12 Years a Slave (score)

12 Years a Slave (soundtrack) 12 Years a Slave Film score Hans Zimmer 12 Years a Slave Score.png yes 2013 2013 Soundtrack 38:48 Remote Control Productions Columbia Records Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave 2013 Winter's Tale 2014 12 Years a Slave is the original soundtrack album to the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, and Lupita Nyong'o. The record contains twenty-one tracks from the original film score written and composed by Hans Zimmer. Despite its limited release, critical acclaim has been given to the score from the film industry. The score was nominated for the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score,2014 Golden Globe Awards' http://www.goldenglobes.com/2012/12/nominations-2013 Golden Globes January 12, 2014 January 12, 2014 September 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913230512/http://www.goldenglobes.com/2012/12/nominations-2013 dead and won the 2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association award for Best Score.The 2013 WAFCA Awards http://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/ January 12, 2014 January 12, 2014 Composition Having been interested in each other's work for some time, director Steve McQueen approached composer Hans Zimmer to write the score to 12 Years a Slave after filming had completed, explaining, "We had a mysterious conversation a couple of years back where [McQueen] told me he was working on something and asked me if I was even remotely interested in working with him," says Zimmer.Hans Zimmer Tells Juicy Stories About the Classic Films He's Scored https://www.vulture.com/2013/11/hans-zimmer-on-the-classic-films-hes-scored.html November 5, 2013 Fox Searchlight November 5, 2013 Zimmer, however, expressed reluctance to accept the offer feeling he wasn't the right person for the job. Zimmer explained, "I felt I wasn't the guy, in a way. It was such an important, heavy, incredible subject. [...] It took a bit of persuading from [McQueen] to give me the confidence to do it".Weintraub Steve Hans Zimmer Talks 12 YEARS A SLAVE, the Importance of the Film, Akiva Goldsman's WINTER'S TALE, Reflections on Ridley Scott's HANNIBAL, and More https://collider.com/hans-zimmer-12-years-a-slave-interview/ Collider.com October 27, 2013 October 20, 2013 On April 30, 2013, it was officially announced that Zimmer was scoring the film.Hans Zimmer Scoring Steve McQueen's 'Twelve Years a Slave' http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/04/30/hans-zimmer-scoring-steve-mcqueens-twelve-years-a-slave/ Film Music Reporter October 27, 2013 April 30, 2013 Development Director Steve McQueen liked the mood of Zimmer's music from The Thin Red Line, which itself became a starting point for discussion and development regarding the mood for 12 Years a Slave. McQueen explained, "He was my refuge when I was in L.A. The first two meetings were about five hours each. Then I think we had three two-hour conversations on the phone. And not a musical note was played. After that, [Zimmer] said, 'I think I've got something.' Somehow, through the talking, he captured the atmosphere of the film."Zimmer's Tale of Two Scores https://variety.com/2013/music/features/zimmers-tale-of-two-scores-1200802066/ November 7, 2013 Variety November 7, 2013 Much of the movie is scored with the same four-note theme, which Zimmer adapted according to the scene's mood and emotion. For the score of 12 Years a Slave, Zimmer conceded, "It's basically a cello and violin score. I wanted to be the secret little bridge that would take the story from the past and move it into the present." Cellist Tristan Schulze and violinist Ann Marie Calhoun performed on the score in addition to more strings and occasional percussion involved throughout the process. "It was not just getting inside the characters," Zimmer said, "it was getting outside the characters and finding a bridge to the audience." Much of the 38-minute score "creates a stillness, or a tension through the stillness, using very minimal means," he added, although the riverboat ride offers a briefly avant-garde musical contrast, including woodwinds and an unusual use of piano. The original score was released by Fox Searchlight as part of the For Your Consideration campaign aimed towards members of awards voting groups such as that of the Academy Awards, and the Hollywood Foreign Press of the Golden Globes. Track listing Hans Zimmer12 Years A Slave Soundtrack Listing http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/04/30/hans-zimmer-scoring-steve-mcqueens-twelve-years-a-slave/ January 20, 2014 Fox Searchlight January 20, 2014 Solomon Northup 1:55 Main Title 0:28 Bedtime 1:35 Arrival in Washington 0:24 Solomon in Chains 5:03 Preparing for Travel 1:00 Boat Trip to New Orleans 5:14 Saragota Flashback 2:12 River Rafting Claps 1:05 Eliza Flashback 1:45 Escape Sequence 1:19 Time Passing Sequence 1:32 Devastated Crops 0:51 Plantation Life (Part A) 0:59 Plantation Life (Part B) 0:56 Judge Yarney's Ball 1:10 Letter Writing 0:52 Solomon Burns the Letter 1:06 Soap 3:38 A Free Man 2:12 Nothing to Forgive – End Credits 3:32 38:48 Reception Immediate reception The score was widely admired and thought of as a contender for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards.2014 Oscar Predictions Best Original Score http://www.awardscircuit.com/oscar-predictions/2014-oscar-predictions-best-original-score/ November 7, 2013 AwardsCircuit January 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131030005516/http://www.awardscircuit.com/oscar-predictions/2014-oscar-predictions-best-original-score/ 