The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (soundtrack)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2012 film of the same name, featuring musical score composed by Thomas Newman. It was released on 6 March 2012 through Sony Classical Records in digital formats, followed by a physical release on 27 March.
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| Released | 6 March 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road, London | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 46:42 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | Thomas Newman | |||
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Development
editThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel marked Newman's second collaboration with Madden after The Debt (2010).[1] Madden described it as an unconventional score where each cue has its own feeling and not a series of tunes.[1] Due to the film's Indian setting, Newman used Indian instrumentalists and soloists for the recording sessions, which was held at the Abbey Road Studios in London for four months.[1][2]
Reception
editFilmtracks.com wrote "Newman clearly had fun with this score, and as long as you don't have an aversion to stereotypical Indian musical tones, that spirit will be contagious."[3] James Southall of Movie Wave, described it as a "colourful album" and wrote "while those with an intolerance to the Bollywood style will find those influences seriously harm their capacity to take much from it, others will discover Thomas Newman’s most enjoyable album in years."[4] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Thomas Newman's flavorful score adds to the intoxicating sensory overload."[5] AllMusic-writer Heather Phares described it as "a soundtrack that's as engaging in its own right as it is in the film".[6]
Newman's original score was shortlisted as one amongst the 104 films in contention for the Academy Award for Best Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards.[7][8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long Old Life" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "This Is the Day" | 0:47 |
| 3. | "The Chimes at Midnight" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Road to Jaipur" | 1:29 |
| 5. | "Night Bus" | 1:15 |
| 6. | "Tuk Tuks" | 1:41 |
| 7. | "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Assault on the Senses" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Anokhi" | 1:10 |
| 10. | "Cricket Spell" | 3:46 |
| 11. | "More Than Nothing" | 2:22 |
| 12. | "Day 22" | 1:41 |
| 13. | "Mrs. Ainsley" | 1:43 |
| 14. | "Do Your Worst" | 1:48 |
| 15. | "Udaipur" | 4:10 |
| 16. | "Turning Left" | 2:00 |
| 17. | "Not Yet the End" | 0:50 |
| 18. | "Progress" | 2:42 |
| 19. | "Young Wasim" | 2:46 |
| 20. | "What Happens Instead" | 0:57 |
| 21. | "A Bit of Afters" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 46:42 | |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[9] | 15 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Director John Madden: The Making of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel". Below the Line. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Step Inside Fiona Gillott's Best Exotic Marigold Hotel". Abbey Road. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Thomas Newman)". Filmtracks.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Newman, Thomas (10 March 2012). "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel soundtrack review". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Rooney, David (18 February 2012). "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [Music from the Motion Picture]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Nigel M. (10 December 2012). "'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Among the 104 Films Eligible for Original Score at the 85th Academy Awards". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Feinberg, Scott (11 November 2012). "FEINBERG FORECAST: Updated Projections (With 15 Weeks Until the 85th Oscars)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 11 to 17 March". Official Charts Company. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.