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Master and Commander

SKU: 02604

Price:
AU $18.13

Label: UMG Cat. No.: 475 398-2 Medium: CD No. Discs: 1

The original sound track recording of the film Master and Commander, based on the revered novels of Patrick O'Brian about the Royal Navy during the Napoleanic Wars.

Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany star in the lead roles of Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Stephen Maturin.

A trio of noted Australian musicians - Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti and Christopher Gordon - composed the film's score. They previously collaborated on "The Ghost of Time," a piece commissioned for the Millennium celebrations in Sydney, which came to the attention of Peter Weir. The director was so impressed, he played the piece on the Master And Commander set throughout production, and he asked its creators to write the music for his movie.

The score interweaves "Old World" and "New World" music, reflecting the talents and backgrounds of its composers. Iva Davies hails from both pop and classical traditions; Richard Tognetti, one of the world's great violin virtuosos, taught Russell Crowe the ins and outs of the instrument; and film/television composer Christopher Gordon brought orchestral texture to the project.

Given the period, it comes as no surprise that the score is infused with source music from Bach (Cello Suite) and Mozart, among other great classical composers.

Percussion dominates portions of the score. "Drums signal the forward movement of the ship," says Davies, "that it's on a mission. It brings you back into the action." The score's biggest surprise comes with its use of synthesizers. "Peter doesn't make films in the expected way," says Davies, "and for that reason we wanted the score to be not what everyone expected. Peter wanted some scenes to have what I call a kind of 'futuristic' sense" - conveying the idea that these 19th century sailors were cutting-edge explorers.

Composers:

Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti, Christopher Gordon.

Tracks:

The Far Side of the World
Into the Fog
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 K.216, 3rd movement
The cuckold comes out of the Amery
Smoke 'n' Oakum
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Corelli: Adagio from Concerto Grosso op. 6, No. 8 in G minor
The Doldrums
J.S. Bach: Prelude From the Unaccompanied Cello Suite no. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma, cello
The Galapogos
Folk Medley
The Phasmid
The Battle
Boccherini: La Musica Notturna Delle Strade di Madrid no. 6, Op. 30
Full Circle

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No. of Discs:

SKU #:

02604

Label:

UMG

Catalog #:

475 398-2

Price: AU $18.13

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