This is an incredible soundtrack written for the 18th Century action/drama film Plunkett and Macleane starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. It is composed by Craig Armstrong, also composer to some of the famous heavy instrumental tracks used in Baz Lurhman's Romeo and Juliet ... Read review
Electronica artists are increasingly in demand as film scorers. Overall this is good news, ... more
and this heavily instrumental music fits especially well with action or sci-fi movies (cf. Pi). Since Plunkett & Macleane is set in the 18th century, choosing Massive Attack associate Craig Armstrong was a bit of an odd choice-one that's mostly paid off. Here Armstrong mixes up Carl Orff-style pomp, string-laden trip-hop, and a somber ambience reminiscent of late 1980s Goth. And despite Lewis Parker's inept (and incongruous) rapping, a cover of Talking Heads' "Houses in Motion" provides a soulful break from the heavy-duty atmospherics that make up most of this CD. We're not talking Miklós Rósza here, but this definitely is an encouraging piece of work. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Electronica artists are increasingly in demand as film scorers. Overall this is good news, ... more
and this heavily instrumental music fits especially well with action or sci-fi movies (cf.Pi). SincePlunkett&Macleaneis set in the 18th century, choosing Massive Attack associate Craig Armstrong was a bit of an odd choice-one that's mostly paid off. Here Armstrong mixes up Carl Orff-style pomp, string-laden trip-hop, and a somber ambience reminiscent of late 1980s Goth. And despite Lewis Parker's inept (and incongruous) rapping, a cover of Talking Heads' "Houses in Motion" provides a soulful break from the heavy-duty atmospherics that make up most of this CD. We're not talking Miklós Rósza here, but this definitely is an encouraging piece of work.--Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Electronica artists are increasingly in demand as film scorers. Overall this is good news, ... more
and this heavily instrumental music fits especially well with action or sci-fi movies (cf.Pi). SincePlunkett&Macleaneis set in the 18th century, choosing Massive Attack associate Craig Armstrong was a bit of an odd choice-one that's mostly paid off. Here Armstrong mixes up Carl Orff-style pomp, string-laden trip-hop, and a somber ambience reminiscent of late 1980s Goth. And despite Lewis Parker's inept (and incongruous) rapping, a cover of Talking Heads' "Houses in Motion" provides a soulful break from the heavy-duty atmospherics that make up most of this CD. We're not talking Miklós Rósza here, but this definitely is an encouraging piece of work.--Elisabeth Vincentelli
Postage & Packaging:£1.21 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Different, exciting and composed by a renound Electronica artist Disadvantages: not a lyrical album with 'songs'
...the 18th Century action/drama film Plunkett and Macleane starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. It is composed by Craig Armstrong, also composer to some of the famous heavy instrumental tracks used in Baz Lurhman's Romeo and Juliet in1996 such as the track 'O Verona'. This whole sound track is in a very similar style to that of Romeo and Juliet in the sense that it uses so many different genres of music within one film. As the film ... ...of an odd choice to ask Craig Armstrong to create the film score as he is known as an Electronica artist. Overall surprisingly it works though. This CD has some amazing tracks ranging in styles from Carl Orff's symphonic, apocalyptic methods, to Opera, to modern day dance tracks and calm/subdued background tracks.
If you like to listen to a range of music, from classical to modern upbeat tracks, this is the CD for you. However, if ... more
This is an incredible soundtrack written for the 18th Century action/drama film Plunkett and Macleane starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. It is composed by Craig Armstrong, also composer to some of the famous heavy instrumental tracks used in Baz Lurhman's Romeo and Juliet in1996 such as the track 'O Verona'. This whole sound track is in a very similar style to that of Romeo and Juliet in the sense that it uses so many different genres of music within one film. As the film is set in the 18th Century it seems a bit of an odd choice to ask Craig Armstrong to create the film score as he is known as an Electronica artist. Overall surprisingly it works though. This CD has some amazing tracks ranging in styles from Carl Orff's symphonic, apocalyptic methods, to Opera, to modern day dance tracks and calm/subdued background tracks.
If you like to listen to a range of music, from classical to modern upbeat tracks, this is the CD for you. However, if you're expecting funky 'songs' with lyrics like a traditional soundtrack, don't buy this, it is a conceptual album rather than a CD just to listen to for pleasure.
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Product details
Title
Plunkett And Macleane (Original Soundtrack)
Performer
Craig Armstrong
Genre
Soundtracks
Release Date
02/12/2002
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
Melankolic / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
Geoff Foster
Producer
Craig Armstrong; Stephen Hilton
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
724384735029
Catalogue Number
CDSAD 7
Additional notes
Album Notes
Original score composed by Craig Armstrong.
Album Reviews
Q (5/99, p.102) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...22 mostly brief, snatches of incidental music; airy, wordless chorales or quasi-classical strings for period ambience, with bursts of brass for drama or clanking percussion for a hint of menace..." NME (5/8/99, p.39) - 7 out of 10 - "...With 22 tracks spinning from haunting cathedral hymns to looping ambience and fleet-footed dub, Armstrong blends the classical with the iconoclastic, fusing centuries of instrumental tradition into an organic, modern whole..." Melody Maker (4/17/99, p.38) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...enough multi-track absurdity to float Saturn on. Perfect for Walkmans if you're planning on sticking up your local all-night garage."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Hymn
2.
Unseen
3.
Ruby
4.
Rebecca
5.
Rochester
6.
Robbery
7.
Ball
8.
Chance
9.
Business (part 1)
10.
Business (part 2)
11.
Business (part 3)
12.
Revelations
13.
Duel
14.
Love Declared
15.
Little Bit More
16.
Never Gonna Give You Up
17.
Disaster
18.
Hanging
19.
Escape
20.
Resolutions
21.
Houses In Motion
22.
Childhood
Ciao
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19/04/2005
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