Emma [Original Score]

• Artist: Rachel Portman
• Rating:
• Release Date: July 29, 1996
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Jane Austen and Rachel Portman would seem a match made in heaven, and indeed, Portman's score for the 1996 Austen feature adaptation Emma earned the composer an Academy Award. Employing all of Portman's signatures -- whimsical yet romantic melodies, fluffy string arrangements, and woodwind solos -- the music will be quite familiar to anyone with even a passing familiarity with her previous scores; Oscar notwithstanding, it seems as if she's simply going through the motions, content to operate within the confines of an aesthetic that, admittedly, is hers and hers alone. By no means a bad score, Emma is nevertheless a disappointment -- if you've heard a previous Rachel Portman score, you've pretty much heard this one as well. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Main Titles	Rachel Portman		(4:26)
Harriet's Portrait	Rachel Portman		(1:10)
Sewing & Archery	Rachel Portman		(3:07)
Frank Churchill Arrives	Rachel Portman		(2:29)
Celery Root	Rachel Portman		(2:55)
Mr. Elton's Rejection	Rachel Portman		(1:58)
Emma Tells Harriet About Mr. Elton	Rachel Portman		(1:05)
The Coles' Party	Rachel Portman		(3:10)
Mrs. Elton's Visit	Rachel Portman		(1:32)
Emma Dreams of Frank Churchill	Rachel Portman		(:49)
The Dance	Rachel Portman		(1:17)
Gypsies	Rachel Portman		(:46)
The Picnic	Rachel Portman		(2:29)
Emma Insults Miss Bates	Rachel Portman		(1:59)
Emma Writes in Her Diary	Rachel Portman		(2:53)
Mr. Knightley Returns	Rachel Portman		(1:57)
Proposal	Rachel Portman		(4:22)
End Titles	Rachel Portman		(4:21)

Credits

Keith Grant (Engineer), George Hammer (Orchestra Contractor), Rachel Portman (Producer), Rachel Portman (Orchestration), David Snell (Conductor), Hugh Webb (Harp), Jeffrey Kimball (Executive Producer), Mitchell Leib (Executive Producer), Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer), Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer), Linda Coffin (Flute), Scott Greenstein (Executive Producer), Peter Manning (Leader)