Romeo and Juliet – Music From the Motion Picture Volume 2 – CD
Volume One of Romeo and Juliet satisfied listeners’ desire for a jamboree of rap, gospel, 70s glam, and indie tracks. It did some chopping and changing to make for a coherent listening experience. Not so for Volume Two–this colelction masterfully edits together its disparate elements, and uses dialogue soundbites from the movie to blend one piece into the next. The three composers names get no further breakdown for who did what, but from the evidence of Craig Armstrong’s subsequent career (Plunkett & Macleane for example) it’s obvious he had a large hand in the now infamous “Prologue” choral showpiece. It’s passing similarity to Carl Orff’s “O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana has been used in countless film trailers since. Where this quasi-religious style sought to ground the movie in an appropriately classical idiom, the flip-side was the contemporary look and setting. With “O Verona” and “Gas Station Scene”, the two noble houses become street gangs. The latter cue makes for a spaghetti western stand-off using many of Ennio Morricone’s celebrated effects. Although the lovers are given plenty of strings soli (“Balcony Scene”), there’s still room for hard rock. And for those who missed it on the first album, the Quindon Tarver version of “When Doves Cry” is here in all its glory. –Paul Tonks
Additional information
| Weight | 0.098 kg |
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| brand | Craig Armstrong |
| dimensions | 12.4 x 14.2 x 1.19 cm; 83.91 Grams |