The Hours (soundtrack)
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| The Hours | ||
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| Studio album by Philip Glass | ||
| Released | 2002 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Label | Elektra/Nonesuch | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Philip Glass chronology | ||
| The Baroness and the Pig (2002) |
The Hours (2002) |
The Fog of War (2003)
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The Hours is the original soundtrack album, on the Elektra/Nonesuch label, of the 2002 Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film The Hours, starring Nicole Kidman (who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as "Virginia Woolf" in this film), Meryl Streep and Julianne Moore. The original score and songs were composed by Philip Glass.
The album won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score (lost to the score of the film Frida) and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (lost to the score of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers).
[edit] Track list
| No. | Song title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Poet Acts | 03:40 |
| 2. | Morning Passages | 05:30 |
| 3. | Something She Has to Do | 03:09 |
| 4. | "For Your Own Benefit" | 02:00 |
| 5. | Vanessa and the Changelings | 01:45 |
| 6. | "I'm Going to Make a Cake" | 04:01 |
| 7. | An Unwelcome Friend | 04:08 |
| 8. | Dead Things | 04:21 |
| 9. | The Kiss | 03:54 |
| 10. | "Why Does Someone Have to Die?" | 03:53 |
| 11. | Tearing Herself Away | 05:00 |
| 12. | Escape! | 03:48 |
| 13. | Choosing Life | 03:50 |
| 14. | The Hours | 07:44 |
| Total time | 56:43 |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Moulin Rouge! |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music 2002 |
Succeeded by Cold Mountain |
