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The Decomposing Melody

posted 18 years ago by jaymobdeep
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The melody that is played on the soundtrack as the fruit and animal corpses decompose sounded very familiar, does anyone know the name of what the original song is?

[–] TelevisionJunkie 18 years ago

I imagine that it's part of the film's original score since the majority of the score had the same sort of sound. I've yet to stumble onto a copy of the soundtrack, so I can't say for sure... but there was a soundtrack released (sans "Teddy Bears' Picnic," so if it wasn't composed specifically for the film, chances are that it's not on the album).

I'd need to check the film to figure out exactly which track you were referring to (I think it's called "Angelfish Decay") but I found the soundtrack at walmart.com with some preview clips...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=1805892

[–] GreyDadel 18 years ago

It´s Nyman´s original music, so if it sounded familiar to you...er... you must have heard it somewhere! The composition have three variations called Angelfish Decay, Swan Rot and L´escargot. Buy the soundtrack!

[–] dukeofauge 18 years ago

clint mansell definitely borrowed some of its motifs for the all-too-famous REQUIEM $ A DREAM cum Lord of the Rings score.

Just an observation, but dontcha think?

[–] beaubienmail 18 years ago

The track on the CD is called Swan Rot.

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[–] Krustallos 17 years ago

This music has been used for a number of TV advertisments since (can't recall any of them specifically) so you may have heard it there.

Also, Nyman has a habit of 'adapting' themes from other composers' work (notably Purcell in "Draughtsman's Contract" so he may well have pinched it from elsewhere.

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[–] SherlockVonEinstein 13 years ago

i watched this for the first time in years... noticed the same thing in regards to "requiem for a dream."

also, is it just me or has wes anderson spent his whole career ripping this movie off?

[–] Krustallos 12 years ago

No, Wes Anderson's spent his whole career ripping Francois Truffaut off. In an entirely charming and entertaining way, I might add.

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