In Dreams (soundtrack)

Infobox Album |
Artist = Elliot Goldenthal
Name = In Dreams
Type = Soundtrack


Released = October 12th, 1999
Genre = Classical
Avante garde
Modernist
Jazz fusion
Progressive
Electronica
Length = 47:27
Label = Varese Sarabande,
"Cat.VSD-6001"
Producer = Matthias Gohl
Last album = "The Butcher Boy" (1998)
This album = "In Dreams"
(1998)
Next album = "Sphere"
(1998)
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfexqtjldke link]
* Musicfromthemovies Rating|3|5 [http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=280 link]
* Moviemusic.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.moviemusic.com/comments.asp?mm=indreams&author=0&rn=1 link]

The score to the psychological thriller In Dreams by Elliot Goldenthal is an avante-garde work filled with his trade-mark techniques and dissonance. Composed in 1999 and working again with frequent collaberator Neil Jordan, it also features songs by Roy Orbison and The Andrews Sisters.

The Score

Stylistically similar to his score for "Heat" with the use of dark, at times deliberately off-key, electric guitars layered upon one another (a technique he has referred to as a "guitar orchestra") over menacing string and brass arrangements typical of his style, using "Deaf Elk" for this purpose and employing the use of a string quartet; also with this score, as in "Titus", his use of saxophone "(played by Bruce Williamson)" is very off-beat, earthy and avant-garde. [ [http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=280 In Dreams - Music from the Movies ] ] [ [http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/in_dreams.html Filmtracks: In Dreams (Elliot Goldenthal) ] ]

The dark mood is off-set with more delicate (yet still ominous) piano and string pieces; also the use of electronic arrangements "(produced by Richard Martinez)", something Goldenthal embraced on this score with more substance than he had done in the past. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfexqtjldke allmusic ((( In Dreams > Overview ))) ] ]

The score also features three tracks by other artists including one, "Dream Baby", with lyrics by Neil Jordan, vocals by Elizabeth Fraser and music by Goldenthal. The Orchestral music was performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra.

Track listing

# Agitato Dolorosa (5:00)
# Claire's Nocturne (2:38)
# The Pull of Red (2:08)
# Appellatron (3:32)
# Wraith Loops (3:26)
# Rubber Room Stomp (2:01)
# Pulled by Red (1:11)
# Scytheoplicity (3:25)
# "In Dreams" (2:49) by Roy Orbison
# Rebecca's Abduction (4:31)
# Premonition Lento (1:43)
# While We Sleep (2:36)
# "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)" (2:14) by The Andrews Sisters
# Andante (3:36)
# Elegy Ostinato (4:07)
# "Dream Baby" (4:30) by Elizabeth Fraser

Audio

Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - In Dreams - Agitato Dolorosa.ogg|title="Agitato Dolorosa"|description=Sample of "Agitato Dolorosa" from the album "In Dreams".|format=Ogg "this track exemplifies his sharp, avante garde string arangments using a quartet.Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - In Dreams - Appellatron.ogg|title="Appellatron"|description=Sample of "Appellatron" from the album "In Dreams".|format=Ogg " this saxophone heavy track provides a glimpse at Goldenthals ability to warp such an instrument and create a unique atmosphere.Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - In Dreams - Pulled By Red.ogg|title="Pulled By Red"|description=Sample of "Pulled By Red" from the album "In Dreams".|format=Ogg "a lighter more "dream like" cue with a lamenting overtone."Listen|filename=Elliot Goldenthal - In Dreams - Scytheoplicity.ogg|title="Scytheoplicity"|description=Sample of "Scytheoplicity" from the album "In Dreams".|format=Ogg "Deaf Elk" (the guitar orchestra Goldenthal employed for the "Heat" and "Titus" scores) provide their epic, menacing guitar dissonance for this track."

Crew/Credit

* Orchestral Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal
* Produced by Teese Gohl and Elliot Goldenthal
* Orchestrated by Robert Elhai and Elliot Goldenthal
* Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer and Edward Shearmur
* Performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra
* Recorded and Mixed by Joel Iwataki
* "Deaf Elk" guitars: Page Hamilton, Mark Stewart, Andrew Hawkins, David Reid, Eric Hubel
* Saxophone performed by Bruce Williamson
* Piano performed by Sally Heath
* Electronic Music Produced by Richard Martinez

References

External links

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* [http://goldenthal.filmmusic.com/film/indreams/index.html Page for the score on Goldenthals site]
* [http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/in_dreams.html review at filmtracks.com]