Craig Armstrong - Romeo + Juliet - 1996
This project marked the first time that Craig Armstrong worked with director Baz Luhrmann.
Working with Armstrong's on the score were two previous Massive Attack cohorts Nelle Hooper and Marius de Vries. They undertook the ambitious task of creating the unconventional soundtrack to the very unconventional modern interpretation of Williams Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The score kicks off with the mighty 'O Verona' which features some fantastic choral arrangements. The track 'Balcony Scene' masterfully renders the use of Armstrong's trademark of creating beautiful music with the piano and strings. Slow Movements, a 12 minute epic string opus is one of the CD's highlights.
- Original Score Composed By:
- Craig Armstrong, Nelle Hooper &
Marius de Vries
- Original Score Produced By:
- Craig Armstrong, Nelle Hooper &
Marius de Vries
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Track Listings
- Prologue
- O Verona
- Montague Boys
- Gas Station Scene
- O Verona (Reprise)
- Introduction To Romeo
- Queen Mab Interlude
- Young Hearts Run Free
- Kissing You (Instrumental)
- Balcony Scene
- When Dove's Cry
- Challenge
- Tybalt Arrives
- Fight Scene
- Mercutio's Death
- Drive Of Death
- Slow Movement
- Morning Breaks
- Juliet's Requiem
- Mantua
- Escape From Mantua
- Death Scene
- Liebestod
- Epilogue