Composer: Paddy Moloney
Lable (Release Year): Decca Records (1999) Availability: **** Rating: *** | |
Agnes Browne, taking place in 1967, centers on the Brownes, who live in a boisterous and teeming central Dublin neighborhood. The film is directed by and starring Anjelica Huston and based on Brendan O'Carrol's novel The Mammy. Due to the background of the movie, there is no doubt that Anjelica Huston would hire Paddy Moloney, the member of the Irish music group "The Chieftains" to compose the music. Paddy Moloney's music is delightful and charming. His music, very naturally, has a very strong Irish flavor. "Opening Theme" and "Marion's Lament" are very lyrical pieces with beautiful flute and accordion solos. It's the theme of the score. It's the kind of tune that you just want to whistle along with every time you listening to it. "Banish The Blues" is similar to the "Opening Theme" except it contains another catchy melody. "Paddy's Mazurka," "Grab The Money," and "Tripping Up The Stairs Reel" are joyful Irish dance tunes (ala. those you hear in Titanic.) Yes, there is no doubt the music is quite attractive. However, I give it a mediocre rating because the score just falls too short. It doesn't really feed up one's appetite. The soundtrack also features 7 songs, which is almost half of the tracks. "The Last Rose Of Summer" is an opera like Irish tune. "My Bonnie" and "Puttin' On The Style" are also enjoyable and fit into the soundtrack quite well. Why are there three songs by Tom Jones? Because he is in the movie! All three of them are his classic songs. "It's Not Unusual" has been on many soundtracks recently (at least in Mars Attacks! and Flipper). "She's A Lady" and "Delilah" (has similarities to Tom Jones' "Thunderball") are also enjoyable. In general, if you want a good Irish music score, you may want to look into this one. However, the running time may fall too short for you. Otherwise, a quite pleasant soundtrack that worth a spot in you CD rack. | |
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