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Marie Antoinette (soundtrack)

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Released
  
October 10, 2006

Release date
  
10 October 2006

Producer
  
Brian Reitzell

Length
  
91:02

Movie
  
Marie Antoinette

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Genres
  
Soundtrack, New wave, Post-punk, Gothic rock

Similar
  
Kings of the Wild Frontier, Lost in Translation, Clinging to a Scheme, Lesser Matters, Pet Grief

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Marie Antoinette is the soundtrack to the 2006 Sofia Coppola film of the same name. The soundtrack is composed heavily of atmospheric guitar-based rock music and electronic music, a trend established in previous Coppola films such as Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides which were also produced by music director Brian Reitzell.

Contents

1980s new wave and post-punk artists such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, New Order, The Cure, and Bow Wow Wow represent the music that accounts for the bulk of the soundtrack. Coppola's choice of modern music for use in the film's soundtrack is unusual, as the film itself is set in 18th century France. The soundtrack also contains several period baroque pieces, including works by Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and Domenico Scarlatti.

The two-disc soundtrack album was released by Verve Forecast and Polydor Records on October 10, 2006.

The version of "Ceremony" by New Order that appears on the album is the 12" version that appeared in the film, while the trailer featured the original 7" version.

The limited edition vinyl version has album art by Elizabeth Peyton.

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Reception

The album debuted at number 154 on the US Billboard 200. In its second week, it jumped to number 97 and was named that week's "pace setter".

It was nominated for "Best Soundtrack" at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards.

In 2013, the album was named as one of The 20 Soundtracks That Defined The 2000s by Empire magazine.

Songs

1Hong Kong Garden (Strings Intro)Siouxsie and the Banshees3:10
2AphrodisiacBow Wow Wow2:58
3What Ever HappenedThe Strokes2:49

References

Marie Antoinette (soundtrack) Wikipedia