Emma (2020 soundtrack)

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Emma. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length49:38
Label Back Lot Music
Producer
Isobel Waller-Bridge chronology
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(2018)
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(2020)
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(2021)
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Emma Woodhouse"1:48
2."Poor Miss Taylor"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:41
3."Mr. Knightley"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:39
4."Emma Is Bored"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:44
5."Harriet Smith"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:16
6."Country Life" The Watersons 1:59
7."Harriet Smith and Robert Martin Meet On the Road"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:09
8."How Firm a Foundation"2:51
9."Mr. Elton Reveals the Portrait"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:51
10."Hark! Hark What News"
  • Prior
  • The Carnival
1:43
11."Walk To Mrs. Goddard's School"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:36
12."Christmas Dinner At the Weston's"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:22
13."O Waly, Waly"2:45
14."You Must Sample the Tart"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:43
15."Jane Fairfax Plays Mozart Sonata in F" Amber Anderson 1:46
16."Harriet Smith and Robert Martin Meet In the Rain"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:50
17."Frank Churchill Arrives At Hartfield"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:42
18."We Cannot Do Without Dancing"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:54
19."Supper Party At the Coles"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:01
20."Mr. Knightley and Jane Fairfax Duet (Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes)"
1:33
21."Mrs. Elton Arrives At Hartfield"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:29
22."We Shall Have Our Ball"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:21
23."Mr. Turner's Waltz"Chamber Orchestra of London2:09
24."Mr. Knightley Chases After Emma"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:10
25."Mr. Knightley Is Destroyed"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:55
26."Donwell Abbey (Haydn's Farewell Symphony)"Anderson1:42
27."Badly Done, Emma"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
0:59
28."Jane Fairfax Plays Beethoven Sonata No. 23"Anderson0:57
29."Emma Is Lost"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:06
30."The Proposal (Under the Horse Chestnut Tree)"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
3:35
31."The Game of Cards"
3:20
32."A Chill Draft About the Knees"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
1:05
33."Emma and Mr. Knightley (A Kiss Before They Wed)"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
3:06
34."Queen Bee"Flynn3:38
35."Emma Suite"
  • Waller-Bridge
  • Schweitzer
6:07
Total length:62:32

Reception

The music received positive critical reception, with The Guardian 's Peter Bradshaw calling the soundtrack as "frantically intrusive", [11] while Mark Kermode "Musically, Emma. juxtaposes folk tunes with operatic voices as the action traverses social boundaries, with composers Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer linking characters to instruments (a harp for Emma, a bassoon for Mr Knightley) in their cues. Live performances play a key role, too, from the piano duelling of Emma and Jane Fairfax (the multitalented Amber Anderson) to a duet in which Knightley sings and plays violin while Emma seethes silently from a distance." [12] Luke Goodsell of ABC News called it as: "a soundtrack that mixes perky classical cues (Beethoven, Mozart) with folksy ballads". [13]

CineVue's "David Schweitzer and Isobel Waller-Bridge’s plinky-plonky score, insists a little too frequently in reminding the audience of its own light-heartedness instead of simply letting the tone speak for itself." [14] David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote "David Schweitzer and Isobel Waller-Bridge’s minuet-like score might have felt oppressive had de Wilde not baked the music into each scene, so that every strut, smile, and touch is folded into a greater dance (rigid compositions help make de Wilde’s frames seem like stages)." [15] He further listed it as one of the "best film scores of 2020". [16]

James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "it’s gorgeous, sumptuous romantic music, starting with a piece of opera and never really letting up. It’s extremely pretty, accomplished music with a surprising amount of period flair; tuneful, classically orchestrated, almost perennially happy. there's some very elegant instrumental music as well, both the somewhat inevitable cheery pizzicato strings and some more tender material. The score makes up just under 40 minutes of the album and the only real negative is that a number of cues are very short. There’s real quality here so it’s an easy recommendation to make." [17] Jonathan Broxton wrote "Emma is certainly up there as one of the most accomplished and enjoyable comedy scores in quite some time. The music has that quintessential English period sound so beloved of the BBC, and of films based on works by Austen and the Bronte sisters. The orchestrations are beautiful, ranging from the effortlessly charming combination of strings and woodwinds, to the operatic vocals that soar. And the technical content of the score is outstanding too, with a strongly thematic approach." [18]

Chart performance

Chart (2020)Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [19] 53
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [20] 23
US Billboard 200 [21] 99
US Soundtrack Albums ( Billboard ) [22] 12

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