The second part of the trailer uses Doyle's music from HENRY V, but what is the Morricone piece used toward the beginning?

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Originally posted by Bond1965:
I posted a thread about this at FSM.

The second part of the trailer uses Doyle's music from HENRY V, but what is the Morricone piece used toward the beginning?

James

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Originally posted by sean:
Michael, you're just blind because the title is your country. Trust me, I won't be lining up for Canada.

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I think 'Directed by Baz Luhrman' is the more suspicious label for me.

Nicole Kidman

Hugh Jackman

Saw this yesterday. It's gorgeous, spectacular, moving and surprisingly engaging for something that lasts nearly 3 hours.

The score shines at various points, and manages to sound sweeping and epic without having a clearly identifiable (at least on first viewing) theme. It's mostly orchestral, with some guitar thrown in (if I heard correctly).

The films also makes ample use of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', with the song being used both as source material and then as underscore in a few great scenes. There's a wonderful scene where it it interspersed with boy's choir (singing something else) that works brilliantly.

For the emotional climax of the film, Hirschfelder opted to use one of the Enigma Variations, rather than original score (as he had done in Elizabeth). It works fine, but is something of a missed opportunity.

Of course we haven't seen an album emerge for Hirschfelder's AUSTRALIA score yet, which to me is a shame, as the score has quite a bit of presence in the muddled film.

However, not unlike a certain other film edited by Dody Dorn (KINGDOM OF HEAVEN), one can hear the temp track behind the score at several moments in the film. I would be inclined to point the finger at the filmmaking team on this one, but who knows who is responsible for the below.

The references I detected on viewing the film:
- Arvo Part's FRATRES (probably the eight celli version, or the strings and percussion version, sans percussion) is very noticably the inspiration for the music that recurs whenever the powers of King George (David Gulpilil) are discussed. The opening sequence, and later on a dialogue scene during the cattle drive (prior to the stampede) were the most noticeable references. The melody is altered, but the inspiration is unmistakable.
- In another Arvo Part reference, CANTUS IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN shows its rather sombre head after Callahan's first visit, tolling bell, weighty strings and all. This music also recurs during the air raid on Darwin, a case of pairing the 'world's most earnest music' with nighmarish visions that makes the music seem bombastic in a way it never does on its own.
- In a very surprising reference, and a more debatable one, Gabriel Yared's 'Die Unsichtbare Front' from THE LIVES OF OTHERS is referenced in the scene where Captain Carney and Lady Ashley rush to get their herds down onto the wharves. This is a case of a temp lift as referencing the general shape of the source cue - rhythm, timing of cue changes mimicked - rather than a melody being taken.