2013-10-30 deadOscar Predictions: Best Original Score https://www.indiewire.com/article/2014-oscar-predictions-best-original-score January 13, 2014 IndieWire January 13, 2014 The 2014 Oscar Nominations: Good, Bad, and Crazy https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/01/the-2014-oscar-nominations-good-bad-and-crazy/283124/ January 16, 2014 The Atlantic January 16, 2014 Yet, the score failed to receive a nomination for the 86th Academy Awards. However, the film did receive a nomination for the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, as well as a win for the 2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Score. Critical reception Film Music Media 5 5Kaya Savas http://www.filmmusicmedia.com/reviews/12yearsaslavebyhanszimmerreview Film Music Media Film Music Media January 8, 2014 January 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201212321/http://www.filmmusicmedia.com/reviews/12yearsaslavebyhanszimmerreview 2014-02-01 dead Filmtracks 2 5https://www.filmtracks.com/composers/zimmer.shtml Filmtracks: Hans Zimmer Christopher Orr of The Atlantic praised the score most highly stating, "the score by Hans Zimmer represents his best work in years, an eerie, discomfiting soundscape that buzzes like angry locusts and drums like approaching thunder."The Searing, Visceral 12 Years a Slave http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/the-searing-visceral-em-12-years-a-slave-em/280672/ October 18, 2013 TotalFilm October 18, 2013 Mark Kermode of The Observer highlights the significance of music in the piece writing, "More significant still is the role of music (composer Hans Zimmer earned one of the film's 10 Bafta nominations this week), with McQueen building upon the experiments of Shame to explore further the dramatic depths of song" Review: 12 Years a Slave – review http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/12/12-years-a-slave-review January 12, 2014 The Guardian January 12, 2014 Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine praised the score and said "The film's immaculate score, by Hans Zimmer, and sound design, so thick with thunder, wind, the chirping of crickets, hammers beating nails into wood, whips tearing black bodies to shreds, work in tandem to strongly convey the bucolic, sinister atmosphere of the antebellum South."12 Years A Slave https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/12-years-a-slave September 13, 2013 Fox Searchlight September 13, 2013 Gregory Ellwood of HitFix called it "one of Hans Zimmer's more moving scores in some time" Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE http://www.fandor.com/keyframe/daily-telluride-toronto-2013-steve-mcqueens-12-years-a-slave September 1, 2013 HitFix September 1, 2013 Brad Brevet of Rope of Silicon also praised the score in stating, "The best score in a movie I have heard this year has been Hans Zimmer's for 12 Years a Slave." and further stating "It's lovely and threatening at the same time."2014 Oscar Predictions: Zimmer, Williams, Newman and More Vie for Original Score http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2014-oscar-predictions-zimmer-williams-newman-vie-original-score/ October 2, 2013 Rope of Silicon October 2, 2013 A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club wrote of Zimmer's score, "pounds and roars with dread — the appropriate soundtrack for the madness of history."12 Years A Slave https://www.avclub.com/review/12-years-a-slave-104329 October 17, 2013 The A.V. Club October 17, 2013 Mark Hughes of Forbes hails the piece as "some of [Zimmer's] best work to date, which says quite a lot" and further expands by expressing "I love the way he uses nontraditional effects and sounds, sometimes going bare-bones and simple with a single instrument, so often understated to perfection."Review: '12 Years A Slave' Is Triumphant http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/10/19/review-12-years-a-slave-is-triumphant/2/ October 19, 2013 Forbes October 19, 2013 Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com stated "Underscoring the cruelty is the aptly unsettling and sometimes discordant soundtrack by Hans Zimmer", noting similarities with Zimmer's predescending score for Inception whilst acknowledging differentiation in "reminiscent of his own strong work on "Inception" but to much different effect".12 Years a Slave https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/12-years-a-slave-2013 October 18, 2013 The Guardian October 18, 2013 Glenn Kay of CinemaStance wrote positively by stating, "the score by Hans Zimmer is sparse and repetitive, but incredibly effective at invoking an emotional response when it's used."Oscar Watch: 12 YEARS A SLAVE Among the Best Films in Recent Memory http://www.cinemastance.com/oscar-watch-12-years-a-slave-among-the-years-best/ November 1, 2013 CinemaStance November 1, 2013 Drew McWeeny of HitFix highly praised the score and said, "The score by Hans Zimmer is just as heart-breaking as the script or the performances."Review: Emotionally raw '12 Years A Slave' is true-life horror film of the highest order http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-emotionally-raw-12-years-a-slave-is-true-life-horror-film-of-the-highest-order https://web.archive.org/web/20131012000119/http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/review-emotionally-raw-12-years-a-slave-is-true-life-horror-film-of-the-highest-order dead October 12, 2013 October 11, 2013 HitFix October 11, 2013 Nicholas