Moonrise Kingdom (score)

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All tracks are written by Alexandre Desplat, except where noted.

Moonrise Kingdom (Original Score)
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Film score by
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]
[23]
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]

See also

References

  1. Moonrise Kingdom (Original Score), January 1, 2012, retrieved July 6, 2022
  2. Feinberg, Scott (December 25, 2012). "Wes Anderson on His Life, Career and Biggest Success Yet, 'Moonrise Kingdom' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  3. Weintraub, Steve (January 10, 2012). "Alexandre Desplat Talks EXTREMELY LOUD, HARRY POTTER, MOONRISE KINGDOM, More". Collider. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  4. Taylor, Drew (January 10, 2013). "Composer Alexandre Desplat Talks Scoring 'Zero Dark Thirty,' Working With Terrence Malick, Wes Anderson & More". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. Davis, Edward (April 11, 2012). "'Moonrise Kingdom' Soundtrack Features Françoise Hardy, Hank Williams & The Partial Return of Mark Mothersbaugh". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Goodman, Lanie (May 17, 2012). "The Fantastic Monsieur Desplat". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. Ivie, Devon (December 3, 2015). "Alexandre Desplat Tells the Stories Behind 5 of His Film Scores, From Harry Potter to Wes Anderson's World". Vulture. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  8. Lussier, Germain (June 7, 2012). "/Film Interview: Wes Anderson Talks About 'Moonrise Kingdom's' Themes, End Credits, His Dark Next Movie, Fan Art And More". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  9. "Interview: Alexandre Desplat on Composing for "Argo" & "Zero Dark Thirty" - Blog - The Film Experience". thefilmexperience.net. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  10. FG. "Album Review: Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack)" . Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  11. "MOONRISE KINGDOM – Alexandre Desplat". MOVIE MUSIC UK. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  12. Sharma, Sanjukta (September 20, 2012). "Film Review | Moonrise Kingdom". mint. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  13. McCarthy, Todd (May 16, 2012). "Moonrise Kingdom: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  14. Chitwood, Adam (October 27, 2012). "MOONRISE KINGDOM Blu-ray Review". Collider. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  15. The Playlist Staff (December 14, 2012). "The Best Film Soundtracks & Scores Of 2012". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  16. Nordine, Michael; Ehrlich, David; Erbland, Kate; O'Falt, Chris (July 26, 2019). "The 20 Best Movie Scores of the Decade". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  17. Chitwood, Adam (September 28, 2020). "The Best Film Scores of the 2010s, Ranked". Collider. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  18. 1 2 Molnar, James A. "Oscars 2013: 104 Original Scores in the race". The Gold Knight. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  19. Lyttelton, Oliver (December 11, 2012). "Basically Every Movie Nominated In BFCA Critics Choice Awards Lineup; 'Lincoln' Leads Field". IndieWire . Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  20. Knegt, Peter (December 17, 2012). "'Zero Dark Thirty' Tops Chicago Film Critics Awards". IndieWire . Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  21. Singer, Matt (December 18, 2012). "Indiewire's Critics Poll Names 'Holy Motors' the Best Film of 2012". IndieWire. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  22. Stevens, Beth (February 11, 2013). "2013 ICS Award Winners". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  23. Stevens, Beth (January 17, 2013). "2013 ICS Award Nominees". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  24. IFMCA (2013). "2012 IFMCA Awards". IFMCA. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  25. "San Diego Film Critics Nominate Top Films for 2012". San Diego Film Critics Society. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  26. Knegt, Peter (December 9, 2012). "Washington Film Critics Go For 'Zero Dark Thirty,' Day-Lewis, Chastain". IndieWire . Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  27. "World Soundtrack Awards Announces 2012 Nominees". World Soundtrack Academy. Flanders International Film Festival. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2012.