I greatly enjoyed composer Alexandre Desplat’s work on The Painted Veil film with the fantastic Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. The scenic and exotic music was gorgeous, and there was some fantastic piano work by world phenomenon Lang Lang as well. Now, with Oscar season in full tow, all the studios are scrambling to get their respective films labeled with “For your Considerations” and out to the critics around the world. One film that is touted by many as an Oscar frontrunner is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt and the ethereal Cate Blanchett.
Now I loved this book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the film does seem to stay close to the words of that short story. Still I wasn’t that excited for it as for some other films, even with two big stars on the movie ticket (Honestly, Pitt never did it for me). But, I stumbled upon this: Warner Bros’ For Your Bafta Consideration website, where they have Alexandre Desplat’s SCORE in its entirety. I must say, I can always count on him to produce some lovely music, just like I can count on Yann Tiersen or Philip Glass. Even though A.R. Rahman deserves to take the cake come Oscar season for his wonderful reinterpretation of Mumbai music and sounds, I think Desplat should be nominated without a doubt.
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