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[LesHurdle]

As an ex Brit I may have seen the entire thing with jaundiced eyes.

Showed the 'German Royals' for what they are.

L

On Jan 19, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Sunblossom Records wrote:

> 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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>> kiki, reading your description almost brought me to tears and  
>> swelling
>> with emotion... nice description... i didnt see the movie yet...
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kiki
>>
>>
>>
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