Memoirs of a Geisha (soundtrack)
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Memoirs of a Geisha | ||||
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File:Memoirs of geisha soundtrack cover.jpg | ||||
Film score by John Williams | ||||
Released | November 22, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 61:02 | |||
Label | Sony Classical 82876-77857-2 | |||
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Memoirs of a Geisha is the original soundtrack, on the Sony Classical label, of the 2005 Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning film Memoirs of a Geisha starring Zhang Ziyi, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho and Gong Li. The original score and songs were composed and conducted by John Williams.[1]
The album won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score but lost to the original score of the film Brokeback Mountain.
Track listing
- Sayuri's Theme 1:31
- The Journey to the Hanamachi 4:06
- Going to School 2:42
- Brush on Silk 2:31
- Chiyo's Prayer 3:36
- Becoming a Geisha 4:52
- Finding Satsu 3:44
- The Chairman's Waltz 2:39
- The Rooftops of the Hanamachi 3:49
- The Garden Meeting 2:44
- Dr. Crab's Prize 2:18
- Destiny's Path 3:20
- A New Name... A New Life 3:33
- The Fire Scene and the Coming of War 6:48
- As the Water... 2:01
- Confluence 3:42
- A Dream Discarded 2:00
- Sayuri's Theme and End Credits 5:06
Total Time: 61:02
Credits
- Yo-Yo Ma – cello
- Itzhak Perlman – violin
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Preceded by | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 2005 |
Succeeded by The Painted Veil |
Preceded by | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music 2005 |
Succeeded by Babel |
Preceded by | Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album 2005 |
Succeeded by Ratatouille |
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