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The Piano

The Piano
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Track Listing

  1. To The Edge Of The Earth
  2. Big My Secret
  3. Wild And Distant Shore
  4. Heart Asks Pleasure First
  5. Here To There
  6. Promise
  7. Bed Of Ferns
  8. Fling
  9. Scent Of Love
  10. Deep Into The Forest
  11. Mood That Passes Through You
  12. Lost And Found
  13. Embrace
  14. Little Impulse
  15. Sacrifice
  16. I Clipped Your Wing
  17. Wounded
  18. All Imperfect Things
  19. Dreams Of A Journey
  20. Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #119851 in Music
  • Released on: 2004-03-22
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Formats: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
  • Original language: English, Maori
  • Dimensions: .15 pounds
  • Running time: 61 minutes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Michael Nyman came of age as a classical composer in the radical London of the late '60s. His work embraces multiple vernaculars (jazz, avant garde, conceptual art) and helped cement the foundation of what came to be known as minimalism. Decades into his career, Nyman's score to Jane Campion's film The Piano made him a star. The movie's themes of colonialism and silence (its protagonist, portrayed by Holly Hunter, cannot speak) were perfectly aligned with his longtime interests in world and ambient music. Horn players assist members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in fleshing out Nyman's stately, hymn-like motifs. On the more heavily orchestrated cues, sentimentality wins out over minimalist restraint; the best tracks feature Nyman on solo piano, playing the rudimentary, faux period repertoire of Hunter's character. --Marc Weidenbaum

Customer Reviews

Mesmerising5
My theory goes that most movies named simply 'The *****' are worth watching. This masterpiece proves my theory in spades. A straightforward storyline with a twist or two, a sumptuous and haunting musical accompaniment, and immense acting drags you unceremoniously through every emotion known to man - elation, fear, humour, disguist - and then some. Ensure you'll have no interruptions for two hours, don't eat anything with wrappings that rustle, sit back and be awe-inspired.