Track Listing

1. Summer 78 (Instrumental)
2. Coma
3. Childhood (1)
4. From Prison To Hospital
5. Mother
6. Watching Lara
7. Dishes
8. First Rendez-Vous
9. The Decant Session
10. Lara’s Castle
11. The Deutsch Mark Is Coming
12. I Saw Daddy Today
13. Birthday Preparations
14. Good Bye Lenin
15. Childhood (2)
16. Letters
17. Mother’s Journey
18. Preparations For The Last Tv Fake
19. Mother Will Die
20. Father Is Late
21. Father And Mother
22. Finding The Money
23. Summer 78 [With Claire Pichet]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18927 in Music
• Released on: 2003-07-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Original language: German
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 39 minutes

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Yann Tiersen's soundtrack is a perfect accompaniment to the film Good Bye, Lenin!, but also stands as a piece of music on its own. I was not previously familiar with his work but would heartily recommend it. You will like this particularly if you like post-minimalist music like Philip Glass and Michael Nyman (in particular some passages are reminiscent of The Draughtsman's Contract). After listening closely it seems almost the entire work is derived from one single theme, but with infinite variety in mood and instrumentation.

An excellent example of a modern classical soundtrack
I enjoyed the film immensely and the soundtrack obviously evokes part of what is a moving film touched with many comic moments as well as sadness and emmotion. The soundtrack is not what you would necessarily expect from a 2003 film set in 1989-90 as it is exclusively modern classical but actually it suits very well. Summer 78 is one of the most emmotive haunting pieces I've heard in a while. It's the sort of music you listen to when you have time and piece to relax and enjoy. When it's raining outside on a Sunday afternoon would be my tip.

Haunting Soundtrack from Good Bye Lenin
In the film Good Bye Lenin, considered to be one of the best German comedies ever made [yes there is such a thing as a German comedy], the music plays adds considerably to the films atmosphere.

The CD contains most of the music from the film [with the exception of pieces such as the Sandman theme] including the fine piano duets and instrumental backgrounds making it a must for people who enjoyed the film.