127 Hours (soundtrack)

May 2020 April 2014 127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack A. R. Rahman 127HoursCover.jpg 2 November 2010http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article175342.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134959/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article175342.ece dead 4 March 2016 Rahman's music enthralls for 127 hours Express News Service The New Indian Express Shankaran Malini 29 December 2010 17 January 2011 K. M. Musiq Studios, Los AngelesAIR Studios, LondonMiloko Studios, LondonHear No Evil Recording Studio, LondonPanchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, ChennaiNirvana Studios, Mumbai Post-industrial, experimental, ambient 1 1 23 Interscope, Fox Music A. R. Rahman,Gretchen Anderson A. R. Rahman soundtrack Jhootha Hi Sahi 2010 127 Hours 2010 Rockstar 2011 127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack If I Rise 2 November 2010 127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Danny Boyle's 2010 film of the same name. It was composed by Academy Award Winner A. R. Rahman, Boyle's previous collaborator on Slumdog Millionaire. The score, centred on guitar, was recorded mainly in London and was completed in three weeks.https://collider.com/composer-a-r-rahman-interview-127-hours/ Composer A.R. Rahman Interview 127 Hours Collider Roberts, Sheila 28 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101030225925/http://www.collider.com/2010/10/28/composer-a-r-rahman-interview-127-hours 30 October 2010 live The soundtrack was released digitally on 2 November and physically on 22 November, by Interscope Records and Fox Music."127 Hours: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album to Be Released Digitally on November 2nd and in Physical Format on November 22 on Interscope, Featuring New Original Music by Oscar-Winning Film Composer A.R. Rahman" The score is briefly orchestral and the song's main theme, "If I Rise" features Rahman playing the Harpejji.Burlingame, Jon Eye on the Oscars: Music Variety 11 February 2011 A3 The soundtrack album includes original score and the theme song composed by Rahman, the tracks "Never Hear Surf Music Again" by Free Blood, "Lovely Day" by Bill Withers, Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2, "Ça plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand, "If You Love Me" by Esther Phillips, and "Festival" by Sigur Rós.http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/10/oscar-winning-film-composer-ar-rahman-contributes.html Sigur Rós, Bill Withers, Many More Featured on 127 Hours Soundtrack Grimm, Becca Paste Magazine 29 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101214321/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/10/oscar-winning-film-composer-ar-rahman-contributes.html 1 November 2010 live The original theme song of the film, "If I Rise", is written by A. R. Rahman (music), Dido and Rollo Armstrong (lyrics) and performed by Dido along with Rahman. It was featured in the climax scene of the film.http://www.awardsdaily.com/2010/10/best-song-and-score-is-the-academy-not-cool-enough-for-reznor-and-ross Best Song and Score is not cool enough for Reznor and Ross 22 October 2010 AwardsDaily 22 December 2010 The film's subject Aron Ralston's favourite band, Phish, is mentioned in the film. During production, Boyle asked Ralston how Phish lyrics could be included in the film. Ralston sings lines from the Phish song "Sleeping Monkey" when swimming in one of the early scenes of the movie.Aron Ralston's insight helping form Boyle's ‘127 Hours' https://web.archive.org/web/20100918022201/http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20091110/NEWS/911109995 18 September 2010 . The Washington Post. 9 November 2009. But the soundtrack album did not feature this song. Another song "The Funeral" from Band of Horses is not in the soundtrack album, but is used in the end of the trailer. Development Rahman collaborated with Danny Boyle for the second time. Their previous association, Slumdog Millionaire was a great critical and commercial success to Rahman, who was described by Time magazine as India's most prominent movie songwriter, in 2005.Corliss, Richard. (1 January 2005). That Old Feeling: Isn't It Rahmantic? https://web.archive.org/web/20101104193322/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1013198,00.html 4 November 2010 Time magazine. Retrieved on 25 May 2008. After the scripting finished, Boyle handed over the script to Rahman, who says when he first got the script and the screenplay, even before the shoot, some kind of sounds came into his mind and he put some stuff down and sent it to Boyle when he was cutting the movie. Rahman wanted the score to feel very much like something the cinematic Ralston might be listening to, a mix of heavily layered acoustic and electric guitars, brightened with digital effects.http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/la-en-composers-20101207,0,6321281,full.story '127 Hours' and other films take experimental turns in music Todd Martens Los Angeles Times 7 December 2010 17 January 2011 Rahman says that he was able to complete the score within a short period of three to four weeks. Reception AllMusic 3.5 5James Christopher Monger 127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture http://www.allmusic.com/album/127-hours-music-from-the-motion-picture-r2063465/review allmusic 22 September 2010 ChartAttack 4 5 Empire 5 5 Film Music Magazine A Filmtracks 3 5 Gordon and the Whale 3 5 Los Angeles Times 3.5 5 Music Aloud 8.75/10 Movie Music UK 3.5 5 Movie Wave 3.5 5 ScoreNotes 7 10 The soundtrack received generally favourable critical reviews. Philip French of The Observer commented that "The music is subtly varied; the soundtrack makes admirable use of silence and natural sound."https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/09/127-hours-danny-boyle-james-franco-review 127 Hours – review Philip French Philip French The Guardian 9 January 2011 17 