Yann Tiersen - Good bye Lenin! [OST] [2003] [FLAC]

Yann Tiersen - Good bye Lenin! (OST)

2003
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More somber and subdued than his usual work, Yann Tiersen's score for Good Bye Lenin! makes the perfect audio
counterpart for the film's bittersweet but often funny story, which revolves around a family living in Communist Germany
and is told from the viewpoint of the son, Alex. The family undergoes a number of hardships, including the father's
escape to the West and the mother's subsequent breakdown. After she recovers, she becomes a fanatic for the Communist
regime, until she sees the police beat up Alex at a pro-democracy rally. The shock gives her a heart attack, after which
she lapses into a coma; when she revives, the Berlin Wall has fallen. A doctor warns Alex that any more stress could
kill her, so he and the rest of the family pretend that they are still living under Communist rule. While no score could
convey all of that, Tiersen's music does reflect the hesitancy and delicacy of the family's plight should their illusion
be broken, as well as the comedy and the drama that ensue when it seems close to falling apart. Most of the score is
dominated by thoughtful, rippling pianos that conjure up rainy days, as well as strings, woodwinds, and brass that add
to the airs of urgency and madcap humor that dominate the film and its music. "Summer 78" introduces the score's main
theme, a winding melody that is as lovely as it is sad. The version of "Summer 78" that is graced by Claire Pichet's ice
water-pure vocals, "Watching Lara," "First Rendez-Vous," "Lara's Castle," and "Good Bye Lenin" itself all return to this
theme in various ways, lending more warmth or more coolness as necessary. "Dishes," on the other hand, is the first of
the sharply quirky, nearly chaotic pieces that inject some humor into the score. "The Decant Session," "The Deutsch Mark
Is Coming," and "Preparations for the Last TV Fake" follow suit, with the emphasis on brass and woodwinds changing from
track to track. Still other pieces, such as "Childhood 2," "Letters," and "Mother Will Die" -- which uses shimmering
vibes and excerpts of hushed dialogue in a particularly striking way -- aim at a deeper level of memories and sorrow;
Tiersen's subtly but significantly shifting compositions are almost always quite moving, and Good Bye Lenin! is no
exception. Despite being a rather lengthy score, some of the cues are so short that it's a little difficult to enjoy
them fully. This is a minor complaint, though; Good Bye Lenin! is one of those rare scores that is just as affecting and
cohesive outside of the movie theater as it is inside of it.

-- allmusic.com
Tracks

01- Summer 78 (instrumental)

02- Come

03- Childhood (1)

04- From prison to hospital

05- Mother

06- Watching Lara

07- Dishes

08- First rendez-vous

09- The decant session

10- Lara's castle

11- The Deutsch Mark is coming

12- I saw daddy today

13- Birthday preparations

14- Good bye Lenin

15- Childhood (2)

16- Letters

17- Mother's journey

18- Preparations for the last tv fake

19- Mother will die

20- Father is late

21- Father and mother

22- Finding the money

23- Summer 78
Artwork (200dpi scan), EAC log and CUE sheet included.
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