The Red Violin (soundtrack)

The Red Violin
Soundtrack album by John Corigliano
Released	1999
Genre	Classical
Length	65:33
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	John Corigliano
John Corigliano chronology
Revolution (1985) The Red Violin (1999)

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The Red Violin is the original soundtrack album on the Sony Classical label of the 1999 film The Red Violin (original title: Le violon rouge), starring Carlo Cecchi, Sandra Oh and Samuel L. Jackson. The original score and songs were composed by John Corigliano ^[4] and performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.

The album won the Academy Award for Best Original Score ^[5] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, but lost to the score of A Bug's Life .

Composition

Film director François Girard stated violinist Joshua Bell and Corigliano were involved from the outset and reviewed every version of the screenplay as it was in development. ^[6]

Much of the score had to be written before principal photography, which is rare in film. ^[4] After shooting completed, Corigliano finished "Anna's Theme". ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anna's Theme"	2:50
2.	"Main Title"	2:42
3.	"Death of Anna"	1:44
4.	"Birth of the Red Violin"	3:05
5.	"The Red Violin"	1:34
6.	"The Monastery"	1:06
7.	"Kaspar's Audition; Journey to Vienna"	2:38
8.	"Etudes; Death of Kaspar"	2:38
9.	"The Gypsies; Journey Across Europe"	2:07
10.	"Pope's Gypsy Cadenza"	1:37
11.	"Coitus Musicalis; Victoria's Departure"	4:40
12.	"Pope's Concert"	1:22
13.	"Pope's Betrayal"	3:00
14.	"Journey to China"	4:10
15.	"People's Revolution; Death of Chou Yuan"	3:15
16.	"Morritz Discovers the Red Violin"	3:38
17.	"Morritz's Theme"	1:54
18.	"The Theft"	2:10
19.	"End Titles"	1:46
20.	""The Red Violin" - Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra"	17:37
Total length:		1:05:33

References

1. "Filmtracks: The Red Violin (John Corigliano)".
2. "SoundtrackNet : The Red Violin Soundtrack".
3. "The Red Violin [Original Motion Picture Soundt... | AllMusic". AllMusic .
4. Grove, Jeff (July–August 1999). "The Saga of The Red Violin". American Record Guide : 20.
5. "THE 72ND ACADEMY AWARDS 2000". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . 22 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
6. Smith, Ken (6 June 1999). "Truly Playing the Part". The Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
7. Grove, Jeff (July–August 1999). "The Saga of The Red Violin". American Record Guide : 21.