Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 
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MAX RICHTER
Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Max Richter, Dave Foster, Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Hugh Webb (harp), London Voices (chorus), Jean Kelly (celtic harp)

[ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 25 March 2019

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"It's a rich palette - strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir - but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear of a particularly period sound, but delivers a robust and well-considered dramatic score that manages to feel both classic and contemporary." - BBC Music Magazine

Music of drama, emotion and intensity - one of the most influential figures of the contemporary music scene, Max Richter has scored the soundtrack to "Mary Queen of Scots", starring celebrated actresses Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie.

"Mary Queen of Scots" explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I (Robbie). Each young Queen beholds her "sister" in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones - and change the course of history.

Tracks:

01 The Shores Of Scotland
02 Elizabeth's Portrait
03 A Claim To The Throne
04 If Ye Love Me
05 My Crown
06 The Poem
07 Darnley's Visit
08 The Wedding
09 Knox
10 The Hilltop
11 Rizzio's Plea
12 The Ambush
13 Pray For Me
14 A New Generation
15 Darnley's Dismissal
16 Outmaneuvered
17 The Assassination
18 Finale

Max Richter talks about composing the soundtrack