Before I talk myself, I’ll give you Fink (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=112417) again:
This score has always been one of my favorites, so when the sessions finally surfaced I was overjoyed. The quality was really good, and we finally had all the music that was missing. I immediately knew I wanted Sonic to make a Deluxe Edition out of it. Harassing him was my daily job and I enjoyed it a lot 🙂 Well, I knew he liked the score and that I just had to give him time… I also knew what needed to be done concerning the editing in order to make it a great listening experience. I always loved how the soundtrack was made (except for the dialogue, of course) with tracks fading into each others, and I tried to match this very special atmosphere with this Edition. It is not 100% complete to keep the flow as good as possible but i think nothing is missing, and that�s a fan of the score speaking.
Sonic provided some clever additional edits, enhanced by the perfect sound we expect from him now. Covers are stunning, and perfectly reflect the spirit of it all. I provided translation in french for this crazy idea of a classical CD release. It is quite approximative, but the purpose was to have fun with it, and I had ^^
Now sit down and relax, and let yourself fall into the delicious darkness of Hannibal…
And here is Heidl (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=428356) for you:
The soundtrack to Ridley Scott�s Hannibal had it all. Beautiful classical compositions by Hans Zimmer and Company, a haunting orchestral performance by The Lyndhurst Orchestra and above it all, Sir Anthony Hopkins� annoying monologue passages that ruin almost half of the album�s running time. But thanks to the filesharers community there existed a fairly decent bootleg of the score without all that I�m sure highly significant, but ultimately disruptive drivel. But there was one thing missing to put the cherry on the cake. Right�
Originally my three renditions of the official artwork date back to 2003, when I started with this hobby in the first place. But I figured it�s time to upgrade them for good. As you probably know I don�t really like soundtrack covers that explicitly are labeled as complete or expanded, because they always feel like some kind of illegal low-quality bootleg. But I wanted to keep them nonetheless just for diversity. And using a different font type and colour for the accentuated text wouldn�t have made any sense otherwise.
My other two artworks are based on the only reasonable source material I could find. Although there existed many alternate poster designs � some of which I would have loved to work with � none of them were available in full resolution. I still hope for future Blu-ray releases to feature them in some form or another. Credits where credits are due, this time I�ve used these textures and blood sprites.
All of this – and more – can be found on Heidl’s homepage -> HQCovers (https://hqcovers.net/2014/06/19/hannibal-by-hans-zimmer/).
This time, I really don�t have that much to tell. Heidl’s contributions sound like a lot, what he in fact did was giving me the Photoshop files for the covers he talks about above. Fantastically generous! I then tweaked them to my hearts’ desire… so Heidl’s covers I used look different in my version. Now to the score: unlike Fink said, I didn�t really like the OST. I bought it in 2002 or so when I had visited an old friend who was living in a far away town and was in my car on my way home. As I wanted some new music to listen to, I stopped when a CD retailer popped up at the side of the street and bought it (back then, they still sold OSTs). While I was listening to it, I thought that the order of some tracks wasn�t that good, Anthony Hopkin’s voice was obnoxious, etc. So when Fink wanted to do an expanded Edition, I was eager to do it as I thought it could be improved. With his approach at a cohesive listening experience I thought we could make something worthwhile out of the cluttered, overwhelming sessions, amicably shared by Number 112 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=620677). The result? I think we did it – well. Regarding the sound, there isn�t much to tell as it sounds very much like the OST. I tweaked dynamics a bit, toned down bass and treble slightly and attempted to improve the stage. That�s basically it. The titles for all tracks were translated from Italian, French or Latin to English, one of the reasons was the second version I write about below.
