Gosford Park (soundtrack)
| Gosford Park | |
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| Soundtrack album by Patrick Doyle and Ivor Novello | |
| Released | 15 January 2002 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Decca Records |
Gosford Park Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2001 film Gosford Park.
Production
The director of Gosford Park, Robert Altman, discussed the direction the film's soundtrack would take with composer, Patrick Doyle, suggesting that the soundtrack should not attempt to direct the audience to any particular part of the film, but to support it nonetheless.[1] Another potential issue in the soundtrack's composition was the integration of Ivor Novello songs with the overall score. Altman noted that both of these aspects were handled well by the composer.[1] Doyle used the film's main character, Mary, as a focal point for his composition, taking influences from her Scottish nationality and incorporating them into the score. He described the collaboration with Altman as "one of the happiest of my career."[1]
Critical response
The film review website SoundtrackNet reviewed the soundtrack positively, despite a lukewarm review for the film at large. The critic, Glenn McClanan, praises Doyle's scoring as "effective and surprisingly well-developed."[2] He goes on to say that the score was intended mainly for two purposes: to give the audience a sense of the film's setting and to impart to the audience a sense of emotion, and that the film is successful in both endeavours.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Waltz of My Heart" | Ivor Novello |
| 2 | "Mr. Parks" | Patrick Doyle |
| 3 | "Gosford Park" | Patrick Doyle |
| 4 | "Bored to Sobs" | Patrick Doyle |
| 5 | "The Shirt" | Patrick Doyle |
| 6 | "And Her Mother Came Too" | Ivor Novello (Sung by Jeremy Northam) |
| 7 | "Walking to Shoot" | Patrick Doyle |
| 8 | "No Smoke Without Fire" | Patrick Doyle |
| 9 | "Scherzo in G" | Patrick Doyle |
| 10 | "I Can Give You the Starlight" | Ivor Novello (Sung by Jeremy Northam) |
| 11 | "What a Duke Should Be" | Ivor Novello (Sung by Jeremy Northam) |
| 12 | "Inspector Thompson" | Patrick Doyle |
| 13 | "Pull Yourself Together" | Patrick Doyle |
| 14 | "Life Goes On" | Patrick Doyle |
| 15 | "Secrets to Hide" | Patrick Doyle |
| 16 | "Only for a While" | Patrick Doyle |
| 17 | "Rather a Pasting'" | Patrick Doyle |
| 18 | "Love Jam" | Patrick Doyle |
| 19 | "Why Isn't It You?" | Ivor Novello (Sung by Jeremy Northam) |
| 20 | "The Way It's Meant to Be" | Patrick Doyle |
| 21 | "Carpe Diem" | Patrick Doyle |
| 22 | "Good Luck" | Patrick Doyle |
| 23 | "Your Boy's Alive" | Patrick Doyle |
| 24 | "The Land of Might-Have-Been" | Ivor Novello (Sung by Jeremy Northam) |
References
- 1 2 3 Doyle, Patrick; Altman, Robert. "Gosford Park". Decca Records. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- 1 2 McClanan, Glenn (2003-08-30). "Review". SoundtrackNet. Retrieved 2008-04-26.