简介：Musicby...GabrielYaredisasensationalhourlonglookatthelife,careerandworkofOscar-winningFrenchfilmcomposerGabrielYared.Yaredismostfamoushereforhis'TheEnglishPatient'music,thoughIfirstfellinlovewithhislushcompositionswhenIsaw'CamilleClaudel'onlytospendthenextseveralyearstryingdesperatelytotrackdownanimportedsoundtrack...whichIfinallyfound.Thenicethinghereisthefly-on-the-wallapproachandthewaythatdirectorRaniKhannaisabletoinserttheviewerintotheactualprocessofafilmcomposer.ShotwhenYaredwasagaincollaboratingwiththe'EnglishPatient'director,thistimeon'ColdMountain',thisjustmaybethemosthonestexplorationofthefilmcomposer'scraftyetavailableonfilm(orDVD).--WadeMajor,Digigods AwardedanOscarforhisscoreonTheEnglishPatient,GabrielYaredhascomposedmusicforfeaturefilms,suchasTheTalentedMr.Ripley,Sylvia,BettyBlue,andAutumninNewYork,aswellasdocumentaries,balletsandcartoonsinhiseventfulcareer. Thisintimatefilmexplorestheinspirationbehindtheversatilecomposerspassionformusicandhisquesttolearnmoreabouthisart.Offeringmanyinsightsaboutthemanandtheartist,weseethedifferentfacetsofhisworkasatirelesscomposer. FilmmakerRaniKhannawasgivenexclusiveaccessintothedelicateprocessofthecreativeandcollaborativerelationshipbetweenYaredandAnthonyMinghellaonthescoreofColdMountain,whichwentontoreceiveanOscarnomination. Thisportraitevokestheextremelydemandingprincipalsthatguidehisartandlifeandrevealsanextraordinaryartist,oneofthefinestcomposersworkinginthefilmindustrytoday. ExtractsfromYaredandMinghellasfinestcollaborationsareincludedaswellasscenesofYaredconductinganumberofhiscompositions. Themostintimatepresentationofacomposerthisreviewerhaseverseen...thepacingofthefilmisexquisite...highlyrecommended FilmScoreMonthly…