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110128121327/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jan/09/127-hours-danny-boyle-james-franco-review 28 January 2011 live Sarah Kurchak of ChartAttack reviewed the music saying "There's something about the way Danny Boyle uses popular music in his films that's really exciting for anyone who genuinely cares about the medium. Plenty of directors are good with a score, and he's no slouch in that department, but the use of songs is a different beast. In both score and songs, Boyle seems to have an inherent ability to understand the moods and emotions music can inspire in people and uses it to augment his storytelling." http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/2010/sep/22/tiff-review-127-hours https://web.archive.org/web/20100924043014/http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/2010/sep/22/tiff-review-127-hours dead 24 September 2010 ChartAttack Sarah Kurchak Chartattack 22 September 2010 17 January 2011 The soundtrack was rated five out of five in the review by Danny Graydon of Empire magazine. His review reads: "Following their Oscar-winning collaboration on Slumdog Millionaire, A. R. Rahman provides Danny Boyle’s tale of a mountaineer in dire straits with an affecting core of slow-burn, reflective cues that ultimately penetrate in a big way, supported by a typically eclectic array of exterior tracks from the likes of Free Blood, Bill Withers and, most effectively, Sigur Rós. Rahman’s nine cues are anchored on acoustic guitar and generate a suitably meditative tone, augmented by ethnic pipes (Acid Darbari) and ethereal vocals (R. I. P.). Rahman’s collaboration with singer Dido, If I Rise, closes proceedings with a cathartic and quietly optimistic tone which almost prompts a tear."http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=10264 Review of 127 Hours Danny Graydon Empire 17 January 2011 18 January 2011 Margaret Wappler, in the review published in Los Angeles Times, said that "In his last movie, Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle showed a sophisticated sense of how music and image can intertwine and intensify each other. With his latest, 127 Hours, he proves his skill again, reenlisting composer A.R. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for his racing, kinetic score to Boyle's violent fairy tale set in Mumbai, India."Margaret Wappler Soundtrack review: A.R. Rahman's '127 Hours' http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/soundtrack-review-ar-rahmans-127-hours.html Los Angeles Times 4 January 2011 5 January 2011 Daniel Schweiger of Film Music Magazine said that "Danny Boyle and A.R. Rahman are going for a far more interior moment of transcendence, one that tells us the often-awful fight for life is more than worth it- especially in this haunting fever dream that take a filmmaker and musician to new heights while pondering their way out of a man's darkest hours."Daniel Schweiger CD Review: 127 Hours – Original Soundtrack http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=6418 Film Music Magazine 1 November 2010 16 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101230211751/http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=6418 30 December 2010 live The review published by Christian Clemmensen at Filmtracks commented that "Whether or not you can stomach this film or its equally challenging album, the music serves as even more evidence that the diversity of Rahman's talents can compete favourably in an otherwise arguably stale film scoring environment in the United States."Editorial Review: 127 Hours http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/127_hours.html Filmtracks 18 November 2010 16 January 2011 Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK gave a favourable review and called the score an "unconventional one". He also praised Rahman for his ability to score in multiple genres.http://moviemusicuk.us/2010/11/07/127-hours-a-r-rahman/ 127 HOURS – A.R. Rahman Jonathan Broxton Jonathan Broxton Movie Music UK 7 November 2010 17 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110206074324/http://moviemusicuk.us/2010/11/07/127-hours-a-r-rahman/ 6 February 2011 live Director Shekhar Kapur, after a special screening of the movie, commented through Twitter that "Rahman's score adds depth to Danny Boyle's deft and energetic direction in 127 hours. Rahman certainly deserves another Oscar for 127 hours, Danny Boyle and Rahman are proving to be a great combination."http://www.filmydum.com/top-stories/2463/ar-rahman-deserves-oscar-for-127-hours-shekhar-kapur AR Rahman deserves Oscar for '127 Hours': Shekhar Kapur 29 October 2010 Filmydum.com 17 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031190739/http://www.filmydum.com/top-stories/2463/ar-rahman-deserves-oscar-for-127-hours-shekhar-kapur 31 October 2010 dead Aron Ralston, on whom the movie is based, praised Rahman for the music and posted a hand-written note on Facebook and Twitter. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Aron-Ralston-praises-Rahman/articleshow/7075881.cms Aron Ralston praises Rahman The Times of India 10 December 2010 17 January 2011 Awards and nominations List of accolades received by 127 Hours Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Scorehttp://www.suntimes.com/3483646-417/story.html List of Academy Award nominations Chicago Sun-Times 25 January 2011 25 January 2011 Nominated – Academy Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise" Nominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Scorehttp://awfj.org/eda-awards/2010-eda-awards-nominees/ 2010 EDA Awards Nominees Alliance of Women Film Journalists 21 December 2010 17 January 2011 Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Film Musichttp://www.hindustantimes.com/Rahman-gets-BAFTA-nomination-for-127-Hours/Article1-651823.aspx Rahman gets BAFTA nomination for 127 Hours Hindustan Times 18 January 2011 18 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119101911/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rahman-gets-BAFTA-nomination-for-127-Hours/Article1-651823.aspx 19 January 2011 dead Won – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song for "If I Rise"http://entertainment.