I bought a CD tribute to Alfred Newman several months ago and it includes a Wuthering Heights suite (who cannot love "Ca
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Wuthering Heights
katzmeow13301 — 21 years ago(September 28, 2004 10:39 PM)
I bought a CD tribute to Alfred Newman several months ago and it includes a Wuthering Heights suite (who cannot love "Cathy's Theme"?). I just absolutely love the beautiful music in Wuthering Heights, I can never get bored of it! I just watched the movie yesterday for the first time since buying the CD and boy, did I sure viewed it in a different light. The music played a role like an actor and it added another dimension that I never experienced before - I found it more emotional (bring out the Kleenex!) and meaningful, it enhanced certain scenes for me.
I don't think the film would be the same if the score was composed differently. Definitely one of the best music scores in film history: sad, moving, chilling, and gorgeous. Ahh, just beautiful!
To fans of this film, I highly recommend you either procure the music or listen more carefully to the music the next time you sit down to watch Wuthering Heights, you won't regret it!
OK, I'm going to listen to it now!
"Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again" -
angel_de_tourvel — 21 years ago(October 02, 2004 12:48 PM)
I LOVE the music!! I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!! Ok I'll calm down a bit. You say you got an Alfred Newman CD???? I am sooo jealous I could kill ya for it (well not quite
I'm a student violinist and I played the score myself its gorg all the musicians in the orchestra are sooo good especially the violinists I love it makes the film for me. Tell me where you got the CD??? -
katzmeow13301 — 21 years ago(October 03, 2004 11:48 PM)
ezbez, I'm glad you love the music as much as I do! Do you not find it both sad and gorgeous at the same time? It really suites the mood of the film, especially when Heathcliff is brooding and emoting on the moors. I know I'm getting away from the music right here.You know the scene right after Heathcliff hears Cathy say it would degrade her to marry him and heads to the stables where he slowly climbs up the stairs so dejectedly to his bed, it's so heartbreaking to watch!!!
I bought the CD "Wuthering Heights - A Tribute to Alfred Newman" about 5 or 6 months ago from Amazon. It includes 5 other of his works for films, all performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, who did a magnificient job in my opinion. I admit I only managed to really listen to Wuthering Heights and Prince of Foxes, I can't comment much on the other
My only dissapointment about the WH suite is that they didn't include the music that is played when Cathy & Heathcliff are sneaking around the garden of the Linton's while watching people dancing inside
I just love that bit of music. I suppose I shall have to wait for the day the entire soundtrack for the film is released on CD!! Nonetheless, it's still great.
Interesting to hear you're a violist, neat! What other stuff do you perform?
Here's the link to the CD on Amazon, looks like there's only 1 CD left but I guess they can order some more, and Lord knows how long that can take.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001SJM/ref=cm_rv_thx_view/002-3708669-7206419?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance
"Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again" -
mjkbk — 13 years ago(July 22, 2012 04:14 PM)
I was just watching "WH" on TV again and noticed that Cathy's and Edgar's marriage took place to the strains of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March"which was written in 1842.
I'm pretty sure the marriage in the novel was supposed to have occurred in the 1700s. Did they change the time period for this film?
Or did the filmmakers simply go with wedding music that was familiar to theater audiences in 1939?