A Quiet Place (soundtrack)
| A Quiet Place (Music from the Motion Picture) | ||||
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| Released | April 6, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 48:08 | |||
| Label | Milan | |||
| Producer | Marco Beltrami | |||
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A Quiet Place (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2018 film of the same name directed by John Krasinski. Featuring musical score composed by Marco Beltrami, the soundtrack was released under the Milan Records label on April 6, 2018.
Development[edit]
Marco Beltrami had composed the musical score for A Quiet Place.[1][2] He signed the film over the occasion of Thanksgiving (November 23, 2017) and was set to compose the score by early-January 2018 in a short span of time while Beltrami was also scoring the National Geographic Films documentary Free Solo.[3] Due to the film's limited budget, Beltrami refrained from using a full-fledged orchestra for recording as "the film is truly intimate and contained". He used a small ensemble of 30 musicians which involved strings and piano and extensively manipulated and processed the score "so that we could create sounds that were semi-orchestral and semi-electronic".[4]
The initial blueprint for the original score came from Krasinski's passion for the cover version of David Bowie's "Heroes" by Peter Gabriel. Krasinski played the song to Beltrami while scoring the film and it became the basis of the score to Beltrami. He composed a family theme and sent to Krasinski which he liked it and eventually included into the edit. For the sound-hunting creatures, he wanted to come up with "a signature monster sound, something we haven't heard before that instills fear, even if the monster isn't onscreen".[3] This resulted in the opening theme "It Hears You". Beltrami felt recording the final cue was difficult to him, as "when they realize that they can kill the monsters and the monsters are racing toward them, that cue was really crucial to the process [...] Once I solved that, everything else fell into place. It's not a melodic cue, but it's a driving force which led to the monster cue."[3]
Most of the score had been excluded from the film, which Krasinski found impactful having the score dominated the scenes.[5] Beltrami provided supervising sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn music to work in a way that would not interfere with the sound design throughout the film.[6][7]
Release[edit]
The soundtrack to A Quiet Place was released under the Milan Records label on April 6, 2018.[8] A vinyl edition of the soundtrack was released through Mondo and Death Waltz Recording Company on July 11, 2018.[9][10]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "It Hears You" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "A Quiet Family" | 1:58 |
| 3. | "Children of the Corn" | 1:24 |
| 4. | "A Quiet Life" | 2:58 |
| 5. | "The Dinner Table" | 1:46 |
| 6. | "Something on the Roof" | 2:13 |
| 7. | "Babyproofing / Bonfire" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Old Man" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Labor Intensive" | 8:13 |
| 10. | "Kids Bonfire" | 1:36 |
| 11. | "Water in the Basement" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Silo Attack" | 1:46 |
| 13. | "A Quiet Moment" | 1:13 |
| 14. | "Rising Pulse" | 4:14 |
| 15. | "All Together Now" | 5:24 |
| 16. | "Positive Feedback" | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 48:08 | |
Reception[edit]
Music critic Jonathan Broxton wrote "It's just 45 minutes of dark, savage noise, a brutal barrage that rips your eardrums to shreds, just like the monsters do to the unwary."[11] Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote "Marco Beltrami's score largely sticks to a low rumble that hovers on the same wavelength as the characters' unease."[12] Sandy Schaefer of Screen Rant wrote "Marco Beltrami's ominous score certainly help to set the mood throughout its runtime."[13] Tom Shone of The Times described the score as "fussy and over-funereal".[14] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote "Only the score by Marco Beltrami seems too much, since A Quiet Place works best when it sneaks up on you."[15]
Accolades[edit]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s). |
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| Golden Globe Awards | January 6, 2019 | Best Original Score | Marco Beltrami | Nominated | [16] [17] |
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 14, 2018 | Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film | Marco Beltrami | Nominated | [18] |
References[edit]
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 17, 2018). "How Composer Marco Beltrami Balanced The Sound & Music In 'A Quiet Place' – Crew Call Podcast". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Making Of A Quiet Place, by John Krasinski". Empire. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c Burton, Byron (April 12, 2018). "'A Quiet Place' Composer Couldn't Afford a Full Orchestra". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (November 29, 2018). "Marco Beltrami Explores the Sounds of Silence in 'A Quiet Place' Score". Variety. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ Prudom, Laura (March 15, 2018). "A Quiet Place: John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on the Challenges of Making an Almost Silent Movie". IGN. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ James, Daron (April 5, 2018). "'A Quiet Place' Leans on Sound Team to Deliver Maximum Chills". Variety. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Mekado (April 5, 2018). "Making the Sound of Silence in 'A Quiet Place'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Marco Beltrami: A Quiet Place (Music from the Motion Picture)". Milan Records. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Konrad, Jeremy (July 11, 2018). "Mondo Music Release of the Week: A Quiet Place Soundtrack!". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Sprague, Mike (July 10, 2018). "Death Waltz Announces A QUIET PLACE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP". Dread Central. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "A QUIET PLACE – Marco Beltrami". MOVIE MUSIC UK. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (March 10, 2018). "'A Quiet Place' Review: John Krasinski's Monster Movie is a Riveting, Near-Silent Thriller — SXSW 2018". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Schaefer, Sandy (April 6, 2018). "A Quiet Place Review". ScreenRant. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Shone, Tom (May 14, 2024). "Film review: A Quiet Place and Thoroughbreds". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Travers, Peter (April 3, 2018). "Travers on 'A Quiet Place': Meet Your New 'Silent' Horror Classic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Aridi, Sara (December 6, 2018). "Golden Globe Nominations: Here Is the Full List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Staff (December 6, 2018). "'Vice,' 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' lead 2019 Golden Globe nominations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Xu, Linda (November 15, 2018). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2018.