{"id":2564,"date":"2011-03-21T13:38:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T17:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2011-03-21T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T17:38:53","slug":"cd-mp3-amalia-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=2564","title":{"rendered":"CD + MP3: Amalia (2008)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Rating: Excellent<\/p>\n

Label: MovieScore Media (Sweden)\u00a0\/ Released: November 30, 2010<\/p>\n

Tracks & Album Length: 23 tracks \/ (47:54)<\/p>\n

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Special Notes: Available as a downloadable <\/a>album and CD.<\/p>\n

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Composer: Nuno Malo<\/p>\n

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Carlos Coelho da Silva\u2019s feature film biography of Portuguese singer \/ actress Amalia Rodrigues<\/a> was supported by a rich symphonic score by Nuno Malo (Julgamento<\/strong>), and while the film\u2019s melodrama may on occasion have been at odds with the immense emotional scope of Malo\u2019s music, on its own, Malo\u2019s soundtrack is a must-have release for its unbridled emotionalism.<\/p>\n

Malo\u2019s writing is overtly classical, with a large emphasis on slow chord progressions with strings, and variations in density which convey a gentleness (such as the pensive, somewhat wistful “Amalia and Santo”) or terrible mournfulness.<\/p>\n

Balancing the album\u2019s moods are darker cues with slight electronic elements (used more for extra colour and ambiance), and slightly contemporary melodic lines, as in the keyboard solo in \u201cBola De Berlin (Young Amalia).\u201d A delicate acoustic guitar is the centerpiece of \u201cAmalia at Her Parent\u2019s Home,\u201d and guitar and whistling propel the Bossa Nova styled \u201cCesar\u2019s Theme.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malo\u2019s score had the difficult chore of enhancing the film\u2019s legendary subject as well as discretely weaving through musical passages, and its most effective moments are the intimate cues which unfurl like gentle musical breezes, easing the listener into what eventually becomes a state of uncertainty and swelling sadness. Rare moments of tension are coloured with brass and shimmering metallic imagery, as in the two-part \u201cDeath in a Taxi\u201d and The Bridge and X-Ray.\u201d<\/p>\n

MovieScore Media\u2019s album is beautifully engineered, assuring the detailed orchestrations and rich performances are clear and precise. Most of the cues vary in length, but the tight editing maintains a fluid narrative, culminating in a gorgeous lament for cello, plus a separate source cue, \u201cVou dar de bebar a dor,\u201d performed by Amalia.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2011 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/p>\n

IMDB <\/a>— Soundtrack Album<\/a> — Composer Filmography<\/a><\/p>\n

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