Mennuti of Mulholland Books highly praised the score, calling it one of the best film scores of 2013, stating, "His [Zimmer] work on 12 Years A Slave comes as such a pleasant surprise" and then adding, "Zimmer does what Zimmer does best – he finds the sonic heart of Solomon Northrop ... Try not to be moved by it."Review:Nicholas Mennuti's 11 Best Film Scores of 2013 http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2014/01/13/nicholas-mennutis-11-best-film-scores-of-2013/ January 14, 2014 Mulholland Books January 14, 2014 Josh Hall of Soton Tab professed of the score, "Another impressive element of 12 Years a Slave is Hans Zimmer's haunting score; it closely accompanies the distressing tragedies on the screen." and added to it further by signifying the importance of music, "Music is a key element of the film; it is ironic that it is Solomon's musical talents that get him captured in the first place."Review:REVIEW: '12 Years a Slave' http://sotontab.co.uk/2014/01/20/review-12-years-slave/ January 20, 2014 Soton Tab January 20, 2014 March 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330042933/http://sotontab.co.uk/2014/01/20/review-12-years-slave/ dead Richard Lawson of The Wire praised the mood of Zimmer's piece by saying, "Hans Zimmer's lush score is at first eerie and foreboding, but by the movie's end has become something approaching a hymn."Review:REVIEW:The Brutal Beauty of '12 Years a Slave' http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2013/09/12-years-slave-review/69400/ September 16, 2013 The Wire September 16, 2013 Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists2013 EDA Award Winners http://awfj.org/eda-awards/2013-eda-award-winners/ December 11, 2013 Alliance of Women Film Journalists December 11, 2013 December 19, 2013 Best Music or Score Hans Zimmer Awards Circuit Community AwardsACCA 2013 Nominations Announced – '12 Years a Slave' and 'Her' Lead With Eleven http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/02/10/acca/ February 10, 2014 Awards Circuit Community Editors February 10, 2014 February 28, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Black Reel AwardsThe 14th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominations http://blackreelawards.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/the-14th-annual-black-reel-awards-nominations/ Blackreelawards.wordpress.com December 22, 2013 December 18, 2013 February 13, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Boston Online Film Critics AssociationChitwood Adama https://collider.com/boston-online-film-critics-awards-12-years-a-slave/ 12 YEARS A SLAVE Sweeps Boston Online Film Critics Awards with Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Supporting Actress Collider December 7, 2013 December 7, 2013 December 7, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer British Academy Film Awardshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25620727 12 Years A Slave actress up for Bafta Rising Star award site BBC January 6, 2014 January 6, 2014http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a541988/bafta-film-awards-2014-nominations-in-full.html BAFTA Film Awards 2014 - nominations in full Reynolds Simon Harris, Jamie January 8, 2014 Digital Spy January 8, 2014 January 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140108131537/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a541988/bafta-film-awards-2014-nominations-in-full.html dead February 16, 2014 Best Original Music Hans Zimmer Broadcast Film Critics Associationhttps://deadline.com/2013/12/critics-choice-movie-awards-nominees-full-list-652803/ American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave Lead BFCA's Critics Choice Movie Awards Nominations Deadline Hollywood December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2014-critics-choice-awards-winners-671707 Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014 January 16, 2014 Best Score Hans Zimmer Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationJared Rutecki http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-movie-blog/2013/12/cofca-best-of-nominees.html Central Ohio Film Critics announce awards nominees The Columbus Dispatch December 29, 2013 December 29, 2013 January 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140101184443/http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-movie-blog/2013/12/cofca-best-of-nominees.html dead January 2, 2014 Best Score Hans Zimmer Chicago Film Critics AssociationStone Sasha 12 Years a Slave Leads Chicago Film Critics Association http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/12-years-a-slave-leads-chicago-film-critics-association/ Awards Daily December 13, 2013 December 13, 2013Gire Dann Chicago film critics name '12 Years a Slave' 2013's best movie https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131216/entlife/712169758/ The Daily Herald December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 December 16, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Denver Film Critics SocietyAdams Ryan Denver Film Critics Society Nominations http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/denver-film-critics-society-nominations/ Awards Dauily January 6, 2014 January 6, 2014 January 13, 2014 Best Score Hans Zimmer Georgia Film Critics AssociationCameron McAllister Georgia Film Critics announce nominees for 2013 awards http://www.reelga.com/2014/01/georgia-film-critics-announce-nominees.html Reelga January 6, 2014 January 6, 2014 January 