Anne Dudley - Different Light

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Music Review: A good blend of pathos and restraint
Rating: 5 Stars

The beefed-up piano and violin make the "Crying Game" suite less mournful, and more charming. It sounds more like a PBS detective movie score in this version. "Pie Jesu" is gorgeous, and the musical structure allows the soprano vocal to hold our attention. "Turbulent Serenity" has appeal similar to the first track, though it doesn't rely on a repeated melodic line. "Moments in Love" is fantastic, and would be even more beautiful if no other instruments were added to the piano. The second half of this track shows the playful synth and percussion elements that arise in a few other spots, similar to Stewart Copeland's film/TV work.

Oddly, the two "American History X" pieces lose a shade of their original power in their less "epic" treatments on this album. Here, it doesn't sound like an underworld orchestra competing with a choir of angels as it did in the film.

"The Club With No Name" is an exotic, trip-hop blend of Mychael Danna and Angelo Badalamenti. "A Different Light" is, for me, the high point of the album - beautiful, melancholy and slow. The e-minor drama of this piece evokes images of someone standing in a vast farmland field at dawn, trying to cope with the tragedy of the night before. "A Kind of Clue" is jazzy fun, with great use of a muted trumpet. "An Inspector Calls" has a strong Sting flavor, "Blue Turtles"-era.

In all, this is a great showcase for Dudley's skill at weaving emotion into her scores, and for her sophistication. She had the benefit of extensive pop exposure as a member of The Art of Noise. "A Different Light" is a good marriage of classical and pop.

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Broadway & Vocalists CDs

• Music > Styles
• Classical
• New Age
• Pop
• Soundtracks