Academy Award®-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement, Pride And Prejudice) has written a romantic and moving score as the perfect complement to Jane Eyre. Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right) and Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë s classic novel. Directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre), this highly-anticipated film arrives in theaters March 11.
Dario Marinelli s Jane Eyre score heavily features a solo violin, recorded for the film by the 2010 Classical Brit Award®-winning violinist Jack Liebeck. Known for his gift for capturing the emotional and poignant elements of a story in his music, Marianelli s score for Atonement was awarded an Oscar® in 2008 and has achieved U.S. sales of over 30,000 units. His score for Pride And Prejudice was Oscar®-nominated in 2006 and has sold upwards of 225,000 units in the U.S.
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Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester (Fassbender). The isolated and imposing residence - and Mr. Rochester's coldness - have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. As Jane reflects upon her past and recovers her natural curiosity, she will return to Mr. Rochester - and the terrible secret that he is hiding...
MUSIC COMPOSED BY DARIO MARIANELLI PIANO SOLOS PERFORMED BY JEAN YVES-THIBAUDET THE BIG-SCREEN ADAPTATION OF IAN MCKEWAN'S BEST-SELLING NOVEL STARRING KIERA KNIGHTLEY The filmmakers of Pride and Prejudice (director Joe Wright) reunite for Atonement, based on the award-winning, best-selling 2002 novel, a classic British romance that spans several decades. Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's (Academy Award® nominee Kiera Knightley--Pride and Prejudice) lover (James McAvoy--The Last King of Scotland) of a crime he did not commit. Focus Features presents Atonement, opening December 7 in theatres nationwide. The Decca soundtrack will be released on December 4 and features original music by Academy Award® nominee Dario Marianelli, (Pride and Prejudice) with piano solos performed by Decca artist Jean Yves-Thibaudet.
French piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs the most popular piano works featured in the films of yesterday and today. Jean-Yves Thibaudet recently captured the hearts of millions with his performance on the best-selling soundtrack Pride & Prejudice. His latest CD features the famous Bill Evans arrangement of the Love Theme from Spartacus along with the music from some of Hollywood’s greatest romantic movies—The Piano, Somewhere In Time, Chocolat, Brief Encounter and Dangerous Moonlight as well as today’s hits—The Pianist, The Royal Tennenbaums, A League of Their Own, The Right Stuff and Fantasia 2000.
