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take your time. this CD is nothing to rush through. It is neither rock nor dance nor reggae music. actually it isnt a part of pop culture at all, but a music soundtrack of the old sort.
The orchestra soares through melodies of longing. joy, throughtfullness and a melancholy that makes the movie it was taken from special: a very long engagement directed by jean-pierre jeunet. it is the perfect soundtrack for simply lying around, enjoying the creeps the music give you: a tingling down the spine, that almost automatically shuts your eyes and makes you think of people you adore, but that are far away. parts where the beginning bulging of a tear or two stings your eye and then the main melody which forces you to smile and forget the hectic of the moment.
the hovering balance between deep bass and light soprano creates a lugubrious atmosphere which only a full orchestra could create. it forces you to think and reflect but also to enjoy the moment: good company, a peck of peace, the changing landscape outside the car window.
It is not the best composition of all times, no, simply the fact that its movie music makes it seem a tad repeditive and lacking a main (active) part, but thats ok, because at the moment, the main part is what you do and think about.
A grand soundtrack for an even grander movie which will accompany me through many a melancholy and non melancholy moment.
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