Marie Antoinette (soundtrack)

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Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Genre
Length91:02
Label
Producer Brian Reitzell
Professional ratings
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Marie Antoinette: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2006 historical drama film Marie Antoinette . It was released on October 10, 2006, by Verve Forecast Records and Polydor Records. The soundtrack is composed heavily of atmospheric guitar-based rock music and electronic music, a trend established in previous Coppola films such as Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides , which were also produced by music director Brian Reitzell.

Contents

While the film itself is set in 18th-century France, the bulk of the soundtrack consists of 1980s new wave and post-punk artists such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, New Order, The Cure, and Bow Wow Wow. The soundtrack also contains several period baroque pieces, including works by François Couperin, Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Domenico Scarlatti.

The limited-edition vinyl version has album art by Elizabeth Peyton. [3] Roger Neill served as a historic music consultant on the film.[ citation needed ]

Reception

The album debuted at number 154 on the US Billboard 200. In its second week, it jumped to number 97. [4]

It was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the 12th Critics' Choice Awards. [5]

In 2013, the album was listed among twenty decade-defining soundtracks of the 2000s by Empire magazine. [6]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Hong Kong Garden" (with strings intro)Kenny Morris, John McKay, Steven Severin, Siouxsie Sioux Siouxsie and the Banshees 3:10
2."Aphrodisiac"Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman, Annabella Lwin, Malcolm McLaren Bow Wow Wow 2:57
3."What Ever Happened?"Julian Casablancas The Strokes 2:48
4."Pulling Our Weight"Johan Duncanson, Martin Larsson The Radio Dept. 3:21
5."Ceremony"Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner New Order 4:22
6."Natural's Not in It"Hugo Burnham, Andrew Gill, Jon King Gang of Four 3:06
7."I Want Candy" (Kevin Shields remix)Bert Berns, Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein /Richard GottehrerBow Wow Wow2:39
8."Kings of the Wild Frontier"Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni Adam and the Ants 3:56
9."Concerto in G" (from "Concerto for Strings and Continuo in G major" RV 151 Concerto alla rustica: I presto) Antonio Vivaldi Roger Neill 2:31
10."The Melody of a Fallen Tree"Dan Matz, Jason McNeely Windsor for the Derby 8:16
11."I Don't Like It Like This"Johan DuncansonThe Radio Dept.4:08
12."Plainsong"Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams The Cure 5:08
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Intro Versailles"  0:37
2."Jynweythek Ylow" Aphex Twin Aphex Twin 2:35
3."Opus 17" Dustin O'Halloran Dustin O'Halloran2:03
4."Il Secondo Giorno" (instrumental)Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin Air 4:57
5."Keen On Boys"Johan Duncanson, Martin Larsson The Radio Dept. 4:49
6."Opus 23"Dustin O'HalloranDustin O'Halloran3:08
7."Les barricades mystérieuses" François Couperin Patricia Mabee2:35
8."Fools Rush In" (Kevin Shields remix)Rube Bloom, Johnny MercerBow Wow Wow2:19
9."Avril 14th" Aphex Twin Aphex Twin 1:58
10."K. 213" Domenico Scarlatti Patricia Mabee4:22
11."Tommib Help Buss"Tom Jenkinson Squarepusher 2:10
12."Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux" (from Castor et Pollux RCT 32, Act I, Scene III: Air de Télaïre) Jean Philippe Rameau Agnès Mellon, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants 5:54
13."Opus 36"Dustin O'HalloranDustin O'Halloran1:45
14."All Cats Are Grey"Simon Gallup, Laurence TolhurstThe Cure5:23

Charts

Chart (2006–07)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [7] 37
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 163
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [9] 10
US Billboard 200 [10] 97
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [11] 6

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