The Talented Mr. Ripley (soundtrack)
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The Talented Mr. Ripley is the soundtrack
of the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley
starring Matt Damon
, Gwyneth Paltrow
, Jude Law
and Cate Blanchett
. The original score
was composed by Gabriel Yared
.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
(lost to the score of Le violon rouge
), the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
(lost to the score of La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
) and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (lost to the score of American Beauty
).
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of the 1999 film The Talented Mr. Ripley
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starring Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...
, Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
, Jude Law
Jude Law
David Jude Heyworth Law , known professionally as Jude Law, is an English actor, film producer and director.He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987, and had his first television role in 1989...
and Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
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. The original score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
was composed by Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared is a Lebanese composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his work in France included the scores for Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later began working on English language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella...
.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score
The Academy Award for Original Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.-Superlatives:...
(lost to the score of Le violon rouge
The Red Violin (soundtrack)
The Red Violin is the original soundtrack album, on the Sony Classical label, of the 1999 film The Red Violin , starring Carlo Cecchi, Sandra Oh and Samuel L. Jackson...
), the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score is one of several categories presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , an organization of journalists who cover the United States film industry, but are affiliated with publications outside North America, since its institution in 1947...
(lost to the score of La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano
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) and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (lost to the score of American Beauty
American Beauty (soundtrack)
American Beauty is a 1999 soundtrack album to the film of the same name starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. The soundtrack features two excerpts from the film's score, composed by Thomas Newman, which won several awards...
).
Track listing
- "Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano" – 3:02
- "My Funny ValentineMy Funny Valentine"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green...
" – 2:35 - "Italia" – 1:40
- "Lullaby for Cain" – 3:32
- "Crazy Tom" – 4:47
- "Ko-Ko" – 2:54
- "Nature BoyNature BoyNature Boy is a song written by eden ahbez and later popularised by Nat King Cole. It may also refer to:In music:* "Nature Boy", a song by Primus from their album 'Pork Soda'...
" – 4:48 - "Mischief" – 2:26
- "Ripley" – 3:30
- "Pent-Up House" – 2:40
- "Guaglione" – 3:17
- "Moanin'" – 4:16
- "Proust" – 1:59
- "Four" – 3:41
- "Promise" – 2:49
- "The Champ" – 2:45
- "Syncopes" – 4:49
- "Stabat MaterStabat MaterStabat Mater is a 13th-century Roman Catholic hymn to Mary. It has been variously attributed to the Franciscan Jacopone da Todi and to Innocent III...
" – 2:56 - "You Don't Know What Love IsYou Don't Know What Love Is"You Don't Know What Love Is," a popular song of the Great American Songbook, has one the craziest histories of any song. It was written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul for the Abbott and Costello 1941 Universal picture Keep 'Em Flying, in which it was sung by Carol Bruce...
" – 5:22