The Hours (film score)

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The Hours (film score) is a minimalist, emotionally resonant film soundtrack by composer Philip Glass, noted for its repetitive piano and string motifs that underscore the intertwined narratives of the 2002 film "The Hours."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedWithCharacter Clarissa Vaughan (character in The Hours)
Laura Brown (character in The Hours)
Virginia Woolf (character in The Hours)
linked to: Virginia Woolf
basedOn The Hours (2002 film)
linked to: The Hours
composer Philip Glass
conductor Michael Riesman
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely praised for emotional resonance
directorOfAssociatedWork Stephen Daldry
genre contemporary classical music
film score
minimalist music
hasTrack An Unwelcome Friend
Choosing Life
Dead Things
Escape
For Your Own Benefit
I'm Going to Make a Cake
Morning Passages
Something She Has To Do
The Hours
The Kiss
The Poet Acts
Vanessa and the Changelings
Why Does Someone Have to Die?
influenced subsequent minimalist film scores
label Nonesuch Records
language instrumental
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
notableFeature emotional and meditative tone
minimalist ostinato patterns
repetitive piano motifs
string motifs
originallyComposedFor The Hours (2002 film)
linked to: The Hours
partOf The Hours (franchise)
partOfComposerOeuvre Philip Glass film music
performer Michael Riesman
Nick Ingman
The Lyric Quartet
producer Kurt Munkacsi
Michael Riesman
recordedIn 2001
releaseYear 2002
styleCharacteristic piano-led textures with strings accompaniment
repetition and gradual variation
usedToUnderscore intertwined narratives of three women

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Philip Glass notableWork The Hours (film score)
Philip Glass notableWork The Hours (film score)
subject linked to: Philip