Moonrise Kingdom (score)

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Moonrise Kingdom (Original Score)
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Film score by
Alexandre Desplat and Mark Mothersbaugh
ReleasedJune 19, 2012
Genre
Length18:40
Label ABKCO
Producer
Wes Anderson film score chronology
Fantastic Mr. Fox
(2009)		Moonrise Kingdom
(2012)		 The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014)
No.TitleLength
1."The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 1: A Veiled Mist"03:16
2."The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 2: Smoke/Fire"02:53
3."The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 3: The Salt Air"01:38
4."Camp Ivanhoe Cadence Medley" (written by Mark Mothersbaugh; performed by Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps)01:36
5."The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 4-6: Thunder, Lightning and Rain"05:00
6."The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Part 7: After The Storm"03:55
Total length:18:40

Reception

Faded Glamour wrote "Desplat’s compositions are magical, whimsical pieces that are exciting and joyous and dramatic, sometimes all at once. They complete Anderson’s world beautifully." [10] Jonathan Broxton wrote "the music for Moonrise Kingdom is certainly creative in its makeup, and mirrors the off-kilter nature of the film itself, I found myself completely unable to engage with Desplat’s music on an emotional level; it’s music that’s just “there” – pretty, light, lively, but never really going much beyond the bare bones in terms of what it provides the listener. In many ways, it’s a perfect reflection of Anderson’s directorial and screenwriting sensibility: it stays detached from the audience, instead being content to present a few light-hearted vignettes that either connect with the audience, or don’t. There’s no middle ground." [11] Mint's Sanjukta Sharma called the music as "scintillating", [12] while The Hollywood Reporter 's Todd McCarthy and Collider 's Adam Chitwood called the score and "excellent" and "wonderfully bright". [13] [14] Calling it as one of the "best film scores of 2012", IndieWire stated "Desplat's score fits perfectly, despite featuring in brief". [15] IndieWire, [16] and Collider [17] also called it as one of the "decade's best film score".

Accolades

Moonrise Kingdom was not eligible to be nominated for Best Original Score at the 85th Academy Awards, [18] due to the Desplat's use of Benjamin Britten's music in the score. [18]

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef(s)
Broadcast Film Critics Association January 10, 2013 Best Composer Alexandre Desplat Nominated [19]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 17, 2012 Best Original Score Nominated [20]
IndieWire Critics Poll December 18, 2012Best Original Score/Soundtrack4th place [21]
International Cinephile Society February 11, 2013Best Original ScoreNominated [22]
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International Film Music Critics Association February 21, 2013 Best Original Score for a Comedy Film Nominated [24]
San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2012 Best ScoreNominated [25]
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association December 10, 2012 Best Score Nominated [26]
World Soundtrack Awards October 20, 2012 Soundtrack Composer of the YearNominated [27]

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References

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