Great Expectations [Original Score]

• Artist: Patrick Doyle
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 06, 1998
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Patrick Doyle's score to Alfonso Cuaron's contemporary update of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is a provocative amalgam of styles that results in a continually intriguing record. Working with a variety of different musicians -- including guitarist John Williams, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, saxophonist James Carter, whistler Carey Wilson and vocalists Césaria Évora, Miriam Stockley, Kiri Te Kanawa and Tori Amos -- Doyle has created a rich tapestry of sounds that draws from classical music, traditional film scores, opera, flamenco, Latin music, pop, new age and jazz, among many others. While some segments don't work as well as others, the album is an adventurous, unpredictable score that's welcome in an era of overblown, schmaltzy and underwritten soundtracks. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Finn	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Tori Amos, Carey Wilson	(2:54)
Crossing the Gulf	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle		(1:48)
Paradiso Perduto	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Tori Amos	(2:09)
Estella's Theme	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams	(3:28)
Ain't Love Grand	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams	(:55)
A Walk in the Park	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams, Janis Kelly	(1:21)
I Saw No Shadow of Another Parting [The Aria]	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Kiri Te Kanawa	(2:38)
Kissing in the Rain	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Miriam Stockley	(3:06)
Joe Leaves	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Cyrus Chestnut	(1:38)
The Day All My Dreams Came True	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle		(1:30)
Pyramid of Pain	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle		(2:27)
Planes on a Plane	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Janis Kelly	(:46)
A Toast	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams	(1:24)
Benefactor	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams	(1:33)
Lusting Dies	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle		(3:35)
Paradiso Perduto Revisited	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Carey Wilson	(:44)
It Was Just My Memory of It	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	John Williams	(2:22)
Price of Success	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Philip Todd	(2:03)
Underfloor	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Miriam Stockley, Philip Todd	(2:42)
Besame Mucho	Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez	Césaria Évora	(4:55)
By the Inch or by the Hour	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Cyrus Chestnut	(2:42)
The Big Trip	Patrick Doyle, Pat Doyle	Guy Barker, James Carter	(3:30)

Credits

Guy Barker (Trumpet), Craig Kallman (Executive Producer), Janis Kelly (Performer), Anthony Ruotolo (Assistant Engineer), Miriam Stockley (Vocals), Maggie Rodford (Producer), Darren Higman (Executive Producer), Alfonso Cuarón (Executive Producer), Nando Andrade (Piano), Paul Wickliffe (Engineer), Césaria Évora (Vocals), David Snell (Conductor), Tori Amos (Performer), Jose DaSilva (Producer), Kiri Te Kanawa (Vocals), Bruno Quinquet (Mixing), Guy Barker (Performer), Claire Lewis (Mixing Assistant), Roy Prendergast (Editing), Lawrence Ashmore (Orchestration), Mel Wesson (?), Alvester Garnett (Drums), José Paris (Guitar (Acoustic)), John Williams (Performer), Aya Takemura (Assistant Engineer), Ben Georgiades (Mixing Assistant), Miriam Stockley (Performer), Claire Lewis (Assistant Engineer), Carey Wilson (Performer), Totinho (Percussion), Ben Georgiades (Assistant Engineer), Jose DaSilva (Mixing), Mel Wesson (Programming), Paul Hulme (Engineer), James Carter (Performer), Césaria Évora (Performer), Philip Todd (Performer), Bau (Guitar (12 String)), Eric Altenburger (Design), Yves Beauvais (Producer), Cyrus Chestnut (Piano), Luis Ramos (Guitar), John Williams (Guitar), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), Paul Hulme (Mixing), Carey Wilson (Whistle (Human)), Cyrus Chestnut (Performer), Totinho (Sax (Soprano)), Steve Kirby (Bass), Bruno Quinquet (Engineer), Cyrus Chestnut (Producer), Janis Kelly (Vocals), James Carter (Saxophone), Bau (Guitar), Patrick Doyle (Producer)