Maps to the Stars (soundtrack) explained

Maps to the Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:film
Artist:Howard Shore
Cover:Howard Shore - Maps to the Stars.png
Released:September 9, 2014
Length:38:34
Label:Howe
Producer:Howard Shore
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Rosewater
Next Year:2014

Maps to the Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 film Maps to the Stars directed by David Cronenberg starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, and Evan Bird. The film's musical score is composed by Cronenberg's regular collaborator Howard Shore whose soundtrack was released on September 9, 2014, through Shore's label Howe Records.

Development

Maps to the Stars featured an original score written by Howard Shore, who had been associated with Cronenberg in all but one of his films since 1979. According to Shore, the music had to work thematically with the characters and fit the film's subtext and encapsulate the emotion of the principal characters, which he does with all of the director's previous works.[1] Cronenberg also wanted the music to be accurate and not just imposed throughout the film, which would be felt authentic throughout the film.[2]

A non-album single sharing the same title as the film was released on May 21, 2014, in conjunction with the film's theatrical release in France.[3] [4] Howe Records distributed the soundtrack on September 9.[5] [6]

Reception

A. O. Scott of The New York Times called Shore's score as "panicky" and "unnerving".[7] Pete Simons of Synchrotones gave three stars, saying "[the score] manages to hold your attention even though it doesn't seem to be doing a great deal".[8] Lee Marshall of Screen Daily wrote "Cronenberg’s go-to composer, Howard Shore, delivers one of his best scores yet for the dry Canadian maestro, a menacing undertow that picks up on some of the ethnic, New Age sounds of the world it depicts, but shifts them into Clockwork Orange territory."[9]

James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "it ticks the boxes it tries to tick and does so very effectively and those with an ear for a more ambient style of film scoring will find one of the better examples of it in recent times."[10] Michael Philips of the Chicago Tribune wrote "The score by composer Howard Shore adds just the right touch of forlorn mystery".[11] Peter Labuza of The Film Stage wrote "Howard Shore's futuristic tones carry a hypnotic force that guides the film through its obsession with destiny."[12] Oliver Lyletton of IndieWire deciphered it as a "cracking work" from the composer,[13] while Geoff Pevere of The Globe and Mail called it as "near-ambient".[14]

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[15]

Musicians

Accolades

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YearCategoryRecipientResult
Canadian Screen Awards2015Best Achievement in Music: Original ScoreHoward Shore[16]
[17]
Cannes Film Festival2014Cannes Soundtrack Award[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roberts . Sheila . 2014-12-19 . Howard Shore Talks The Hobbit, Rosewater, Maps to the Stars, and More . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302031230/https://collider.com/howard-shore-the-hobbit-rosewater-interview/ . 2015-03-02 . 2024-05-24 . Collider . en.
  2. Web site: David Cronenberg on the Hollywood horror of Maps To The Stars . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502144821/https://thedissolve.com/features/interview/933-david-cronenberg-on-the-hollywood-horror-of-maps-t/ . 2015-05-02 . 2024-05-24 . The Dissolve.
  3. Web site: May 21, 2014 . 'Maps to the Stars' Soundtrack Single Released . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524043239/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/05/21/maps-to-the-stars-soundtrack-single-released/ . May 24, 2014 . August 19, 2014 . Film Music Reporter.
  4. Web site: May 21, 2014 . Maps to the Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Single . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140906211347/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/maps-to-stars-original-motion/id880130287 . September 6, 2014 . August 19, 2014 . iTunes.
  5. Web site: Maps to the Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820215705/https://www.amazon.com/Maps-Stars-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00M0GKN9K . August 20, 2014 . August 19, 2014 . Amazon.
  6. Web site: 'Maps to the Stars' Soundtrack Details . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510165638/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/07/30/maps-to-the-stars-soundtrack-details/ . 2015-05-10 . 2024-05-24 . Film Music Reporter . en-US.
  7. News: Scott . A. O. . 2015-02-26 . Review: David Cronenberg Dissects Hollywood in 'Maps to the Stars' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150228162930/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/movies/review-david-cronenberg-dissects-hollywood-in-maps-to-the-stars.html . 2015-02-28 . 2024-05-24 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Simons . Pete . 2014-09-27 . Maps to the Stars (Howard Shore) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930055140/https://synchrotones.com/2014/09/27/mapstothestars/ . 2022-09-30 . 2024-05-24 . Synchrotones . en.
  9. Web site: Marshall . Lee . 2014-05-19 . Maps To The Stars . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524091555/https://www.screendaily.com/maps-to-the-stars/5072096.article . 2024-05-24 . 2024-05-24 . Screen Daily . en.
  10. Web site: Southall . James . 2014-08-29 . Maps to the Stars soundtrack review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018013822/http://www.movie-wave.net/maps-to-the-stars/ . 2014-10-18 . 2024-05-24 . Movie Wave . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Philips . Michael . 2015-03-05 . Review: 'Maps to the Stars' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524105656/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/03/05/review-maps-to-the-stars/ . 2024-05-24 . 2024-05-24 . Chicago Tribune . en-US.
  12. Web site: Labuza . Peter . 2014-05-19 . [Cannes Review] Maps to the Stars ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201025143933/https://thefilmstage.com/cannes-review-maps-to-the-stars/ . 2020-10-25 . 2024-05-24 . The Film Stage . en-US.
  13. Web site: Lyttelton . Oliver . 2014-05-18 . Cannes Review: David Cronenberg's 'Maps To The Stars' With Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska & Julianne Moore . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122070122/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/cannes-review-david-cronenbergs-maps-to-the-stars-with-robert-pattinson-mia-wasikowska-julianne-moore-85743/ . 2023-11-22 . 2024-05-24 . IndieWire . en-US.
  14. News: 2014-10-31 . Maps to the Stars: A haunted tour of Tinseltown . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102091140/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/maps-to-the-stars-a-haunted-tour-of-tinseltown/article21385856/ . 2014-11-02 . 2024-05-24 . The Globe and Mail . en-CA.
  15. Web site: 2014-09-09 . Maps to the Stars . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215122702/https://howerecords.com/maps-to-the-stars/ . 2015-02-15 . 2024-05-24 . Howe Records.
  16. Web site: Vlessing . Etan . 2015-01-13 . Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531212355/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/canadian-screen-awards-unveil-nominations-763287/ . 2023-05-31 . 2024-05-24 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2015 Canadian Screen Awards Feature Film Nominees & Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405225959/http://www.academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards/2015-Nominees-Winners/Film . 2015-04-05 . 2022-10-21 . Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.
  18. Web site: 23 May 2015 . Cannes 2015 : L'heureux élu du CANNES SOUNDTRACK AWARD . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221818/http://www.canalplus.fr/c-cinema/c-l-actualite-cinema-sur-canal/cid1267474-cannes-2015-l-heureux-elu-du-cannes-soundtrack-award.html . 3 March 2016 . 25 May 2015 . Canal+.

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