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How can music translate the idea of a natural element such as water? One Claude Debussy already tackled the subject, but Alexandre Desplat chose a different esthetics from the one of his elder—even if, just like with Debussy, the timbers are at the heart of Desplat’s idea. For this fantastic tale from Guillermo Del Toro, which tells the love story between a young mute girl, Elisa (Sally Hawkins), and an amphibian creature (Doug Jones), Desplat incorporated no less than twelve flutes to the legendary London Symphony Orchestra—alto flutes, bass flutes, transverse flutes. The partition integrates very few brass instruments, and it is the string and wood instruments that suggest the undulation and water’s fluidity. To this is added the delicacy of instruments such as the piano, the harp and the vibraphone, which reinforce this idea.
From this uncommon orchestral canvas, Alexandre Desplat joins different themes and moods. Therefore, the title sequence is a solo whistling (performed by the composer himself), which represents the young heroine’s “voice”. As for the bandoneon (which symbolizes the creature), it accentuates the oneiric aspect of the pictures thanks to its sensuality and softness. Those two instruments graciously evolve together, just like the two movie protagonists, atypical heroes who dream of being the stars of a Hollywood musical. Because beyond this incongruous script premise, The Shape of Water most of all pays homage to cinema—mostly to classic American movies. Throughout the soundtrack, you will continuously find this feeling of nostalgia, especially in the choice to highlight the South-American percussion (bongos, congas…), evoking so many movies from the 1950s and 1960s (remember Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles and composed by Henry Mancini).
For the end credits, and just like the movie’s subject, Alexandre Desplat plays the crossover card by calling upon soprano Renée Fleming to perform a brand new arrangement of the jazz classic from the 1940s You’ll Never Know. Finally, let’s note that with The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat won his second Academy Award, three years after his first one for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. ©Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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The London Symphony Orchestra - Alexandre Desplat, Conductor & Composer - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Dave Arch, Piano - Frédéric Gaillardet, Piano - Jeffrey Boudreaux, Drums - Myriam Lafargue, Accordion - Paul Clarvis, Percussion - Riccardo Del Fra, Double Bass - The London Symphony Orchestra - Alexandre Desplat, Conductor, Whistle, Recording Arranger - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - Renée Fleming, Vocals - Jonathan Allen, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Peer Music (Uk) Ltd, MusicPublisher - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer - Ludovick Tartavel, Asst. Recording Engineer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Decca Music Group Limited
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The London Symphony Orchestra (Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader) - Alexandre Desplat, Composer & Conductor - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer, Second Conductor - Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer - Romain Allender, Programming - Xavier Forcioli, Executive Producer - Solrey Music (BMI) administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music Publisher
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Peter Cobbin, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Kirsty Whalley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alexandre Desplat, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Carmine Lauri, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Conductor, Producer, Second Conductor - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Piltch, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Bellerose, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Madeleine Peyroux, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Serge Gainsbourg, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Recording Producer - Carla Kihlstedt, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Goldings, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Helik Hadar, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Pavlides, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Yahel, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cindi Peters, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Jennings, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Charith Premawardhana, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bass, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Rounder Records Corp.
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Carmen Miranda, MainArtist
℗ 1941 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Caterina Valente, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Feltz, Producer - Silvio Francesco, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Margarita Lecuona, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Universal Music GmbH
Dave Arch, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Allen, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Frédéric Gaillardet, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Renee Fleming, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandre Desplat, Conductor, Whistle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Clarvis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Riccardo Del Fra, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dominique Lemonnier, Producer - Ludovick Tartavel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Romain Allender, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Forcioli, Producer, Executive Producer - Jeffrey Boudreaux, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Myriam Lafargue, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
How can music translate the idea of a natural element such as water? One Claude Debussy already tackled the subject, but Alexandre Desplat chose a different esthetics from the one of his elder—even if, just like with Debussy, the timbers are at the heart of Desplat’s idea. For this fantastic tale from Guillermo Del Toro, which tells the love story between a young mute girl, Elisa (Sally Hawkins), and an amphibian creature (Doug Jones), Desplat incorporated no less than twelve flutes to the legendary London Symphony Orchestra—alto flutes, bass flutes, transverse flutes. The partition integrates very few brass instruments, and it is the string and wood instruments that suggest the undulation and water’s fluidity. To this is added the delicacy of instruments such as the piano, the harp and the vibraphone, which reinforce this idea.
From this uncommon orchestral canvas, Alexandre Desplat joins different themes and moods. Therefore, the title sequence is a solo whistling (performed by the composer himself), which represents the young heroine’s “voice”. As for the bandoneon (which symbolizes the creature), it accentuates the oneiric aspect of the pictures thanks to its sensuality and softness. Those two instruments graciously evolve together, just like the two movie protagonists, atypical heroes who dream of being the stars of a Hollywood musical. Because beyond this incongruous script premise, The Shape of Water most of all pays homage to cinema—mostly to classic American movies. Throughout the soundtrack, you will continuously find this feeling of nostalgia, especially in the choice to highlight the South-American percussion (bongos, congas…), evoking so many movies from the 1950s and 1960s (remember Touch of Evil, directed by Orson Welles and composed by Henry Mancini).
For the end credits, and just like the movie’s subject, Alexandre Desplat plays the crossover card by calling upon soprano Renée Fleming to perform a brand new arrangement of the jazz classic from the 1940s You’ll Never Know. Finally, let’s note that with The Shape of Water, Alexandre Desplat won his second Academy Award, three years after his first one for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. ©Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:23
- Main artist: Alexandre Desplat
- Composer: Alexandre Desplat
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation This Compilation ℗ 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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