Master and Commander

A trio of noted Australian musicians--Iva Davies, Richard Tognetti and Christopher Gordon--composed the film's score. They previously collaborated on "The Ghost of Time," a piece commissioned for the Millennium celebrations in Sydney, which came to the attention of Peter Weir. The director was so impressed, he played the piece on the Master And Commander set throughout production, and he asked its creators to write the music for his movie. The score interweaves "Old World" and "New World" music, reflecting the talents and backgrounds of its composers. Iva Davies hails from both pop and classical traditions; Richard Tognetti, one of the world's great violin virtuosos, taught Russell Crowe the ins and outs of the instrument; and film/television composer Christopher Gordon brought orchestral texture to the project. Given the period, it comes as no surprise that the score is infused with source music from Bach (Cello Suite) and Mozart, among other great classical composers. Percussion dominates portions of the score. "Drums signal the forward movement of the ship," says Davies, "that it's on a mission. It brings you back into the action." The score's biggest surprise comes with its use of synthesizers. "Peter doesn't make films in the expected way," says Davies, "and for that reason we wanted the score to be not what everyone expected. Peter wanted some scenes to have what I call a kind of 'futuristic' sense"--conveying the idea that these 19th century sailors were cutting-edge explorers. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-30-2008; Excellent Soundtrack!; I love the music from this movie. It has lots of great violin, cello, and orchestral tracks. The soundtrack feels complete with lots of variety and plenty of listening time. Highly recommend!; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-17-2008; Soothing Memorable Music; I love this movie as an all time favorite and I loved the music, so I was so excited to get the soundtrack. This is very classical and period music, yet you will definitely be able to recognize it as the movie you loved so much. Also,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-14-2008; Good Movie, great music; The music to one of my favorite movies. I relive the movie everytime I listen to this sound track...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-19-2007; Bought as gift; I bought this for my husband, but HE LOVES IT! He generally listens to soundtracks/scores, and he loved this movie too.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-30-2008; Excellent Soundtrack!; I love the music from this movie. It has lots of great violin, cello, and orchestral tracks. The soundtrack feels complete with lots of variety and plenty of listening time. Highly recommend!; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-09-2006; Good incidental music but not great listening music - except the classical pieces; The soundtrack for Master and Commander contains two distinct types of music. First there is the incidental music for the film. These pieces are heavy on the bass side of the orchestra and are often emphasized with bass drums and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-07-2006; Can't help it, disappointed; I fell in love with the Boccherini piece when I heard it in the movie, and bought the soundtrack mainly for it, but what you get on the CD is a very short arrangement and not very satisfying. It was also a disappointment to find that...; read full review | report as inappropriate