George Fenton

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Mrs. Henderson Presents: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

George Fenton

 

 

Anna and the King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

George Fenton

George Fenton delivers on his soundtrack for Anna and the King with an instrumental score that deftly mixes sweeping orchestrations with ethnic percussion. The main theme “Arrival at the Palace” begins with a very exotic violin solo that quickly blossoms into an epic orchestral movement seemingly ready to crescendo at a moment’s notice (and it does!). Shorter cues such as “Letter of the Week” and “The House” are passages that perfectly convey the movie’s exoticism and its melancholic moods. Throughout, Fenton’s music seems to balance between excitement and…

 
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