Disc One
1. Prologue 4:01
2. Aria, from the Beginning 1:50
3. The tainted Child 7:39
4. Mason Verger 4:40
5. Dear Clarice 3:20
6. A little Stipend Music 5:30
7. Inspector Pazzi 10:59
8. Virtue 4:38
9. Florence by Night 4:04
Disc Two
1. The Burning Heart 2:12
2. Let my Home be my Gallows 9:20
3. Lecter Waves 5:46
4. A Starlings� Obsessions 2:04
5. Love Roundel (not quite) 3:36
6. Death March 3:18
7. Gourmet Waltz, raw 10:18
8. The Silence of the Innocent 4:11
9. To every captive Soul 6:55
10. See my Heart 3:55
The Deutsche Grammophon version (preferred Edition, HiRes)
But wait, there�s more! Almost every reviewer talks about how this is very close to being almost like classical music. Since film music is not classical music, I decided to mock this and turn it into a true classical music release. For that I turned towards one of the oldest classical music labels: the Deutsche Grammophon. I copied their design down to the web address and also did something I never did before: I added more pages to the booklet. In fact, this is the first release I worked on that has a booklet! And even that booklet is designed to look like it came from Deutsche Grammophon.
The Cover
For the cover, I wanted something special. So I took out my watercolours, brushes, paper and repainted a picture of Anthony Hopkins (no, I didn’t, it’s just Photoshop). I also wrote a text for the booklet. In case you never listen to classical music you should know that almost all those classical CDs contain a biography of the artist whose music they contain and a description of the included work. So I decided to do a mini biography of Hans Zimmer, supposed to be just a bit ironic. It turned out to be satire, something I didn�t intend but had so much fun with. Really, I laughed so hard when writing the text, translating the track titles… beautiful. I ended up with a mini biography combined with some sort of gloryfiying review. Since classical music wants to view itself as very high brow and oh so sophisticated and artsy, the text is as pretentious and as possible. And it’s badly written, it contains every clich� I could find, sentences that don’t really mean anything (but are included in many reviews for classical music), sentences that don’t have any motivation. It depicts Zimmer as a musical prodigy, a misunderstood genius and it constantly mocks every classical music review I�ve ever read and also the classical music world. I even quote Adorno! You know, every classical music reviewer quotes Adorno just to show he went to college 😀 But it also mocks fans who make Zimmer bigger and greater than he really is. And finally, it pokes fun at people like me who always try to take music apart to analyze it, the reasons behind its creation, blabla… The fun extended to the tracklist. The first language of the cover is German (again, true to Deutsche Grammophon), so I had to translate track titles. That was so funny, I included old habits of writing, some titles contain wrong grammar… and of course, all of it sounds pretentious as Hell.
Don’t get me wrong: I really love the music Zimmer and his colleagues did for ‘Hannibal’, I have only the highest respect for this score, it’s one of my favourites! It’s a fantastic listening experience, at least on this release, the Deutsche Grammophon cover looks great and very classy. But IMO, everyone deserves to be mocked now and then. I just love it! The text was written in English first, then I gave it to Fink who translated it to French while I was translating it to German. Fink and I both had problems translating it, some expressions didn’t work well anymore when they were translated, even though I tried to be as universal as possible when writing those little jokes.
The Sound
The sound is a bit different compared to the version above as well, it contains less bass and treble and sounds more like a classical music release. Don’t worry for one second, it still sounds like Hans Zimmer! But it is less aggressive than the version up above. This is my preferred version, that’s why you can download it in HiRes (24/48), even though most of it was derived from mp3. Brickwall limiting is completely absent, the overall sound is very pleasant and emphasizes the colours of an orchestra.
Deutsche Grammophon Tracklist:
CD 1
01 Einleitung
02 Arie, von vorne
03 Das befleckte Kind
04 Mason Verger
05 F�r Clarissa
06 Eine kleine Stipendiumsmusik
07 Inspektor Pazzi
08 Klagelied f�r die Tugend
09 N�chtliches Florenz
CD 2
01 Oh, brennendes Herz
02 Als Galgen soll mein Haus geschaffen sein!
03 Lecter thut winken
04 Obsessionen eines Sperlings
05 Liebesreigen (nicht ganz)
06 Todesmarsch
07 Feinschmeckerwalzer, roh
08 Das Schweigen der Unschuldigen
09 Ode an gepeinigte Seelen
10 Erschaue mein Herz
Before you download it: The Deutsche Grammophon cover can be found in the HiRes archive only! That archive also contains files for tagging, you can retitle all tracks to French or English. The CD version lacks the Deutsche Grammophon cover and the files for tagging. So IMO, you can either download both or you can just download the HiRes archive and have it all.