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106192340/http://www.reelga.com/2014/01/georgia-film-critics-announce-nominees.html dead January 10, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Gold Derby Awards'12 Years a Slave' wins Best Picture at Gold Derby Awards, but 'Gravity' is biggest winner http://www.goldderby.com/news/5735/gold-derby-awards-12-years-a-slave-gravity-entertainment-news-64253190.html February 26, 2014 Gold Derby February 26, 2014 February 26, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Golden Globe AwardsThe 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards http://www.goldenglobes.com/awards January 18, 2014 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Hollywood Foreign Press Association January 12, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150315233553/http://www.goldenglobes.com/awards March 15, 2015 January 12, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Houston Film Critics Societyhttp://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/12-years-a-slave-wins-pic-cuaron-director-for-houston-film-critics/ 12 Years a Slave wins Pic, Cuaron Director for Houston Film Critics 15 December 2013 Awards Daily December 15, 2013 December 15, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Indiana Film Critics AssociationBloom Bob 12 Years a Slave honored by Hoosier film critics http://www.jconline.com/article/20131215/ENT05/312150019/Hoosier-Film-Awards-Movies JCOnline December 16, 2013 December 16, 2013 December 16, 2013 Best Musical Score Hans Zimmer International Cinephile Society AwardsBlue is the Warmest Color, Inside Llweyn Davis, Her, 12 Years a Slave top ICS Award Nominees http://icsfilm.org/awards/20-2014/231-2014-ics-award-nominees ICS Film January 10, 2014 January 10, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140215082811/http://icsfilm.org/awards/20-2014/231-2014-ics-award-nominees February 15, 2014 February 23, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyDavis Clayton Las Vegas Film Critics Award '12 Years a Slave', John Goodman Gets Lifetime Achievement Award http://www.awardscircuit.com/2013/12/18/las-vegas-film-critics-award-12-years-slave-john-goodman-gets-lifetime-achievement-award/ The Awards Circuit December 18, 2013 December 18, 2013 December 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011925/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2013/12/18/las-vegas-film-critics-award-12-years-slave-john-goodman-gets-lifetime-achievement-award/ dead December 18, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Phoenix Film Critics Societyhttp://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/208/phoenix-film-critics-society-2013-award-nominations.html Phoenix Film Critics Society 2013 Award Nominations Phoenix Film Critics Society December 10, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131231114338/http://www.phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/208/phoenix-film-critics-society-2013-award-nominations.html December 31, 2013 Phoenix Film Critics Society 2013 Awards http://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/209/phoenix-film-critics-society-2013-awards.html Phoenix Film Critics Society December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221655/https://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/209/phoenix-film-critics-society-2013-awards.html December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer San Diego Film Critics SocietySan Diego Film Critics Nominate Top Films for 2013 http://www.sdfcs.org/ San Diego Film Critics Society December 10, 2013 December 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131207094324/http://www.sdfcs.org/ December 7, 2013 dead December 11, 2013 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Satellite AwardsKilday Gregg Satellite Awards: '12 Years a Slave' Leads Film Nominees https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/satellite-award-nominations-12-years-660848 The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media December 2, 2013 December 2, 2013 February 23, 2014 Best Original Score Hans Zimmer St. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationStone Sasha http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/the-st-louis-film-critics-nominations/ The St. Louis Film Critics Nominations Awards Daily December 9, 2013 December 9, 2013 December 16, 2013 Best Musical Score Hans Zimmer Stockholm International Film Festivalhttp://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/news/2013/winners-24th-stockholm-international-film-festival Winners of the 24th Stockholm International Film Festival Stockholm International Film Festival November 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131118204225/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/news/2013/winners-24th-stockholm-international-film-festival 2013-11-18 dead November 14, 2013 Best Film Music Hans Zimmer Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Associationhttp://www.dcfilmcritics.com/awards/ The 2013 WAFCA Awards Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 9, 2013 December 9, 2013 December 9, 2013 Best Score Hans Zimmer References 30em Category:2013 soundtrack albums Category:2010s film soundtrack albums Category:Biographical film soundtracks Category:Columbia Records soundtracks Category:Drama film soundtracks Category:Film scores Category:Hans Zimmer soundtracks Category:Scores that won the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score Category:Scores that won the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Score Category:Works about American slavery