If Beale Street Could Talk (Soundtrack)

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If Beale Street Could Talk
Soundtrack by Nicholas Britell

Publication
(s)

November 9, 2018

Label (s) Lakeshore Records

Format (s)

Download, LP

Genre (s)

jazz

Title (number)

23

running time

53:21

The music for the film If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins was composed by Nicholas Britell and released on November 9, 2018 by Lakeshore Records.

History of origin

Beale Street in Memphis had become a metaphor for the world blacks were pushed into

In March 2018 it was announced that Nicholas Britell would compose the score for If Beale Street Could Talk . Previously, director Barry Jenkins and Britell worked closely on the film Moonlight . While Jenkins was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2017 Academy Awards , Britell was nominated for Best Score. Britell uses strings again in the music, as in the music for the film Moonlight , but this time with jazz sounds. This musical direction was also important as the namesake for the novel for the film. For the title of James Baldwin If Beale Street Could Talk , the author borrowed a line from the jazz song Beale Street Blues by WC Handy , the latter wrote in 1916 and became a jazz standard, so Marietta Steinhart of time online , "All niggers come from Beale Street, ”wrote Baldwin in a preliminary remark to the novel,“ Beale Street is our legacy. ”Beale Street, actually a street in Memphis, had become a metaphor for the world into which blacks were being pushed. The title of the song is also identical to that of the German translations of Baldwin's novel.

Regarding his collaboration with Jenkins, Britell said: “Together we explored a soundscape with brass and strings and dared to experiment with extreme values.” Britell said: When Jenkins first thought about what the world of music in film could be, he had Horns heard. For the sound of the 1970s, in which the Harlem-based story of James Baldwin is set, did Britell write a piece? for trumpets, flugelhorns and french horns. Feeling something was missing, he decided to add Strings after realizing that the overarching theme of the film was love in its many forms. "The strings stand for love and the brass for ups and downs," he said. "The brass can feel like ecstasy, but it can also feel very deeply melancholy."

publication

The soundtrack, which comprises a total of 23 pieces of music, was released on November 9, 2018 by Lakeshore Records.

Track list

  1. Eden (Harlem)
  2. The Children of Our Age
  3. Agape
  4. Encomium
  5. Eros
  6. Mrs. Victoria Rodgers
  7. Call Him Fonny / The Tombs / PTSD
  8. Jezebel
  9. Eden (LES)
  10. Keepers of the Keys and Seals
  11. Hypertension
  12. PBA
  13. Storge
  14. Mama Gets to Puerto Rico
  15. Ye Who Enter Here
  16. requiem
  17. Philia
  18. If Beale Street Could Talk (End Credits)
  19. Harlem Aria (bonus track)
  20. This Is Where My Life Is (Bonus Track)
  21. New Life (bonus track)
  22. What Have They Done? (Bonus track)
  23. A Rose in Spanish Harlem (Bonus Track)

reception

Matt Donnelly of The Wrap says that Britell gives Tish and Fonny orchestral string pieces so hauntingly and poignantly that a pull of the bow feels like hours in these intimate images. A review by The Associated Press stated that the melancholy horns looked as if they were inspired by Miles Davis ' Kind of Blue and shone with the love between the two, but also with the suffering they had unjustly suffered.

Chris Evangelista from Slash Film says Brittel's music is tremendously passionate and that he manages to find just the right notes to bring tears to your eyes: “The music is just so incredibly beautiful - it swells and builds up to the point where it feels like it's just bursting with pure electrical energy. The orchestral score is practically a character itself, so omnipresent and imposing. "

Awards

At the upcoming Academy Awards 2019 , the film will be on a shortlist in the Best Film Music category . The following is a selection of awards and nominations:

Black Reel Awards 2018

  • Nomination for the best film music

Boston Film Critics Society Awards 2018

British Academy Film Awards 2019

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019

  • Nomination for best film music (Nicholas Britell)

Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Score - Fiction (Nicholas Britell)

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards 2019

  • Nomination for Best Film Music (Nicholas Britell)

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2019

Academy Awards 2019

Satellite Awards 2018

  • Nomination for Best Film Music (Nicholas Britell)

World Soundtrack Awards 2019

  • Award for Best Film Composer of the Year (Nicholas Britell)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richard Porton: 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Review: Inside Barry Jenkins' Mesmerizing Follow-Up to 'Moonlight'. In: thedailybeast.com, November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Nicholas Britell to Score Barry Jenkins 'If Beale Street Could Talk'. In: filmmusicreporter.com, March 21, 2018
  3. ↑ Nicholas Britell. In: soundtrackportal.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ http://awardswatch.com/forums/showthread.php?43563-Barry-Jenkins-to-adapt-James-Baldwin-s-quot-If-Beale-Street-Could-Talk-quot/page16
  5. ↑ https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/09/13/tiff-2018-review-if-beale-street-could-talk-is-another-barry-jenkins-master
  6. ↑ Marietta Steinhart: James Baldwin: Only love helps against darkness. In: Zeit Online, August 13, 2018. (Page 2)
  7. ↑ Evan Minsker: Barry Jenkins' Film 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Soundtrack Announced. In: October 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beale-street-could-talk-composer-capturing-what-love-sounds-like-1160372
  9. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/31/if-beale-street-could-talk-soundtrack-announced/
  10. ↑ https://www.thewrap.com/beale-street-talk-review-barry-jenkins-delivers-stunning-romance-aftertaste-injustice/
  11. ↑ If Beale Street Could Talk trailer: Barry Jenkins' Moonlight follow-up is a story about love enduring in the face of racial injustice. In: firstpost.com, September 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ https://www.slashfilm.com/if-beale-street-could-talk-review/
  13. ↑ Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists. In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ Erik Anderson: 'Black Panther,' 'Beale Street' lead Black Reel Awards nominations. ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / awardswatch.com archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: awardswatch.com, December 13, 2018.
  15. ↑ https://awardswatch.com/2018/12/16/boston-society-of-film-critics-bsfc-beale-street-best-film-lynne-ramsay-best-director-john-c-reilly-best -actor /
  16. ↑ Pete Hammond: Critics Choice Awards: 'The Favorite' 14 Nominations; 'Black Panther' A Marvel; 'First Man' rebounds; 'The Americans' Leads TV Series. In: deadline.com, December 10, 2018.
  17. ↑ 2018 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced. In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ 2018 Awards. In: ofcs.org, December 26, 2018.
  19. ^ Karen M. Peterson: International Press Academy Announces Nominees for 23rd Annual Satellite Awards. In. 29th November 2018.
  20. ↑ Patrick Hipes: Nicholas Britell, 'Chernobyl' Composer, "Shallow" Among World Soundtrack Award Winners. In: deadline.com, October 18, 2019.