The Mission (score)

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The Mission (score) is Ennio Morricone’s acclaimed orchestral and choral film soundtrack, renowned for its haunting themes that blend liturgical, indigenous, and classical music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWith Jesuit missions in South America ⓘ
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
basedOn The Mission (1986 film) ⓘ
composer Ennio Morricone ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
describedAs haunting ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
spiritual ⓘ
featuresElement baroque-style writing ⓘ
indigenous musical motifs ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ
featuresInstrument choir ⓘ
oboe ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
genre choral music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
film music ⓘ
liturgical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
world music influences ⓘ
hasAdaptation “Gabriel’s Oboe” (concert piece) ⓘ
“Nella Fantasia” (vocal song based on Gabriel’s Oboe) ⓘ
hasType orchestral and choral score ⓘ
includesTrack “Ave Maria Guaraní” ⓘ
“Falls” ⓘ
“Gabriel’s Oboe” ⓘ
“Miserere” ⓘ
linked to: Miserere

“On Earth as It Is in Heaven” ⓘ
influenced concert repertoire arrangements of “Gabriel’s Oboe” ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Original Film Music ⓘ
notableFor blending liturgical, indigenous, and classical styles ⓘ
notableWorkOf Ennio Morricone ⓘ
originalLanguage Guaraní ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
partOf The Mission (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: The Mission (score)
publisher Virgin Records ⓘ
recordLabel Virgin Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1986 ⓘ
setting 18th-century South America ⓘ
usedFor underscoring themes of faith and colonialism in The Mission (film) ⓘ

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Ennio Morricone → notableWork → The Mission (score) ⓘ
Like a Hurricane → hasCoverVersionBy → The Mission ⓘ
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David Puttnam → notableWork → The Mission ⓘ
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David Puttnam → produced → The Mission ⓘ
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Robert Bolt → notableWork → The Mission ⓘ
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Robert Bolt → wroteScreenplayFor → The Mission ⓘ
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Phoebe Nicholls → notableWork → The Mission ⓘ
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The Mission (score) → partOf → The Mission (original motion picture soundtrack) ⓘ
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Jeremy Irons → notableWork → The Mission ⓘ
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Jim Clark → notableWork → The Mission ⓘ
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Ennio Morricone → notableWork → The Mission (score) ⓘ
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Gabriel’s Oboe → partOf → The Mission (soundtrack) ⓘ
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On Earth as It Is in Heaven → partOf → The Mission (soundtrack) ⓘ
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Falls → partOfSoundtrack → The Mission (soundtrack) ⓘ
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Falls → partOfWork → The Mission (soundtrack) ⓘ
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Falls → includedOn → The Mission: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture ⓘ
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Falls → associatedWithAwardNominatedScore → The Mission (score) ⓘ
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Ave Maria Guaraní → partOf → The Mission (soundtrack) ⓘ
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Ave Maria Guaraní → includedInAlbum → The Mission: Original Soundtrack ⓘ
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Gabriel’s Oboe → firstReleasedOn → The Mission (original soundtrack) ⓘ
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Gabriel’s Oboe → includedInAlbum → The Mission: Original Soundtrack ⓘ
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