Mrs. Winterbourne


Colosseum (4005939572020)
Varèse Sarabande (0030206572025)
Movie | Release date: 04/30/1996 | Film release: 1996 | Format: CD
 

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# Track   Duration
1.Connie's Story1:07
2.Connie and Steve's Life1:27
3.Homeless Blues1:12
4.Train to Boston1:59
5.Where's My Baby2:26
6.Ride to the Mansion1:59
7.Bill's Tour of Boston3:50
8.You're a Winterbourne4:01
9.Wedding Prep Montage0:40
10.Steve's Back1:59
11.It's De Different1:14
12.Dead Steve2:20
13.Bill and Connie Come Clean1:35
14.Remembering New York1:33
15.Connie Tells Grace3:23
16.Connie's Song2:19
 33:04
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Mrs. Winterbourne - 06/10 - Review of Tom Daish, submitted at (English)
Even someone as gifted as Patrick Doyle can't always be inspired by the assignments he ends up with and unfortunately Mrs Winterbourne didn't have the usual level drama present in most of the films he has scored so far. Of course it is nearly impossible for Doyle to produce something totally lacking in merit and there is some strong thematic material, some nicely sentimental interludes and a couple of smooth jazz numbers. The main theme is introduced in Connie's Story and I can't help but feel that had this been a period drama, that it would have been arranged in a classical, dance-like fashion. However, Doyle decided to bridge the gap between the old fashioned stuffiness of the Winterbourne family with a more modern idiom and so added a laid back rhythm section. While not a failure by any means, I don't think it does rather wonderful melody full justice.

There are of course different incarnations of the theme throughout the score, such as the sprightly and rejoicing like arrangement in Train to Boston. This being a kind of mixed up family, comedy/drama/farce type effort there are several more intimate sections. Many of which provide some rather lovely, slow string intonations on the main theme, although the more choppy primary arrangement is occasionally hinted at. Along with the standard orchestral fayre, Doyle also provides some jazzy interludes that function as a kind of motif for Connie and Steve (kind of like the music from Frasier in style if not content). Steve's Back features an even more loungy section that almost sounds like an instrumental jazz interpretation of As Time Goes By.

To be fair, I don't think this is the kind of film that requires a great deal of heavily dramatic music and so in an attempt to not over step the mark too much, the music remains ostensibly inoffensive. However, on the whole it's just a bit too inoffensive for its own good. The only moment which has any large change in mood is Dead Steve which features a little more percussion and some of Doyle's favourite string runs and off kilter brass hits. However, the prevailing mood is one of laid back sentiment which just leaves one with the feeling of wanting something with a little substance. Pleasant, but generally a little unremarkable.
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