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The Goldfinch Soundtrack Is as Elegant as a Work of Art

14/09/2019 - 08:55 PM

The film adaptation of the Pultizer Prize-winning novel [1] The Goldfinch [2] has a soundtrack that's as thoughtful and elegant as the art at the centre of the movie. While a lot of movies lean heavily on modern music, The Goldfinch instead incorporates classical music and old standards (plus an unexpected and moving song in Russian) with its original instrumental soundtrack. The movie itself spends a lot of time meditating on art — in fact, its entire visual palette is derived from the real-life painting at the centre of the plot [3] — so it seems fitting to have a soundtrack that's influenced by a wide range of music. Ahead, check out all the music selected for the soundtrack, plus tracks from composer Trevor Gureckis's original score.

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. "Adagio un poco mosso"

"Lonesome Desert Blues" by Bessie Smith

"Johnny Billy Goat" by Boozoo Chavis

"Let's Take The Long Way Home" by Rosemary Clooney

"Blue Monk" by Thelonius Monk

"Your Silent Face" by New Order

"Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" by A.R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls ft. Nicole Scherzinger

"In Dulci Jubilo" performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra

"Leaf House" by Animal Collective

"Codex" by Radiohead

"Everything in Its Right Place" by Radiohead

"It's All Over Now Baby Blue" by Them

Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. "Maestoso"

"Apocalypse" by Cigarettes After Sex

"Still Waters" by Ersatz Musika

"Turn Out the Lights" by KOLARS

"The Story of the Goldfinch" by Trevor Gureckis

"Mrs. Barbour" by Trevor Gureckis

"Interrogation" by Trevor Gureckis

"Hobart & Blackwell" by Trevor Gureckis

"Goldfinch Reveal" by Trevor Gureckis

"Lucious Reeves" by Trevor Gureckis

"Letter to Pippa" by Trevor Gureckis

"Boris's Father" by Trevor Gureckis

"Las Vegas" by Trevor Gureckis

"Theo's Burden" by Trevor Gureckis

"Theo & Pippa" by Trevor Gureckis

"Desolation" by Trevor Gureckis

"The Goldfinch Theme (Solo Piano)" by Trevor Gureckis

"Amsterdam" by Trevor Gureckis

"Return to the Barbours" by Trevor Gureckis

"Boris Rescues Theo" by Trevor Gureckis

"Beautiful Things" by Trevor Gureckis


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