Lincoln (soundtrack)

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Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Film score by
John Williams
ReleasedNovember 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)
Recorded2012
Studio Symphony Center, Chicago
Genre Soundtrack
Length58:46
Label Sony Classical
Producer John Williams
John Williams chronology
War Horse
(2011)		Lincoln
(2012)		 The Book Thief
(2013)

Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2012 biographical historical drama film Lincoln , based on the Doris Kearns Goodwin's 2005 biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln , a semi-biographical novel that covers the final four months of United States President Abraham Lincoln's life. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Tony Kushner and featured musical score composed by John Williams, Spielberg's frequent collaborator. The orchestral score was recorded at Symphony Center, Chicago by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus. [1] It was released by Sony Classical on November 2, 2012. [2]

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The score received critical acclaim, with praise being directed on Williams' composition and orchestration. It was nominated for Original Score at several award ceremonies including Academy Awards, [3] [4] Golden Globe Awards, [5] British Academy Film Awards, [6] Satellite Awards and Grammy Awards. [7] It won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score, and International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Drama Film.

Track listing

The track list of Lincoln's score was unveiled on August 24, 2012. [8] The revelation of the track titles, according to IndieWire and CinemaBlend were considered as "mild spoilers" to the film's storyline, which also calling it as suitably important and historical in a grand manner. [2] [9] All music was composed by Williams, except "Battle Cry of Freedom" which was written in 1862 by American composer George Frederick Root (1820–1895) during the American Civil War.

Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."The People's House"3:43
2."The Purpose of the Amendment"3:07
3."Getting Out the Vote"2:49
4."The American Process"3:57
5."The Blue and Grey"3:00
6."With Malice Toward None"1:51
7."Call to Muster, and Battle Cry of Freedom"2:17
8."The Southern Delegation, and the Dream"4:43
9."Father and Son"1:42
10."The Race to the House"2:42
11."Equality under the Law"3:12
12."Freedom's Call"6:08
13."Elegy"2:35
14."Remembering Willie"1:51
15."Appomattox, April 9, 1865"2:38
16."The Peterson House, and Finale"11:00
17."With Malice Toward None (Piano Solo)"1:31
Total length:58:46

A For Your Consideration promotional album was released prior to the film's soundtrack release, in order to be shortlisted for nominations at major award ceremonies. [10]

For Your Consideration track list
No.TitleLength
1."Quickstep And The American Process" 
2."Sleeping Tad" 
3."With Malice Toward None" 
4."Getting Out the Vote" 
5."The Southern Delegation Arrives" 
6."Remembering Willie" 
7."Message From Grant and Decisions" 
8."No Sixteen Year Olds Left" 
9."The Telegraph Office" 
10."The Purpose of the Amendment" 
11."Equality Under the Law" 
12."Welcome to This House" 
13."The American Process" 
14."Lincoln Responds To Southern VP" 
15."City Point" 
16."Lincoln And Grant / Lee's Departure" 
17."Trumpet Hymn" 
18."Now He Belongs to the Ages" 
19."End Credits" 

Reception

The soundtrack received exceptionally positive critical response, praising John Williams' composition and orchestration. From the Texas Public Radio, Nathan Cone stated "Lincoln is hands-down, pleasing music, stately, elegant, with just a hint of the country charm that remained within [Abraham] Lincoln himself, as masterfully played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the film". [1] James Southall wrote that the score of Lincoln as "exceptional" and "might be strong contender for major award ceremonies". [11] Calling it as "one of the standout works, so far in 2012", Jonathan Broxton addressed the score as "a proud and respectful musical tribute to a true American hero". [12] Hypable called the score as "masterful and memorable". [13] MFiles.com wrote "Lincoln is a score that once again proves no composer can pierce to the emotional heart of a movie with as much tact and grace as John Williams. His music is never just noise for the sake of it, is never dominated by ego or aimless padding. Instead, he always serves the emotional needs of the movie through good, old-fashioned orchestral magic, and it's always a treat to behold. Although the music is for the most part fairly quiet, the building blocks are more easily identifiable than they have been in many Williams scores of late, making it a pleasurable and well-constructed listening experience. And let's not forget Spielberg's part in this enduring collaboration. As director, he shows real sensitivity and understanding in how to deploy music, helping to draw out the very best from Williams. The score works brilliantly on album and yet its largely unobtrusive presence in the film also needs to be commended, quietly urging the drama along and never getting in the way." [14] Filmtracks.com stated "There is extraordinary, carefully crafted finesse to this material that, while perhaps tired and repetitive in Williams' own body of incredible achievements, remains remarkable to behold in the 2010's." [15] CinemaBlend and Collider ranked it as "one of the best scores from Williams' and Spielberg's collaboration". [16] [17]

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Catalog codeRef.
United StatesNovember 30, 2012 CD 88725446852 [18]
January 11, 2013 Vinyl [19]
United KingdomDecember 7, 2012CD [20]
AustraliaNovember 28, 2012 [21]
BrazilDecember 31, 2012 [22]
JapanApril 3, 2013SICP 3786 [23]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Academy Awards [24] February 24, 2013 Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
British Academy Film Awards [25] February 10, 2013 Best Original Music Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards [26] January 10, 2013 Best Score Won
Golden Globe Awards [27] January 13, 2013 Best Original Score Nominated
Grammy Awards [28] January 26, 2014 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated
Houston Film Critics Awards [29] January 6, 2012Best ScoreNominated
International Film Music Critics Association Awards [30] February 21, 2013Film Score of the YearNominated
Film Composer of the YearNominated
Best Original Score for a Drama FilmWon
Film Music Composition of the YearNominated
Satellite Awards [31] December 16, 2012 Best Original Score Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards [32] December 10, 2012 Best Score Nominated

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