I really had lots of fun doing this. A big thank you goes to Fink (feel hugged and loved, mate) and to Heidl, who gave me his covers like it was the most natural thing to do. I doubt that many people will download this, after all, Hans Zimmer’s fans are more interested in power anthems, horns of doom and countless ostinatos 😉 I always thought that he is at his best when he does melancholic music – like this. So have fun and enjoy the wonderful sad and horrific music.
P.S.: there is a hidden track 😉
PLEASE NOTE: Give your reputation to Fink (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=112417) & Heidl (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=428356). I cannot accept any points anymore so give it to them, they�ve earned it more than me.
Links CD Version:
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/QMKJDOIW/Divina_Commedia_Piccolo.part1.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1CDXX7GQ/Divina_Commedia_Piccolo.part2.rar_links
Password:
Awariiiiieeeetsch�!!!!
Link CD Version, graciously provided by Pablo82 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=1003584) (no password):
https://mega.nz/#F!mwkCWJ7J!jaM3Gda1TxaRzyAdPdLZjA
Links HiRes (24/48):
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1EV6SC7E/Divina_Commedia_Grande.part1.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1YREWREU/Divina_Commedia_Grande.part2.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/AG8I4LVX/Divina_Commedia_Grande.part3.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1ZKTSEJQ/Divina_Commedia_Grande.part4.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0V689URB/Divina_Commedia_Grande.part5.rar_links
Password:
Awariiiiieeeetsch�!!!!
Links HiRes (24/48), graciously provided by Reclaimedhalo (http://forums.ffshrine.org/member.php?u=1044436) (no password):
https://mega.nz/#!TY4RHDzS!OUm58R_we9swp_rfkKOwasYUJnJCDGUQcIlR4BrjGeQ
A SUGGESTION: Use JDownloader instead of a browser to download this. That way, you can circumvent ads and potentially dangerous stuff.
A WARNING: Once the links expire, I won�t upload it again, someone else has to do that (maybe by creating mirrors?)
A real work of art, let alone the level of audio quality, which is another sublime work of yours I’m sure. I can’t wait to get this, sink in to that beautiful music and read along your liner notes.
I’d throw tons of REPs at your face if only I could.
I’m sure it’ll be another fine compilation. Thanks, Sonic!
I am definitely going to have to use a vynl effect VST to listen to this. 😮
Klaus Badelt’s arrangements for Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube are brilliant.
And the beautiful piece Vide Cor Meum by Patrick Cassidy. It’s very underrated!
Ta-ta.
Thank you very much.
I also always considered the album to be very classical-esque in nature, especially of course Vide cor Meum.
You have my gratitude. Now let’s just hope I can get it all downloaded before it’s taken down.
A real work of art, let alone the level of audio quality, which is another sublime work of yours I’m sure. I can’t wait to get this, sink in to that beautiful music and read along your liner notes.
I’d throw tons of REPs at your face if only I could.
Na Na Na… without the Deutsche Grammophon and their design, your covers and Fink’s combinations it would have been nothing. Also, the sound could have been just a bit better. It�s ok, I�m happy… but a little bit more would have been nice.
But yeah, actually, I�m a bit proud of the text I wrote. It�s still making me laugh.
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This is great!
I am definitely going to have to use a vynl effect VST to listen to this. 😮
That�s an interesting idea! I didn�t even think about it… but iZotope Vinyl might be fun!
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Great work guys, thank you so much. Hannibal is one of my top favorite Hans Zimmer scores, I’ll definitely check this out.
Klaus Badelt’s arrangements for Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube are brilliant.
