Marie Antoinette (soundtrack)

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Marie Antoinette
Soundtrack
Released	October 10, 2006
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	91:02
Label	Verve Forecast/Polydor
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Marie Antoinette is the soundtrack to the 2006 Sofia Coppola film of the same name. The soundtrack is heavily comprised of atmospheric guitar-based rock music and electronic music (a trend established in previous Coppola films such as Lost in Translation). 1980s New Wave and post-punk artists such as New Order, The Cure, and Bow Wow Wow represent the music that accounts for the bulk of the soundtrack. Coppola's choice of modern music for use in the film's soundtrack is unique, as the film itself is set in 18th Century France. The soundtrack also contains several period baroque pieces, including works by Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau and Domenico Scarlatti.

The two-disc soundtrack album was released by Verve Forecast and Polydor Records on October 10, 2006.

The album has been quite successful. It debuted at number 154 on the US Billboard 200. In its second week it jumped to number 97 and was named that week's "pace setter".

It was nominated for "Best Soundtrack" at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards. [1]

The album was ranked #10 by Trent Vanegas in his "Top Music of 2006". [2]

Contents 1 Context 2 Tracklisting 2.1 Album 3 Notes

[edit] Context

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The critical discussion surrounding the film often deals nearly as much with the filmmaker's choice of a "modern" soundtrack as it does with any other aspect of the film. While a film's soundtrack certainly contributes to the manner in which a film is perceived - in this case, the critical preoccupation stems largely from the fact that her choice of songs represent a strong departure from the more "historically accurate" music found in most Period films. In fact some critics have called the inclusion of modern music Coppola's "bravest move"[3] in the film. Regardless, the music does manage to assert itself prominently in the film itself. The angular guitars of Gang of Four's "Natural's Not In It" are the first elements experienced, shortly after the film begins - even as the screen is still black. In fact, the first lines of that song: "The problem of leisure, What to do for pleasure..." plays handily into one of the prominent themes of the film: the particularly aristocratic world of decadence that is depicted time and again. This sentiment echoes clear in a later montage depicting Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) shopping for shoes, hats and other objects of extravagance.

[edit] Tracklisting

Disc One:

1. "Hong Kong Garden" – Siouxsie & The Banshees
2. "Aphrodisiac" – Bow Wow Wow
3. "What Ever Happened" – The Strokes
4. "Pulling Our Weight" – The Radio Dept.
5. "Ceremony" – New Order
6. "Natural's Not in It" – Gang of Four
7. "I Want Candy (Kevin Shields Remix)" – Bow Wow Wow
8. "Kings of the Wild Frontier" – Adam & The Ants
9. "Concerto in G" – Antonio Vivaldi / Reitzell
10. "The Melody of a Fallen Tree" – Windsor for the Derby
11. "I Don’t Like It Like This" – The Radio Dept.
12. "Plainsong" – The Cure

Disc Two:

1. "Intro Versailles" – Reitzell / Beggs
2. "Jynweythek Ylow" – Aphex Twin
3. "Opus 17" – Dustin O’Halloran
4. "Il Secondo Giorno (Instrumental)" – Air
5. "Keen On Boys" – The Radio Dept.
6. "Opus 23" – Dustin O’Halloran
7. "Les Baricades Misterieuses" – Francois Couperin / Reitzell
8. "Fools Rush In (Kevin Shields Remix)" – Bow Wow Wow
9. "Avril 14th" – Aphex Twin
10. "K. 213" – Domenico Scarlatti / Reitzell
11. "Tommib Help Buss" – Squarepusher
12. "Tristes Apprêts, Pâles Flambeaux" – Jean Philippe Rameau / W. Christie^[1]
13. "Opus 36" – Dustin O’Halloran
14. "All Cats Are Grey" – The Cure

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2006	The Billboard 200 (U.S.)	97

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux" from Rameau's opera Castor and Pollux.