Dangerous Liaisons [SOUNDTRACK]

Product Details
Audio CD (June 29, 1992)
Original Release Date: December 21, 1988
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Virgin Records Us
Condition: Used (Good)
Rating: ####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM22.00



Track Listings
1. Dangerous Liaisons Main Title/Dressing (La Cetra Op. 9, Concerto No. 9)
2. Madame de Tourvel
3. Challenge
4. O Malheureuse Iphigénie! (Aria from the Opera Iphigénie en ...)
5. Going Hunting (Excerpt from Organ Concerto No. 13 in F)
6. Valmont's First Move/The Staircase (Op. 9, No. 9)
7. Beneath the Surface
8. Set up (Concerto in a Minor for Four Harpsichords)
9. Key (Concerto in a Minor for Four Harpsichords)
10. Her Eyes Are Closing
11. Ombra Mai Fù (Aria from the Opera Xerxes Act I)
12. Tourvel's Flight
13. Success
14. Emilie
15. Beyond My Control
16. Final Request
17. Ombra Mai Fu Reprise/The Mirror
18. Dangerous Liaisons End Credits
19. Concerto in a Minor for Four Harpsichords [BWV 1065 (Allegro)]


This is one of my all-time favorite soundtracks (as well as one of my "desert island pick" movies), for its music perfectly evokes the film's spirit and themes by combining historically pertinant pieces by Bach, Gluck, and Handel with original compositions by George Fenton. A despairing passion undercuts selections like "Beyond My Control" and "A Final Request", reminding the listener of the film's dark emotions and actions, whereas the lighter moments are brought to view in "Emilie" and "Ombra mai fu."
This is one that will grow on you. When first I purchased it, I only bought it for the Gluck aria "O Malhereuse Iphegenie," and disliked the majority of the other tracks, finding them sparse and odd, but once I started to listen to it, I found that Dangerous Liaisons worked its way into my CD player every day.


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