Interview With The Vampire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

interview with the vampire: original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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Elliot Goldenthal's score perfectly captures the mood of the film, from the opening notes of "Libera Me" to the reprise of "Born to Darkness" at the end. He builds on a few basic themes, adding excitement to the mix with the high-intensity "Louis' Revenge" and "Claudia's Allegro Agitato." As some of the track titles suggest, Goldenthal uses classical themes and techniques to compose his music, which works nicely. So well, in fact, that the Guns n Roses' rendition of "Sympathy for the Devil," appropriate as it was in the film, sounds like an afterthought here. The soundtrack is a little too repetitive to hold up well to repeated listens, but it's a fine effort overall, and one that holds true both to the film and to the Anne Rice novel on which it was based. --Genevieve Williams

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Interview With The Vampire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Average customer rating:

Amazing!
Nearly perfect movie score!!!
Like the movie itself
Dark and Intriguing!
Touching

Interview With The Vampire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Elliott Goldenthal
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000OTW
Release Date: 1994-12-13

Tracks:

Libera Me
Born To Darkness Part l
Lestat's Tarantella
Madeleine's Lament
Claudia's Allegro Agitato
Escape To Paris
Marche Funabre
Lastat's Recitative
Santiago's Waltz
Theatre De Vampires
Armand's Seduction
Plantation Pyre
Forgotten Lore
Scent Of Death
Abduction & Absolution
Armand Rescues Louis
Louis' Revenge
Born To Darkness Part ll
Sympathy For The Devil - Guns N' Roses

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Elliot Goldenthal's score perfectly captures the mood of the film, from the opening notes of "Libera Me" to the reprise of "Born to Darkness" at the end. He builds on a few basic themes, adding excitement to the mix with the high-intensity "Louis' Revenge" and "Claudia's Allegro Agitato." As some of the track titles suggest, Goldenthal uses classical themes and techniques to compose his music, which works nicely. So well, in fact, that the Guns n Roses' rendition of "Sympathy for the Devil," appropriate as it was in the film, sounds like an afterthought here. The soundtrack is a little too repetitive to hold up well to repeated listens, but it's a fine effort overall, and one that holds true both to the film and to the Anne Rice novel on which it was based. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Amazing!.......2006-12-30

This soundtrack is absolutely amazing. Dark, moving, melodic, and VERY emotional. I would recommend this soundtrack to anyone who is a fan of classical, or anyone who likes dark, moving, music.

Nearly perfect movie score!!!.......2006-12-14

I've been a fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicle novels and the movie "Interview With The Vampire" for a long time, and just recently picked up the movie soundtrack in like new condition for $2 from an Amazon seller, and it was certainly a good purchase! Of course I've seen the movie before so I knew what the movie score sounded like, but listening to the music without the movie certainly is not a let down.

This album is dark, brooding, with alot of feeling, and is great music for a vampire movie. Maybe not quite on the same level as the Lord of the Rings movie scores for example, but does it have to be?

My only regret with this cd is that it does not contain any of the piano tunes that Lestat and Claudia play throughout the movie (which I LOVED), but the soundtrack is still very good regardless, and all of the other music from the movie that I can remember is on this cd. Some people have complained about the GNR Sympathy for the Devil song that is on the soundtrack. While it's true that it hardly goes with the rest of the movie score, it is still a part of the movie, so it's cool that it's represented here. Don't like Sympathy for the Devil? Don't listen to it - there are still 18 other very worthy tracks on this soundtrack. SFTD is the last track, so you can listen to the first 18 and then stop if you wish. I happen to like SFTD well enough anyway, so no problem for me at all.

All in all - very well done release of a terrific movie score!

Like the movie itself.......2006-11-12

The last track "Sympathy For The Devil" from Guns and Roses is a mind bending performance.

Dark and Intriguing!.......2005-11-23

One of the beauties of this particular album is that the score is written in the classical style popular when this movie takes place (though I have not seen it myself). The composer perfectly captures of feel of the vampires, yet gives us a wonderful taste of the all but lost classical style in both title and song.
Some of the songs such as "LIbrae me", "Born to Darkness I and II", and "Armand", feel more like more modern movie scoring yet still carry well with the entire album. Other pieces like "lestat's Tarantella", "lestat's recitative", and "Santiago's Waltz" stayed more true to the classical feel.
My only complaint is the abomination at the end of the soundtrack called "Sympathy for the Devil". I couldn't get much beyond a minute before turning it off in discust. It doesn't fit at all and sounds absolutely horrific; what's with the bongos?
With the last song as an exception, this is a gorgeous album, wonderful for backround music. I love it!

Touching.......2004-11-05

Just in a few words: this is a great soundtrack. I bought it for the gnr song as I'm a die hard fan but I have to say I absolutely love the other songs. I'm also a great Anne Rice fan and I think this soundtrack captures the atmosphere of her novels and its characters. Before dissing the GNR track you guys better read Interview With The Vampire and The Vampire Lestat. That way learn more about Lestat himself. You might still not like the song after that but you'll sure understand why it's on the album. Otherwise enjoy!

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