Interview with the Vampire (soundtrack)
Interview with the Vampire | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Elliot Goldenthal | ||||
Released | December 13, 1994 | |||
Genre | Classical, Avante garde, modernist, medieval | |||
Length | 122:03 | |||
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Geffen GEFSD 24719 | |||
Producer | Matthias Gohl | |||
Elliot Goldenthal chronology | ||||
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Singles from Interview with the Vampire | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Filmtracks | [2] |
Musicfromthemovies | [3] |
Elliot Goldenthal scored the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, working again with director and frequent collaborator Neil Jordan.
The score
The music is characterized by its full, dramatic sound that complements the film's gothic atmosphere. The classical style reflects the old-world setting of the film and helps to coveys the dark emotional struggles of the characters.
The rock band Guns N' Roses covered the Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil", which plays during the film's end credits. A single CD was also released by Geffen Records, featuring "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Escape to Paris" as tracks No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, losing on both counts to the score of The Lion King.
Track listing
- "Libera Me" (2:47) - (Vocals: The American Boychoir)
- "Born to Darkness Part I" (3:04)
- "Lestat's Tarantella" (0:46)
- "Madeleine's Lament" (3:06)
- "Claudia's Allegro" Agitato (4:46)
- "Escape to Paris" (3:09)
- "Marche Funèbre" (1:50)
- "Lestat's Recitative" (3:39)
- "Santiago's Waltz" (0:37)
- "Théâtre Des Vampires" (1:18)
- "Armand's Seduction" (1:51)
- "Plantation Pyre" (1:59)
- "Forgotten Lore" (0:31)
- "Scent Of Death" (1:40)
- "Abduction & Absolution" (4:42) - (Vocals: The American Boychoir)
- "Armand Rescues Louis" (2:07)
- "Louis' Revenge" (2:36)
- "Born to Darkness Part II" (1:11)
- "Sympathy for the Devil" (7:35) - (Guns N' Roses)
Crew/Credit
- Music Composed by Elliot Goldenthal (except track 19)
- Music Produced by Matthias Gohl
- Orchestrated by Robert Elhai and Elliot Goldenthal
- Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer
- Recorded and Mixed by Steve McLaughlin and Joel Iwataki
- Electronic Music Produced by Richard Martinez
- Music Editors: Michael Connell and Chris Brooks
References
External links
- Interview with the Vampire at AllMusic
- Interview With The Vampire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs