces a repeatedly impressive central motif. The quartet excels in its sawing performance of it, and by the time of the first of two congas closing this initial seasonal section, you'll be prepared for the unexpected explosions of dissonance to follow. The final third ("Winter") puts a new motif through inventive stages of growth. From "Southern Hospitality" to "Meltdown" the sampled strings incessantly build in pitch until the desired unnerving effect has been well and truly achieved. This is music to match the most unshakeably nightmarish of dreams. --Paul Tonks

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A new form of music, 25 April 2003
My album of the year for 2001. I thought the film was outstanding, capturing Selby's horrific but humanitarian worldview and adding revolutionary editing techniques. But the star of the movie was the soundtrack. I was shocked to hear Clint Mansell was behind it. To me he was always head goon in PWEI. His additions to the Pi soundtrack stood up well to his more revered trackmates but this is miles ahead of anything he has ever been involved with. The use of the Kronos Quartet is inspired and as ever they play brilliantly and are superbly produced to fit Mansell's own

I love the use of strings, breakbeats and electonica. Of course, The film's structure leads to the OSTs symphonic, coherent structure. It's divided into three sections with memorable, recurring motifs. The clangs introducing the next section are thrilling.

The music is being used everywhere from the Lord of the Rings trailer to almost every documentary on TV, so even if you haven't seen the movie, it should seem familiar.

The music is dark, at time grating, but there is a underlying calm about it. It starts all beats, love interludes, and cool posing bits. By the second movement the feeling of unease has subtlety set in and the opening part of "summer" is my highlight of the album. The third movement is terrifying and very raw but it resolves into an almost catatonic final piece.

It's very ambitious, brilliantly realised and a must have. Buy it whatever the cost.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars see the film, if you liked it, you'll enjoy this album, 12 Jul 2001
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I saw "Requiem" last night and I'm still recovering. I don't know if I'd ever watch the film again (I'm not sure I could), but the music stood out from the start, no mean feat in an exceptional flick such as this. This album is probably not for everyone, but it's swelling chamber music mixed with brooding, threatening trip-hop beats complement the film perfectly. As to the music itself, it is utterly brilliant.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful and Haunting Score You Will NEVER Forget..., 20 Aug 2003
By Michael Crane - See all my reviews
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I immediately purchased this soundtrack the day after seeing the film. As soon as I heard the music for the opening credits I remember saying to myself, "I'm getting this soundtrack tomorrow." And I did, and since then I have lost track of the number of times I have listened to it.

Composed by Clint Mansell, with the Kronos Quartet and their great violin playing and such, "Requiem for a Dream" is an outstanding score that really gets into your head. It's a score full of dread, sorrow, pain, sadness, fear and paranoia. It has an industrial quality mixed with haunting violins to enhance it even more. (Imagine music by Trent Reznor with violins added to the mix.) A lot of the tracks are short and some are repetitive, but I had no problem with that. Yes, it might've been nice to hear some of the tracks extended, but I really like the overall layout of the tracks and how they appear in the order as the do in the movie.

Although the entire album is amazing, my favourite tracks are as follows: summer overture, ghosts of things to come, hope overture, tense, cleaning apartment, marion barfs, supermarket sweep, sara goldfarb has left the building, winter overture, southern hospitality, ghosts of future lost, meltdown, and lux aeterna. As good as the entire album is, the overtures really steal the show. (Especially "summer overture.")

Of course you'll most likely appreciate it more if you have indeed seen the film, but I can see people who haven't seen the movie enjoying this well-composed soundtrack as well. It's really great music, and you'll never look at music scores in the same way ever again. "Requiem for a Dream" definitely gets added to my list of favourite scores. In fact, this may become my overall favourite. Only time will tell. All I can say is that I am loving every bit of it right now, and I hope that Clint Mansell does more haunting scores like this one. Don't let this remarkable score pass you by. You'll regret it if you do.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Original stuff
Of course the much-heard Requiem theme is absolutely brilliant, and this soundtrack centres largely upon that theme. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Katherine Radcliff

1.0 out of 5 stars Sooooo Disapointed
After reading the reveiws of this album / soundtrack on here I was so Dissapointed with this album when I played it, what a load of crap all arty farty sh** !!
Published 13 months ago by K. Weadick

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing score
Brilliant, amazing, sublime, fantastic. take your pick they all apply. Clint mansell and the kronos quartet have outdone themselves. Read more
Published 16 months ago by genejoke

3.0 out of 5 stars In parts excellent, in parts not
The score to Requiem for a dream is much like the film - intense. As an aid to Requiem... it works very well indeed, one aspect of an excellent film. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Bleak and devastating
Having scored Darren Aronofsky's first movie 'Pi', ex-Pop Will Eat Itself stalwart Clint Mansell has returned for the director's second. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars haven't listened to it yet but it sounded pretty amazing
counter-intuitive spatial awareness moon junky falling throught dust and light onto violins put the strange bewildering excitement of throwing you to the other side
Published on 27 Jan 2001

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