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[Sunblossom Records]

Lloyd, it was the first time I've heard an Alexandre Desplat score.  The 
music seemed to emotionally support the tone of the film without being 
intrusive. And I see a typo in my description should be "crowd" not "crown" 
:). Helen Mirren is amazing as the queen and the portrait of her life during 
the aftermath of Diana's death was a real eye opener. Beautifully written, 
directed and acted - worth a watch. kiki


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From: "Sarakin, Lloyd (LAW)" <Lloyd.Sarakin at am.sony.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 3:17 PM
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> kiki, reading your description almost brought me to tears and swelling
> with emotion... nice description... i didnt see the movie yet...
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> Subtle details in scores take my breath away...for example...last week
> we watched "The Queen" (scored by Alexandre Desplat). In one scene Queen
> Elizabeth II is checking out the floral tributes to Princess Diana in
> London. As she's walking by the crown the queen notices a little girl
> holding flowers. The Queen offers to place the flowers for the girl, who
> refuses the queen. In that brief moment of tension, the third in the
> melody (which had been major up to this point) changes to a minor third.
> When the girls explains that the flowers are not for Diana and are for
> the Queen, the queen nearly has a British emotional breakdown (the
> corners of her lips move upward almost imperceptably and you see in
> actor Helen Mirren's eyes that the queen is truly moved). At that point
> the third returns to a major third and the music swells ever so
> slightly, mirroring the restraint of the British monarchy. Those breaths
> of inspiration fascinate me.
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> Kiki
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