And the beautiful piece Vide Cor Meum by Patrick Cassidy. It’s very underrated!
Ta-ta.
Haha… on the surface, Badelt’s piece may only be Strauss. But another waltz was an equal inspiration: La Valse by Maurice Ravel 😉
And I agree on Vide Cor Meum.
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Bwaha great booklet. And I finally have a catalog number to go with a WrG Records release! This pleases my organizing greatly.
The catalogue number was stolen. From ‘bachCage’ by Francesco Tristano 😉
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Also… where’s the fucking DELUXE EDITION banner? I want my DELUXE EDITION banner. Giev it to me nao!!!!!
Oh, you�re right, I forgot.
No, I didn�t. You wouldn�t want your cover designs destroyed by such worldly crap like the Banner, would you? 😀
But uhm, … Sonic, you’re probably going to hit me for this, but no Deluxe banner? 🙂 It’s how I distinguish your edits from other stuff in my iTunes 😀
EDIT: nvm, saw the post above mine now 🙂
Inspired work! I would pay good money to buy this if it were real.
Well, no secret there. It comes from the complete score in 320k 😉
You can still see it if you know what to look for. Although, roughly 1/3 comes from the OST or other sources – and those were lossless since I ripped them myself (with the exception of one track).
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I kinda skimmed through the post and I thought this was an ACTUAL DG release… went to their website to buy it 😛
Inspired work! I would pay good money to buy this if it were real.
Really? It looked that real? You�re kidding me, aren�t you?
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Oy Grumpy Cat! You will taste mighty fine once you�re burned to a crisp 😀
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LOL. Hopkins as Bruckner.
Anthon Bruckhopkins.
No, that wasn�t intended. Not intended at all. No way. No (listens to Bruckner’s 5th)
And the fact that people think it actually was in the movie, makes me think that I chose it well 😉
Logan
The work you three have done to assemble and package this score lives up to the "classical music" theme in which you’ve framed this release.
Sonic, Heidl, and Fink: I thank you sincerely, deeply and many times over!
Logan
No you are not. I always copy/paste it, and it never gives me a problem. This time it is.
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The only reason it wouldn’t work from a copy/paste is because the extractor converts the unicode automatically.
Or maybe the OS? :itsamystery:
On Windows OS, the only thing to change the contents on the "clipboard" would an external influence froma program that monitors clipboard contents.
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The only reason it wouldn’t work from a copy/paste is because the extractor converts the unicode automatically.
Or maybe the OS? :itsamystery:
On Windows OS, the only thing to change the contents on the "clipboard" would an external influence froma program that monitors clipboard contents.
I have a sudden craving for H��gen Dazs. Why is it that either my passwords or the archives pose a problem? So unnerving. Next time I will use 12345 as a password.
Thank you!
thank you so much, SonicAdventure, Heidl & Fink!

"My hair, he shot my hair. Son of a bitch!"
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This is gorgeous. I’ve always loved this score (it, and the movie itself, always felt to me like something Lecter himself might have created) but this mock DG presentation is stunning on all counts. I love the pretentiousness of it, and of course, the sound is stunning. Bravissimo.
Yeah, Lecter is a Renaissance Man… so the design should look at least classy. But classy can turn pretentious pretty fast, this is what happened here – on purpose 😀
I think I have to watch the movie again. But first: the series. Want to see Gillian Anderson again, it will be quite a while before the last season of ‘The Fall’ airs.
Thanks for all the work, all three of you 🙂
Neither am I, but some of his scores are very good 🙂
Another Zimmer score? We’ll have you doing Dark Knight yet 😉
Another Zimmer score? We’ll have you doing Dark Knight yet 😉
TDK is MINE
Well said 🙂
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Oh lovely. Great job everyone.
