Before Sunset and Before Sunrise
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Performer: Julie DelpyPerformer: Lou Christie
Performer: Igor Kipnis
Performer: Kathy McCarty
Performer: Laurence Dreyfus & Ketil Haugsand
Performer: The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Performer: Kath Bloom
Performer: Harald Waiglein
Performer: Loud
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2004-07-06
Music Label: Milan Records
Soundtracks:
- Je T'Aime Tant
- Living Life
- A Waltz for a Night
- 'Andante' from Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Minor, BWV 1027 [Alterna]
- Dido and Ã?neas Overture [Alternate Version]
- An Ocean Apart
- Come Here
- 'Varianto 25' from the Goldberg Variations I G Major, BWV 988 [Alterna]
- The Human Pump
- Dancing With da Rat
- Trapeze
Music reviews of Before Sunset and Before Sunrise
Music Review: Not as good as the Movies
Rating: 3 Stars
If you loved the the concoction of music that made their indelible marks in "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset", the soundtrack will come as a major let-down to you. While selective tracks were memorable and brought back fond memories of the movies' moving montages, the soundtrack which lasted a mere 34 minutes and 36 seconds was way too brief to afford the listener a chance to fully appreciate and relish the music that made these superbly-directed movies truly unforgettable.
The best tracks - "Purcell's Dido & Aeneas Overture*" (Track 5), "Bach's Andante from Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major" (Track 4) and "Bach's Goldberg Variations in G Major*" (Track 8) - played during the beginning and finishing sequences of "Before Sunrise" simply wasn't aired long enough, leaving one insatiated and yearning for more. The next best tracks are the ones featuring silky-voiced Julie Delpy as the solo songstress - "Je t'aime tant" (Track 1); "An Ocean Apart" (Track 6) and "A Waltz For a Night" (Track 3) - while not perfectly sung, these numbers were performed with great urgency and relevance, but sadly too few and far between.
All said, these six tracks are the sole redeeming grace of the soundtrack as it showcased Linklater's and his editors' ingenious edge in handpicking magical pieces not only in their own right (especially those chosen for "Before Sunrise") but music that worked cohesively in transcending the two movies from extraordinary to sublime. But the fact of the matter is: one inevitably feels the pinch of being ripped of and remorseful that the producers had to spoil what could have been a most tantalizing experience in owning the perfect soundtrack to the much loved movies. If only they had extended the repertoire by including Nina Simone's closing number; songs from Delpy's album (2003) or her unreleased works (either those accompanied by her guitar-playing or au naturel a cappellas would be fine); not least extended versions of the classical recordings to fill this skimpily tossed up soundtrack hastily rendered to milk the success of the movies. This would have made the soundtrack truly 5-star worthy.
*If you've enjoyed Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, one of the best renditions of the opera was performed by Christopher Hogwood's Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music (Decca, 1994). For Bach's Goldberg Variations, check out Pierre Hantai's spectacular performance on the Harpsichord (Mirare, 2003).
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