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| The Fountain | 
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| Creators: Clint Mansell, Kronos Quartet, Mogwai
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (57 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1944
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 79901
UPC: 075597990126
EAN: 0075597990126
ASIN: B000IU3YKU
Release Date: November 21, 2006
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Excellent December 20, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This score reminds me of certain parts of Alberto Iglesias's score for Sex and Lucia. Also it is reminiscent of the Solaris score in mood though the Solaris score is more alien in sound while this score seems a little warmer to me. Deeply melancholy, ethereal and emotional at its core, it is unique and powerful and fits the film perfectly. It is one of the best scores of the year. As beautiful and moving as the film it compliments.
Already in love on third listen December 16, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Relevant background info: The Requiem for a Dream soundtrack is one of my favorite albums ever. I enjoy strings and modernist classical, but mostly listen to electronica. I have yet to see the movie, and am looking at this album as a standalone piece.
Already after listening to this album 3 times through I am thoroughly in love with it. Once again Clint Mansell showcases the wonderful emotional power of the Kronos Quartet in a wonderful theme and reprise soundtrack format.
The first song, The Last Man, introduces the most powerful theme that come back to haunt you like Summer Overture does for Requiem for a Dream. I find the album more lonely and calm than Requiem, which I found more chilling.
The album is admittedly short at 46 minutes, but really cover the full ground that it needs to.
Soundtrack is excellent!!! December 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have never heard music from Clint Mansell before, but after listening to this soundtrack, I want to hear other compositions from him. The music is so soothing and ethereal. I floated away during the movie. The movie was superb also, I highly recommend it, but the music stays with you long after the movie is over. I begged my husband to get me the soundtrack and it has played nonstop since it arrived. We go to sleep to it, wake up to it, and spend our day captivated by every note.
a hauntingly beautiful score December 10, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I fear I can offer no better review than the ones already written, but I'm so infatuated with this soundtrack right now that I have to write something.
The Fountain is a pensive and arresting film, especially visually, that may not be everyone's cup of tea but is well worth the time. Knowing that Aronofsky had once again commissioned Clint Mansell and Kronos, I expected nothing less than a stunning soundtrack, and my expectations were well met. As in their previous collaborations, Clint provides a haunting score that perfectly suits the individual character of the film. To me, the true sign of a successful score is that it enhances a film without calling too much attention to itself (detracting from what's on screen), but remains engaging and listenable when taken as independent of the film. The Fountain easily succeeds on both counts, in my opinion.
This score is unique and recycles nothing from previous scores, but bears the most resemblance to Requiem for a Dream, so fans of that score should enjoy this. The Fountain is a much more retrained film than Requiem, and this, of course, is reflected in the score. It revolves around a simple, even minimalistic arrangement for string quartet, with occasional backing from piano and chorus. Kronos is joined in more visceral moments by art-noise act Mogwai, who can always be counted on to pack real punch. Their contributions are restrained until the climax of the film and score, the standout track "Death is the Road to Awe". The track begins with a fuller arrangement of the score's plaintive (and gorgeous) theme, which gradually builds in traditional Mogwai fashion to an explosion of... well, awe.
All I know is that I left the theater haunted (there's that word again) by the theme. First thing after getting home, I looked up the score on Amazon and waited patiently until it became available. Now that I have it, I can't stop listening to it. Buy it and love it, but be sure to see the film while you can, on a big screen. The soundtrack may stand easily on its own two feet, but there is no substitute for experiencing it with the film.
The soundtrack to "The Fountain" is hauntingly beautiful and excellent! December 9, 2006
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The soundtrack to "The Fountain" is hauntingly beautiful and excellent! This is one of the best scores I have heard in a while.
Track Listing
1. The Last Man
2. Holy Dread!
3. Tree Of Life
4. Stay With Me
5. Work
6. Xibalba
7. First Snow
8. Finish It
9. Death Is The Road to Awe
10. Together We Will Live Forever
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