Enola Holmes (soundtrack)

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Enola Holmes (Music from the Netflix Film)
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ReleasedSeptember 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
Recorded2019–2020
Studio Abbey Road Studios
AIR Studios
Genre Film score
Length1:06:32
Label Milan Records
Producer Daniel Pemberton
Daniel Pemberton chronology
Birds of Prey
(2020)
Enola Holmes
(2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
(2020)
No.TitleLength
1."Enola Holmes (Wild Child)"3:00
2."Gifts From Mother"1:09
3."Mycroft & Sherlock Holmes"1:02
4."Cracking The Chrysanthemums Cypher"2:35
5."The Game Is Afoot"1:53
6."Train Escape"3:36
7."Nincompoop"1:39
8."Marquis"1:23
9."Fields Of London"1:10
10."London Arrival"2:31
11."Dressing Up Box"1:18
12."Messages For Mother"1:44
13."The Limehouse Puzzle"2:15
14."Limehouse Lane"2:41
15."Fight Combat"3:22
16."Edge Of A Cliff"1:41
17."Basilwether Hall"1:38
18."Forest Clues"2:50
19."Tewkesbury's Trail"1:41
20."Escaping Lestrade"1:55
21."Making A Lady"3:16
22."School Escape"2:55
23."Tick Tock"3:49
24."For England"3:34
25."Ha!"1:18
26."Enola & Tewkesbury Farewell"2:56
27."An Old Friend"1:54
28."Mother"2:02
29."Enola Holmes (The Future Is Up To Us)"3:45
Total length:66:32

Reception

The music received critical acclaim. Jonathan Broxton wrote "every single part of Enola Holmes is just superb. The three main themes are memorable in their own way, and the way that Pemberton constantly finds new ways to adapt them, arrange them, change the instrumentation, and find new emotional messages, is very impressive. The depth and intricacy of the orchestrations means that the score is never dull; there’s always a new sound combination, or a new texture, just around the corner. Fans of the quintessentially ‘English’ sound in film music will find it in abundance here, and those who were also drawn to Hans Zimmer and David Arnold’s respective musical interpretations of the Holmes legacy will also find that a lot of this score occasionally treads similar paths." [7] James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "Enola Holmes is a delightful score – it’s conventional by recent Pemberton standards but still features a number of quirks and it feels so continually fresh and energetic" and concluded it as "one of the year’s strongest scores and an album which will reward repeated listens". [8]

Filmtracks.com wrote "Enola Holmes is a mixture of incredibly inventive, engaging, and enthusiastic attitude and insanely disjointed instrumental quirkiness. When this score excels, it enthralls you, breaks your heart, and piques your intellectual interest. When it tries your patience, it's usually doing so as Pemberton tries to be too cute with one of his endless crescendos of pomposity or gets sidetracked by the darker passages. When you evaluate these two tendencies of the score together, however, the positives far outweigh the negatives. On album, the presentation may benefit from abandoning any attempt to program a chronological narrative organization and instead place the Enola theme's portions together in one group, the love theme and mother material in another, and the mystery theme's boisterous variants in one more. The score has outstanding cues throughout but needs some care when admiring its explosively wild ride outside of the film." [9]

Film Music Central wrote "This soundtrack is, without a doubt, an incredible adventure to listen to". [10] Mfiles wrote "You could describe the score as very much like the film's central character: relatable and a little bit eccentric. It has action, drama, mystery, adventure, and jeopardy but also some character development and emotion. It is full of good tunes and propulsive rhythms, with interesting and sometimes surprising instrumentation. While I wouldn't expect the score to be a serious oscar-contender, it is a hugely entertaining listen which further extends Pemberton's range." [11] Marvelous Geeks Media writer Jenna Anne stated "Enola Holmes’ original score, even without the context of the film is simply magical, adventurous, and so surprisingly comforting even amidst the more upbeat tracks." [12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes. [13]

Chart performance

Chart (2020)Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [14] 44
US Billboard 200 [15] 91
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [16] 14

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chitwood, Adam (September 11, 2020). "Exclusive: 'Enola Holmes' Soundtrack Details, First Listen Revealed for Daniel Pemberton's Score". Collider . Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. "Daniel Pemberton: Enola Holmes - Soundtrack". Milan Records. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. Daniel PEMBERTON - Enola Holmes (Soundtrack) Vinyl at Juno Records. , retrieved November 3, 2022
  4. "Daniel Pemberton to Score Harry Bradbeer's 'Enola Holmes'". Film Music Reporter. July 23, 2019. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "An Interview with Daniel Pemberton". composer.spitfireaudio.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Enola Holmes composer teases 'Harry Potter' vibe for Millie Bobby Brown movie". Syfy. February 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  7. "ENOLA HOLMES – Daniel Pemberton". MOVIE MUSIC UK. September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. "Enola Holmes soundtrack review | Daniel Pemberton | movie-wave.net". October 18, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  9. "Filmtracks: Enola Holmes (Daniel Pemberton)". www.filmtracks.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. Central, Film Music (September 24, 2020). "Soundtrack Review: Enola Holmes (2020)". Film Music Central. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. "Daniel Pemberton: Enola Holmes - original soundtrack OST film score review". www.mfiles.co.uk. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. Anne, Jenna (May 17, 2021). "Music Monday: 'Enola Holmes' (Original Score) by Daniel Pemberton". Marvelous Geeks Media. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  13. Daniel Pemberton - Enola Holmes (Music From The Netflix Film) , retrieved November 3, 2022
  14. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  15. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  16. "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2022.