Valkyrie (soundtrack)
2008 film score by John Ottman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valkyrie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the 2008 film of the same name directed by Bryan Singer and stars Tom Cruise. John Ottman composed the film's musical score in his fifth collaboration with Singer after Lion's Den (1988), Public Access (1993), The Usual Suspects, (1995) Apt Pupil (1998), X2 (2003) and Superman Returns (2006).
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Released | December 23, 2008 (2008-12-23) | |||
Genre | Film score | |||
Length | 1:03:27 | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Producer | John Ottman | |||
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Ottman initially edited the film without a temp score, and while composing, he decided to keep the score as minimal, but decided against it as the film needed music for a thriller atmosphere. He composed slow-paced themes, to accommodate the film's dialogues and had minimalised percussion instruments without using trumpets and drums. He wrote an original song "They'll Remember You", the opening track for the film's score album and featured in the end credits, that is based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem "Wanderer's Nightsong". The album concludes with Adagio for Strings inspired theme "Long Live Sacred Germany".
Varèse Sarabande released the film's soundtrack in the United States on December 23, 2008 and in Germany on January 22, 2009, coinciding with the theatrical release in the country. Rambling Records released the soundtrack in Japan on March 4. The opening track of the score album was positively received, but the rest of the score received mixed response, with criticism on the writing and undistinguished themes.