The Hours (film score)

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The Hours (film score) is a minimalist, emotionally resonant film soundtrack by composer Philip Glass, noted for its repetitive piano and string motifs that underscore the intertwined narratives of the 2002 film "The Hours."

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The Hours (film score) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Clarissa Vaughan (character in The Hours) ⓘ
Laura Brown (character in The Hours) ⓘ
Virginia Woolf (character in The Hours) ⓘ
linked to: Virginia Woolf
basedOn The Hours (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Hours
composer Philip Glass ⓘ
conductor Michael Riesman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely praised for emotional resonance ⓘ
directorOfAssociatedWork Stephen Daldry ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
film score ⓘ
minimalist music ⓘ
hasTrack An Unwelcome Friend ⓘ
Choosing Life ⓘ
Dead Things ⓘ
Escape ⓘ
For Your Own Benefit ⓘ
I'm Going to Make a Cake ⓘ
Morning Passages ⓘ
Something She Has To Do ⓘ
The Hours ⓘ
The Kiss ⓘ
The Poet Acts ⓘ
Vanessa and the Changelings ⓘ
Why Does Someone Have to Die? ⓘ
influenced subsequent minimalist film scores ⓘ
label Nonesuch Records ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
notableFeature emotional and meditative tone ⓘ
minimalist ostinato patterns ⓘ
repetitive piano motifs ⓘ
string motifs ⓘ
originallyComposedFor The Hours (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Hours
partOf The Hours (franchise) ⓘ
partOfComposerOeuvre Philip Glass film music ⓘ
performer Michael Riesman ⓘ
Nick Ingman ⓘ
The Lyric Quartet ⓘ
producer Kurt Munkacsi ⓘ
Michael Riesman ⓘ
recordedIn 2001 ⓘ
releaseYear 2002 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic piano-led textures with strings accompaniment ⓘ
repetition and gradual variation ⓘ
usedToUnderscore intertwined narratives of three women ⓘ

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Philip Glass → notableWork → The Hours (film score) ⓘ
Philip Glass → notableWork → The Hours (film score) ⓘ
subject linked to: Philip