Music byHans Zimmer

Music Engineer Brendan Morley

SONGS

Holdin' OnWritten by Beresford Romeo and Simon LawPerformed by Soul II SoulCourtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"Clarinet Concerto In A Major: Adagio"Richard Stolzman, ClarinetPerformed by the English Chamber OrchestraCourtesy of RCA Victor Red Seal,A Division of BMG Classics

Remember Slow Fox?Written by Ole GeorgPerformed by The David Carr OrchestraCourtesy of Capitol Production Music/Ole Georg

Strossa Stroma SouFrom the motion picture soundtrack of "Zorba the Greek"Written by Mikos Theodorakis and I. KambanellisCourtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"Flute Concerto No. 1 In G Major: Rondo and Adagio"Hans-Martin Linde, FlutePerformed by The Munich Chamber OrchestraConducted by Hans StadlmairCourtesy of Polydor International GmbHA Division of PolyGram Classics

RiverWatermarkStorms In AfricaWritten by Enya, Roma Ryan, Nicky RyanPerformed by EnyaCourtesy of WEA Records LtdBy arrangement with Warner Special Products

Pass The AmmoWritten and Performed by Professor Griff and L.A.D.Courtesy of Luke Records

Oyin Momo AdoWritten and Performed by Michael OlatunjiCourtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"Flute and Harp Concerto In C Major: Andantino"Performed by Suddeutsches Kammerorchester StuttgartCourtesy of Teldec RecordsBy arrangement with Warner Special Products

Surfin' SafariWritten by Mike Love and Brian WilsonPerformed by The Beach BoysCourtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.By arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

Subway DrumsWritten and performed by Larry Wright

Eyes On The PrizeWritten by Harry StewartPerformed by The Emmaus Group Singers

In the usual Peter Weir way, music is used to make a number of emotional and plot points. The opening is given a kick by street drummer Larry Wright (in the same way that Weir used shadow puppets to open The Year Of Living Dangerously), Mrs Adler plays the piano, and then is beguiled by Georges pounding away on the piano. He then persuades her to part with her garden for Brontë by getting to translate his poem, recited in French as he plays the piano …

(Below: Larry Wright opening the movie, Mrs Adler on the piano, then Georges, and then, after a running joke about his humming that runs through the movie, the music that Georges leaves for Brontë).

The English translation by Mrs Adler of Georges’ poem:

Once I heard the sound of the wind in the trees (as an aside … I think that’s it).Once I heard the sound of the laughter of childrenAnd I wept warm salted tears for the lost trees‘Let the little children come unto the trees And I will give them hope,’ he saidBut there are no trees for the poor lost, poor childrenDecay’s their toyDespair is their gameThey have only chaos to climb ...(Deeply moved, she leads the applause with ‘bravos’ and ‘magnifique’)

There is also a song which runs over the final scene and then over the beginning of the tail credits. Lyrics for the song, delivered at first in a cappella style:

Last night I had a dreamAbout a home that was so bright (Brontë hurls herself at Georges with a despairing ‘no’)I don’t know why, It has to be a dreamWhy can’t I Where will I go Help me…Help me find a homeKeep your eyes on the prize (as they put on their wedding rings)Don’t be dismayedDon’t be dismayedDeep in your heart You must believeEverything is gonna be alrightEverything is gonna be alright (as they kiss)Everything is gonna be alright … some day …(musical backing and percussion kick in)Sometimes hotAnd sometimes coldSome times I’m inSome times I’m outNo, I haven’t had much to eatLord knows, I haven’t had much sleepYou know ...Keep your eyes on the prizeDon’t be dismissedDon’t be dismayedDeep in your heart You must believeEverything is gunna be alright (final shot of yearning Brontë as Georges leaves and end credits roll)Everything is gunna be alrightEverything is gunna be alright … some day …(Music fades out and then a Hans Zwimmer ‘African’ flavoured piece takes over for the

rest of the tail credits).

The soundtrack was released on CD:

Varèse Sarabande – VSD-5309 Germany January 1991Hans Zimmer unless otherwise noted.

1. Subway Drums, written and performed by Larry Wright 1’28”2. Instinct 3’33”3. Restless Elephants 2’55”4. Cafe Afrika 2’59”5. Greenhouse 3’15”6. Moonlight 1’23”7. 9am Central Park 1’49”8. Clarinet Concerto in A Major: Adagio, clarinetRichard Stolzman, English Chamber Orchestra, written by Mozart 8’37”9. Silence 4’38”10. Instinct II 3’10”11. Asking You 1’45”12. Pour Brontë 6’19”13. Eyes on the Prize, The Emmaus Group Singersarranged by Hans Zimmer, written by Harry Stewart 3’03”

The film also has stayed in print on iTunes:

Not all of the music in the film soundtrack made it on to the CD release - for example, the briefly heard Beach Boys’ tune, the Enya tracks, Soul II Soul, and the music from Zorba the Greek didn’t make the CD.

It’s interesting that the iTunes store credits Hans Zimmer with not only the Mozart, but the opening subway drums, when the original CD makes it clear that this was the work of young Larry Wright, both in the writing and the performing, and so adding street cred to the film - what’s the chance of him seeing royalties from any sales?

Gérard Depardieu picked up a credit for humming on the CD release.

As for Hans Zimmer, he is too well known to list in detail here. The German-born mainstream Hollywood composer, with his ersatz African flavoured score, added to the sense that this was an American movie.

Zimmer has a relatively detailed wiki here. Zimmer also had an eponymous website here.

(Below: Hans Zimmer).

iTunes contained this brief bio of Zimmer: