ribonucleic
05-17-2015, 09:58 PM
Glass' music can be so abstract and/or cerebral at times that he completely turns off collectors of more traditional film music, but The Hours transcends this problem because of its relatively easy chord progressions. And while some might detract from the quality of Glass' work because of his employment of these pleasurable shifts, the detailed layers of his rendering more than compensates for whatever qualms you may have about structure. The quality of the recording is outstanding, bringing warmth to each of the score's contributing performers. On album, the score translates into a solid and relaxing hour of harmonious and crisp classical performances without even so much as a single note that could wake a sleeping person in the next room. - Filmtracks ****

1. The Poet Acts (3:40)
2. Morning Passages (5:30)
3. Something She Has to Do (3:09)
4. "For Your Own Benefit" (2:00)
5. Vanessa and the Changelings (1:45)
6. "I'm Going to Make a Cake" (4:01)
7. An Unwelcome Friend (4:08)
8. Dead Things (4:21)
9. The Kiss (3:54)
10. "Why Does Someone Have to Die?" (3:53)
11. Tearing Herself Away (5:00)
12. Escape! (3:48)
13. Choosing Life (3:50)
14. The Hours (7:44)
Total: 56:43
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1. The Poet Acts (3:40)
2. Morning Passages (5:30)
3. Something She Has to Do (3:09)
4. "For Your Own Benefit" (2:00)
5. Vanessa and the Changelings (1:45)
6. "I'm Going to Make a Cake" (4:01)
7. An Unwelcome Friend (4:08)
8. Dead Things (4:21)
9. The Kiss (3:54)
10. "Why Does Someone Have to Die?" (3:53)
11. Tearing Herself Away (5:00)
12. Escape! (3:48)
13. Choosing Life (3:50)
14. The Hours (7:44)
Total: 56:43
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