Another Zimmer score? We’ll have you doing Dark Knight yet 😉
Never. See above 😉
Size: 1.17GB
No Password
Link – https://mega.nz/#!TY4RHDzS!OUm58R_we9swp_rfkKOwasYUJnJCDGUQcIlR4BrjGeQ
Size: 1.17GB
No Password
Link – https://mega.nz/#!TY4RHDzS!OUm58R_we9swp_rfkKOwasYUJnJCDGUQcIlR4BrjGeQ
One file! One link! No non-working password!
THANK YOU 😀
Thanks Guys!!!
THANK YOU 😀
Switch to PC. :p
Size: 1.17GB
No Password
Link – https://mega.nz/#!TY4RHDzS!OUm58R_we9swp_rfkKOwasYUJnJCDGUQcIlR4BrjGeQ
This is so great, thank you!
I�ve felt so free to include your link (alongside full credit) in the original post. If you don�t want it that way, just give me a holler 🙂
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Switch to PC. :p
Yes, I�ve never understood the appeal a PC, that is not IBM compatible, has 😉
Many thanks to all of you!
Thank you so much, Reclaimedhalo!!!… 🙂
Would be great the cd version too if someone can… it’s too slow to me…
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Now I could… Is my conection. Yesterday was a turtle (It took me five hours per archive!!!). Now almost lightning… Thanks!!!… 🙂
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Never. See above 😉
I’m about 85% sure all I’m waiting on is Tyler to tweak 4m45 You Complete Me (there’s this chime on the raw version that’s omit in the film and I can’t do anything with it), and then I can begin to export it and split all the cues. The day is getting closer 😀
I’m about 85% sure all I’m waiting on is Tyler to tweak 4m45 You Complete Me (there’s this chime on the raw version that’s omit in the film and I can’t do anything with it), and then I can begin to export it and split all the cues. The day is getting closer 😀
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!! 😀 😀
Who is Tyler? And is this chime very obnoxious? Can I try? Though I cannot promise anything.
Tylerakasun. The infamous Interstellar guy. His latest is the No Time for Caution Suite. He’s good at recreating things dealing with SFX and all that. And Skelly has helped me with a major chunk of it, as well. Honestly I couldn’t have done this edit without them.
Of course you can try. I’m out of town for the weekend and I left my Mac at home so I gotta get the link off my phone. Gimme a bit and then I’ll take it to PM. This is not my thread to derail :p
Of course you can try. I’m out of town for the weekend and I left my Mac at home so I gotta get the link off my phone. Gimme a bit and then I’ll take it to PM. This is not my thread to derail :p
Oh, yes, he is good!
And you have all the time in the world. And don�t worry about derailing this thread 🙂
Ill leave the files up for a long time.
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Tylerakasun. The infamous Interstellar guy. His latest is the No Time for Caution Suite. He’s good at recreating things dealing with SFX and all that. And Skelly has helped me with a major chunk of it, as well. Honestly I couldn’t have done this edit without them.
Of course you can try. I’m out of town for the weekend and I left my Mac at home so I gotta get the link off my phone. Gimme a bit and then I’ll take it to PM. This is not my thread to derail :p
Tyler’s Edits are incredible. His work in Interstellar is just phenomenal.
Ill leave the files up for a long time.
Thank you, this is perfect! 🙂
Tyler’s Edits are incredible. His work in Interstellar is just phenomenal.
True. For the stuff I�ve heard, I really don�t know how he did it. The only explanation I could think up involved recreating parts of it with orchestral sample libraries.
I always have problems using sonic’s original links
I always have problems using sonic’s original links
You need to scroll back a bit
OK… I do it for you my friend and for all who need it….
With your permission Sonic… 🙂
MEGA LINK – CD VERSION
NO PASS
https://mega.nz/#F!mwkCWJ7J!jaM3Gda1TxaRzyAdPdLZjA
With your permission Sonic… 🙂
MEGA LINK – CD VERSION
NO PASS
https://mega.nz/#F!mwkCWJ7J!jaM3Gda1TxaRzyAdPdLZjA
Of course! This is sharing and that�s what I�m waiting for all the time 😉
Ant the artwork is gorgeous !!! I absolutely LOVE it!
