The Da Vinci Code (soundtrack)
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| The Da Vinci Code | ||
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| Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer | ||
| Released | May 9, 2006 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Label | Decca | |
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| The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
Angels and Demons (2008) |
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The The Da Vinci Code official motion picture soundtrack was released on May 9, 2006. The film's scores were composed by Hans Zimmer. Zimmer's music of The Da Vinci Code was nominated for the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score — Hans Zimmer.
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[edit] Style
Religious to the core, Zimmer used a massive orchestra and chorus to create a dramatic "stain-glass-cathedral" feeling. While the score has more in common with Hans' previous work for Hannibal, there is a solid mixture of The Thin Red Line and Batman Begins score, as well. The 13th cue is the most bombastic; powerfully underscoring the 'discovery' scene in the film.
Like Media Ventures protegé Harry Gregson-Williams, who composed the The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack), Zimmer also used Abbey Road Studios to help create his score for The Code. Additionally, the score was recorded at London's "Air Studios," atop famous Rosslyn Hill.
Director Ron Howard commented that "Like every other facet of this movie, the score for The Da Vinci Code demanded a range of textures that recognized and reinforced the layers of ideas and emotion, which unfold as the basic story does". Claiming that Zimmer was "inspired", Howard added that "Hans Zimmer has given us extraordinarily memorable music to appreciate within the framework of a film or completely on its own, where you can let the sounds carry you on your own private journey".
[edit] Track Listing
- Dies Mercurii I Martius (6:03)
- L'Esprit des Gabriel (2:48)
- The Paschal Spiral (2:49)
- Fructus Gravis (2:50)
- Quodis Arcana (6:07)
- Malleus Maleficarum (2:19)
- Salvete Virgines (3:14)
- Daniel's 9th Cipher (9:31)
- Poisoned Chalice (6:19)
- The Citrine Cross (5:22)
- Rose of Arimathea (8:12)
- Beneath Alrischa (4:23)
- Chevaliers de Sangreal (4:07)
- Kyrie for the Magdalene - written by Richard Harvey (3:55)
[edit] Critical Response
Da Vinci Code film director Ron Howard said that the soundtrack was "powerful, fresh and wonderfully effective." And, indeed, most film music reviewers agreed with him. Soundtrack.Net and Scorereviews were just a few popular websites to rate the score highly. The music was nominated for a 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score — Hans Zimmer but lost to Alexandre Desplat from The Painted Veil. It seems strange enough that even after its nomination for the Golden Globe, it was not even nominated for the 79th Academy Awards.
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