Gattaca: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Music Review: Michael Nyman - a composer too often overlooked
Rating: 5 Stars

Having found his work to be of an exceptional standard - I instantly bought this CD after seeing the film. It soon became one of my favourites.

In many ways, Gattaca echoes 'The Piano' although there is only one solo piano track (Schubert's Impromptu Op90 no.3)here. Rather, this soundtrack is more string oriented - although the formal and stylistic concerns still remain.

An emotional tenderness is prevalent throughout this whole CD with tracks being divided into two main tempos - slow and medium.

The opening track begins with 'The Morrow', with synthesized textures reminiscent of Phillipe Sarde's 'Quest For Fire'. When used in 'Gattaca' the unity of visual and sound is just spellbinding - as we see skin and hair fall on the ground. His choice of high notes are not unfamiliar. The string arrangement here becomes the motif winding in and out of other tracks.

Many other tracks are great but if you put a gun to my head and force me to name my other favourites then they would be...(2)'God's Hands' - a second motif (3)'The One Moment' (5)'The Arrival' - love the lingering piano in the string composition as the end of the track finishes on high keys (6) 'Becoming Jerome' - the faster tempo brings relief (7) 'Call Me Eugene' - more lingering piano in string composition (10) 'Not the Only One' - horns to blow you away (11) 'Second Morrow' - horn arrangement echoing 'The Piano' (12) 'Impromptu' -see above (14) 'It Must Be Light' - similar to 'Second Morrow' (21) 'The Truth' - simply tender (23) 'The Departure'.

It is interesting how many of Nyman's works accompany those films with alienated characters (see Ada in 'The Piano' or Georgina in 'The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover'). I am not sure if it is the excellence of Nyman on his own terms or his incredible connection with the film(s). Whatever the case - if you cherished his previous soundtrack works, I can guarantee you will not be disappointed here. I am very hard to please when it comes to films and soundtracks and don't always give a 5-star rating but in this case it is truly deserved!

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