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/the-social-network-wins-the-critics-choice-movie-award-for-best-film-.html 'The Social Network' wins Critics' Choice Movie Award for best film Los Angeles Times Susan King 14 January 2011 15 January 2011 19 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119022656/http://entertainment.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/the-social-network-wins-the-critics-choice-movie-award-for-best-film-.html dead Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Scorehttp://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/01/central-ohio-film-critics-association-awards-nominees Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards Nominees awardsdaily.com 3 January 2011 17 January 2011 Won – Denver Film Critics Society for Best Song for "If I Rise"http://denverfilmcritics.org/694/news/denver-film-critics-society-2011-award-winners/ Denver Film Critics Society 2011 Award Winners Denver Film Critics Society 28 January 2011 30 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210200/http://denverfilmcritics.org/694/news/denver-film-critics-society-2011-award-winners/ 29 October 2013 dead Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Original Scorehttps://www.thehindu.com/arts/Golden-Globes-quotlikesquot-Facebook-film/article15522293.ece A. R. Rahman loses out on Golden Globe The Hindu 17 January 2011 17 January 2011 Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Scorehttp://www.cinemasight.com/2010/12/12/houston-area-film-critics-nominations/ Precursor: Houston Film Critics Society Nominations Cinema Sight 12 December 2010 17 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110708154312/http://www.cinemasight.com/2010/12/12/houston-area-film-critics-nominations/ 8 July 2011 Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise" Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song for "If I Rise"http://www.awardsdaily.com/2010/12/the-las-vegas-film-critics-society/#more-33396 The Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Awards Daily 17 December 2010 17 January 2011 19 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101219032500/http://www.awardsdaily.com/2010/12/the-las-vegas-film-critics-society/#more-33396 dead Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Scorehttp://sdfcs.org/2010-awards/ 2010 Awards San Diego Film Critics Society 17 December 2010 17 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130911002326/http://www.sdfcs.org/2010-awards/ 11 September 2013 dead Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Scorehttp://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/index.html 15th Satellite Awards to be held December 19, 2010 in Los Angeles Satellite Awards 1 December 2010 17 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111111091323/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/index.html 11 November 2011 Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Original Song for "If I Rise" Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Scorehttp://www.wafca.com/awards/index.htm 2010 WAFCA Winners WAFCA 6 December 2010 17 January 2011 18 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118200725/http://www.wafca.com/awards/index.htm dead Won – World Soundtrack Award – Public Choice (A. R. Rahman) Nominated – World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film for "If I Rise" Track listing Artist(s) 1:01:23 Never Hear Surf Music Again John Pugh Free Blood 5:52 The Canyon A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 3:01 Liberation Begins A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 2:14 Touch of the Sun A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 4:39 Lovely Day Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough Bill Withers 4:16 Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2 Frédéric Chopin Vladimir Ashkenazy 4:01 Ça plane pour moi Francis Jean Deprijck, Yves Maurice Lacomblez Plastic Bertrand 3:00 Liberation in a Dream A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 4:06 If You Love Me (Really Love Me) Marguerite Monnot, Édith Piaf (Original French lyrics), Geoffrey Parsons (English adaptation) Esther Phillips 3:27 Acid Darbari A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 4:21 R.I.P. A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 5:11 Liberation A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman 3:11 Festival Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri Páll Dýrason, Georg Hólm, Kjartan Sveinsson Sigur Rós 9:26 If I Rise A. R. Rahman, Dido & Rollo Armstrong Dido, A. R. Rahman, ChorusChorus by The Gleehive Children's Choir, Mumbai (Jervis Dias, Kristen Fernandes, Alisha Pais, Jessica Dmello, Sherize Alveyn, Evania Cerejo, Jememia Fernandes, and Aidan D'silva) and recorded at Octavious Studio, Mumbai.http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HM/2011/02/27/ArticleHtmls/Mumbai-choir-voice-of-Oscar-nominated-song-27022011531014.shtml?Mode=1 Mumbai choir voice of Oscar-nominated song Collin Rodriguez 27 February 2011 The Hindustan Times 28 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170411/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HM/2011/02/27/ArticleHtmls/Mumbai-choir-voice-of-Oscar-nominated-song-27022011531014.shtml?Mode=1 11 July 2011 4:38 Notes Personnel A. R. Rahman – harpejji Ranjit Barot – drums Sanjay Divecha – guitar Joel Shearer – guitar Karl Peters – bass guitar Pete Lockett – percussion References External links http://www.127hours-soundtrack.com "127 HOURS: Awards and Nominations so far" Category:2010 soundtrack albums Category:Ambient soundtracks Category:Industrial soundtracks Category:Experimental music soundtracks Category:A. R. Rahman soundtracks Category:2010s film soundtrack albums Category:Biographical film soundtracks Category:Fox Music soundtracks