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New orchestral film score composed and conducted by NIC RAINE for the German thriller WIR WOLLTEN AUFS MEERS (Shores of Hope)
Performed by the award-winning The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
TADLOW MUSIC PRESENTS
ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACK
WIR WOLLTEN AUFS MEERS (SHORES OF HOPE)
New German Film in the tradition of
DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN : THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Starring
ALEXANDER FEHLING
AUGUST DIEHL
SYLVESTER GROTH
(all of whom starred in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS)
Directed by
TOKE CONSTANTIN HEBBELN
Music Composed and Conducted by
NIC RAINE
Acclaimed Composer and Conductor
And orchestrator for
JOHN BARRY * ELMER BERNSTEIN * MAURICE JARRE * VANGELIS * JEAN-MICHEL JARRE * MICHAEL KAMEN * PHILIPPE SARDE and GABRIEL YARED
Performed by the Award-Winning
THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Featured Soloists
Alto Flute: Dave Heath
Vocal: Poppy Alice
1.No Man’s Land (3:07)
(Solo Flute: Dave Heath)
2.Matze’s Apartment / In the Car (3:09)
3.On the Beach (1:48)
4.The Harbour / The Arrest (3:22)
5.At the Hospital (1:47)
6.Wandering Through the Woods (2:52)
7.The Proposal / The Fence (2:59)
8.Spy House / Prison (2:39)
9.Loneliness / Letter Reading (3:48)
10.Reading the Forgery / The Report (2:59)
11.Writing to Mai (2:23)
12.Letter Writing / Visiting Time (3:18)
13.Typing (0:47)
14.Bad News / Lies (6:52)
15.Ralfi Leaves / Colonel’s House (3:12)
16.End of Friendship / Salvation (4:45)
17.Wir Wollten auf Meers – End Titles 4:33)
18.Niemandsland (3:06)
(Sung by Poppy Alice)
19.BONUS TRACK
“Unsere Heimat ist die See”
By Sebastain Block
Tt: 61:30
SEPTEMBER RELEASE
CD: TADLOW 018
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Sep 26, 2012 - 5:21 AM
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JamesFitz
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Wow. Color me impressed. I didn't really know what to expect from Raine as a composer -- I purchased this more to support Tadlow and Raine than for any other reason -- but whatever vague expectations I had were met and exceeded. A lovely score, and one I'm far more likely to spin again than any number of the year's bigger scores.
Nice review from Daniel Schweiger for WIR WOLLTEN.....
Coming soon from Nic and Tadlow is his dramatic score for WWII thriller THE BEAUTIFL SPY....
SHORES OF HOPE (WIR WOLLTEN AUFS MEER)
Some of the better score re-performances in recent years have been done under the baton of Nic Raine, whose work with Tadlow Music has given vibrant new symphonic life to the likes of Maurice Jarre’s “Lawrence of Arabia,” Dmitri Tiomkin’s “Fall of the Roman Empire” and Franz Waxman’s “Taras Bulba.” But Raine is just as impressive when it comes to conducting his own orchestral music, continuing to prove he’s big in Germany with “Wir Wollten Aufs Meer” – or the “Shore of Hope.” For two Communist-bound dock workers in early 80s East Germany, that title translates to their dreams of sailing beyond the Berlin Wall. As his score charts a course of escape, imprisonment, betrayal and redemption, Raine creates a hugely impressive thematic score. Its driven by a suspense motif who gripping, ostinato pace for ticking percussion will remind astute listeners of such Morricone’s thrillers as “The Untouchables.” But while Raine makes powerful use of his lush, large ensemble, “Shore’s” intimate moments are equally impressive, from a waltzing piano melody that imagines a better life to some of the eeriest use of music box bell percussion outside of a Danny Elfman score. There’s a poetic sense of crushed humanity to “Hope,” a sadness that ultimately soars with hope as his music personifying the shattered emotional bonds of three friends to playing the betrayal of a country against itself. Complete with a gorgeously moving theme song by Poppy Alice, “Shore of Hope” is a beautiful musical gut punch that will hopefully give Raine as much time to spend in his own writing room as he does working magic for other composers.
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Oct 10, 2012 - 3:38 AM
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Lokutus
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Another review by Randall Larson:
http://www.buysoundtrax.com/larsons_soundtrax_9_30_12.html
WIR WOLLTEN AUFS MEER/Nic Raine/Tadlow
Most soundtrack collectors know Nic Raine as the master conductor helming the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra on dozens of masterful Silva Screen and Tadlow recordings of notable film music. But Raine is also a composer who has scored a handful of projects for TV and films. The most recent is for the German thriller WIR WOLLTEN AUFS MEER (Shores of Hope), which has been released on CD by Tadlow, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic. Raine’s talents as an orchestrator and conductor are matched by his compositional articulation; this is a modernesque orchestral work but is grounded in a very pretty melodic theme which is performed by full orchestra as well as piano and voice, establishing an eloquently expressive feeling that anchors the score; this theme makes its loveliest expression in “Wandering Through the Woods,” and particularly “End Titles.” From this melodic/motivic foundation, Raine crafts a score of exquisite beauty and passion that even in its more aggressive moments maintains an elegant orchestral character. The rhythmic string patterns of “The Harbour/The Arrest” progress amidst a groundcover of xylophone and light percussion, with eerie reflections of strings building tension before the horns come in with their pronouncement of danger ahead. The cue builds to a swelling energy that bursts with a scattering of wild drums and brassy chords around a repeated violin figure. Raine will base much of the score’s action music around this motif (“Hospital,” “The Report,” “Typing”), generating a rolling energy that drives the music pleasingly. The third primary motif is a sad lament introduced in “Loneliness/Letter Reading,” a melancholy rhythm of strings in a gentle Bolero-esque cadence that resonates with a kind of acquiesced despair; reprised in “Writing to Mai” and concluded in “End of Friendship/Salvation,” the reflective melody drifts with a sorrowful resolve. A vocal version of the main theme, sung by British singer-songwriter Poppy Alice, and a provocative rock number “bonus track” by German indie-pop singer Sebastian Block conclude the album. It’s a thoroughly satisfying effort, nicely organized and developed, and wonderfully performed.
See Tadlow Music.
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It seems Nic Raine is mostly scoring German movies.
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Well, they certainly need solid, tradition-minded composers. Never recovered from the German New Wave of the 1960s and its no-score policy. 
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I got this during Tadlow's big sale this past year. Very lovely score; good to know Nic Raine is as talented a composer as he is a conductor! What I would love is if someone could upload the cover in good quality for my iTunes. I searched high and low on the internet and could find nothing bigger than the 340x340 on Tadlow's site:
http://www.tadlowmusic.com/2012/08/wir-wollten-aufs-meer-shores-of-hope/
Yavar
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Wow, thanks!
Yavar
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