Me too.
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My favourite Zimmer score remains "Da Vinci Code".
The same here 🙂
As to the Deutsche Grammophone artwork… you owe me a new keyboard! I did a spit take while reading.
The movie synopsis got me, describing Doctor Hannibal 😉
Zimmer’s description could not be more accurate.
As for the German translation: There may be some missing apostrophes in Zimmer’s "quote", I’d call Clarice as "beschwingt" or "dynamisch" instead of "vibrierend" (vibrating). Last paragraph, "…realisiert" is more modern form, I’d have used "…verstanden" to match the sophisticated wording.
The above is me being a stickler for a language that is the bane of every foreign speaker. So, these are my opnions, and I am practically a dumb hick.
Not telling you that you should change it – the art and content are impressive, incredibly funny and enjoyable!
As always, Mr Sonic, you and your crew always deliver.
Thank you
The movie synopsis got me, describing Doctor Hannibal 😉
You shouldn�t drink something while sitting in front of the PC 😉 (sipping at my coffee this very moment)
Zimmer’s description could not be more accurate.
Really? I usually regard Zimmer a bit differently. He may be misunderstood, but in reality he�s very successful and certainly not a recluse. He also doesn�t produce music that is in any way challenging or artsy in a pretentious way. It�s always presented like this, sure, but the reality is that today he�s famous for writing, sort of, simple ’80s Pop.
And I very much doubt that he talks like a 20 year old. The quote by him was actually the hardest part, in English and in German. When writing it I thought about Justin Bieber and how he talks, in German I exaggerated that even more and for that I had to research how teenagers talk, teenagers who weren�t that lucky to receive the best education. If you will, that is my "being old" moment, you know, when someone older tries to emulate someone half his age in order to stay cool.
As for the German translation: There may be some missing apostrophes in Zimmer’s "quote", I’d call Clarice as "beschwingt" or "dynamisch" instead of "vibrierend" (vibrating). Last paragraph, "…realisiert" is more modern form, I’d have used "…verstanden" to match the sophisticated wording.
"Realisiert" vs. "verstanden"… it�s a matter of opinion, I think. The latter is very German, the former usually pertains to the distinctive language of the educated class. And the missing apostrophes… they aren�t the only errors. Lots of commas are missing all over the text 😉 And while "vibrierend" technically is a correct translation, no one would ever use it that way. It�s a translation done wrong on purpose and I was hoping that someone, who speaks both German and English, would get it 🙂
As always, Mr Sonic, you and your crew always deliver.
Thanks, but not my crew. Fellow colleagues, that�s how it is 🙂
In that case, I’m glad that we did this Edition 🙂
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Oh, I didn’t notice that in ‘Erschaue mein Herz’ there is as a bonus track ‘La Valse’ from Ravel. Nice touch!
It fits well, doesn’t it? Was surprised myself.
Absolutely. The whole score is done following the musical style of the 20th century with clear references to Mahler, for example. And that Ravel piece could be perfectly in the official sountrack or the movie.
You know, some people mistook it as a new piece I somehow had discovered (as if I could). It was at that moment that I felt the decision to include it to be right. Because I only took it in the first place because I always had the feeling that Strauss wasn’t the only composer who had influenced "Gourmet Valse Tartare".
Oh, so that’s what that is! I had the hi-res version in the car on a long car journey that gave me the opportunity to listen to the whole score and I wondered what that was. And is that Anthony Hopkins’s original composition at the end of track five disc one? Needless to say, the experience of listening to this music to and from work elevated the journey to a level that was positively transcendental.
I don’t think that Anthony Hopkins composed anything for the score. At least, I cannot find any credit…
He did. The scene where he is writing his letter to Clarice was originally to have a piece he wrote specifically on piano. It was replaced with the more familiar Goldberg Variations but you can hear it on the alternate version of the scene on the DVD/Blu-ray.
High praise. Thank you very much for it 🙂