Description
The Man Who Wasn’t There – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD
UPC: 044001601927
MPN: DECCA-0160192
Brand Name: Decca / Universal Music Company
Overview
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) is a haunting neo-noir masterpiece from Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, and James Gandolfini. The soundtrack, released by Decca / Universal Music, features a brilliant blend of Carter Burwell’s evocative original score and timeless Beethoven and Mozart piano works.
Burwell’s compositions, alternating between sparse minimalism and lush melancholy, perfectly complement the film’s stark black-and-white cinematography and existential themes. Combined with Beethoven’s “Pathétique,” “Appassionata,” and “Moonlight” sonatas, the result is a profound musical portrait of alienation and introspection.
Hungarian Translation – Áttekintés
A The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) egy lenyűgöző, fekete-fehér neo-noir film Joel és Ethan Coen rendezésében, Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand és James Gandolfini főszereplésével. A Decca / Universal Music által kiadott filmzene Carter Burwell eredeti kompozícióit és Beethoven valamint Mozart klasszikus zongoraműveit ötvözi.
Burwell minimalista, mégis mélyen érzelmes zenéje tökéletesen illeszkedik a film sötét, melankolikus hangulatához, miközben Beethoven és Mozart művei időtlen súlyt adnak a történet drámai ívének.
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD
- Genre: Film Score / Classical Crossover
- Style: Neo-Noir, Dramatic, Orchestral, Piano Works
- Composer: Carter Burwell
- Featured Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Performers: Various artists (piano and orchestral arrangements)
- Label: Decca / Universal Classics Group
- Country of Origin: Germany
- Release Year: 2001
- Total Time: Approx. 70 minutes
- Packaging: Jewel case, factory sealed
Interesting Facts
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Carter Burwell & the Coen Brothers: This marks another powerful collaboration between composer Carter Burwell and the Coen Brothers, known for their long-running creative partnership since Blood Simple (1984).
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Beethoven’s Influence: The soundtrack’s recurring use of Beethoven’s sonatas underscores the film’s tragic stillness and internal turmoil, mirroring the stoic inner world of Ed Crane, the film’s antihero.
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A Cinematic Noir Soundscape: Burwell’s music enhances the film’s visual minimalism — restrained, introspective, and filled with quiet tension.
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Critically Acclaimed Film: The Man Who Wasn’t There received the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award (Joel Coen, 2001) and was nominated for an Academy Award for its cinematography by Roger Deakins.
Track Listing
- Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique” – Birdy’s “Pathétique”
- Mozart – “Che soave zeffiretto” from Le nozze di Figaro
- Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 – Bringing Doris Home
- I Met Doris Blind
- Ed Visits Dave
- Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata” – Ed Returns Home
- I Love You Birdy Abundasl
- Nirdlinger’s Swing
- Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27 “Moonlight”
- The Fight
- The Bank
- Beethoven – Adagio cantabile from Sonata No. 8 “Pathétique”
- The Trial of Ed Crane
- Beethoven – Andante cantabile from Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 97 “Archduke”
Hungarian Translation – Érdekességek
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Carter Burwell és a Coen testvérek: Ez az album egy újabb gyümölcsöző együttműködés a Coen testvérek és a zeneszerző között, akik évtizedek óta közösen formálják a modern amerikai filmzene hangzását.
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Beethoven hatása: A film zenei világát Beethoven klasszikus darabjai uralják, amelyek a főhős belső magányát és erkölcsi dilemmáit tükrözik.
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Filmes noir atmoszféra: Burwell zenéje a minimalizmus és a feszültség mesteri elegyét hozza létre, kiemelve a film hideg, elidegenedett hangulatát.
Publishers
Published by Decca Music Group Limited, London – A Division of Universal Classics Group. © 2001 Universal Classics Group / USA Films LLC. Made and printed in Germany.
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