The Skin I Live In (soundtrack) explained

The Skin I Live In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:film
Cover:The Skin I Live In (soundtrack).png
Artist:Alberto Iglesias
Released:September 29, 2011
Recorded:2011
Genre:Film score
Length:73:18
Label:
  • Lakeshore
  • Quartet
Producer:

The Skin I Live In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film The Skin I Live In directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The soundtrack features original score composed by Alberto Iglesias and contributions from Chris Garneau, Trentemøller and Concha Buika. Lakeshore Records and Quartet Records distributed the soundtrack on September 29, 2011.

Background

Iglesias has been a recurrent collaborator of Almodóvar since The Flower of My Secret (1995). The Skin I Live In is their seventh film together.[1] The score consisted of bass, cello, piano and violin, viola which were played solely and not part of the minimalistic orchestra. Iglesias further used Absynth—a semi-modular virtual synthesizer—and a gospel organ as a part of the score. The solo violin is played in a neo-baroque virtuoso style by Spanish violinist Vicente Huerta. It was played in such a way to emulate a gothic romantic atmosphere and express the surgeon's sadistic attitudes which aligned the cultural association of the violin with the supernatural elements thereby contributing to the thematic richness.

Reception

Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily described that Iglesias' score is influenced by Antonio Vivaldi's compositions.[2] Michael Gingold of Fangoria wrote "Alberto Iglesias' eerie, violin-suffused score is another throwback to [Alfred] Hitchcock, recalling Bernard Herrmann's compositions for Vertigo and others".[3] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "Alberto Iglesias' music, present a lushly beautiful setting, which is nonetheless a prison and house of horror."[4] Michael Leader of Den of Geek, praised Iglesias' score, saying:[5]

"Alberto Iglesias' astounding score is a diverse work, taking in a wide array of tones and arrangements, shifting from high tension string sections, to electronic backbeats, from guitar drones to moody saxophone. It's a complicated set of cues for a complicated film."
Dana Stevens of Slate wrote "Alberto Iglesias' magnificent score pulses with obscure menace".[6] Jonathan Romney of The Independent called it as a "shimmering quasi-techno score".[7] Justin Chang of Variety described it as an "arresting score".[8] Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal wrote "An urgent Alberto Iglesias score propels the action, but the theme song of "The Skin I Live In" could be a switch on a Cole Porter standard".[9]

IndieWire listed the score for The Skin I Live In in their best film soundtracks and scores of 2011. Writing for the article, Oliver Lyletton opined that the score is "appropriately chilling, contoured with thriller-ish anxiety and flecked with a deep splash of questionable lust, control, longing and desire, all of which unifies into yet another brilliant effort."[10] The Hollywood Reporter critic Todd McCarthy listed the score as a potential contender for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 84th Academy Awards.[11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[12]

Orchestra
Soloists

Accolades

Awards group! scope="col"
CategoryRecipientResult
Cinema Writers Circle AwardsBest ScoreAlberto Iglesias[13]
[14]
European Film AwardsBest ComposerAlberto Iglesias[15]
Goya AwardsBest Original ScoreAlberto Iglesias[16]
[17]
Hollywood Film AwardsBest ComposerAlberto Iglesias[18]
[19]
International Cinephile Society AwardsBest Original ScoreAlberto Iglesias[20]
London Critics Circle Film AwardsTechnical Achievement of the YearAlberto Iglesias [21]
World Soundtrack AwardsBest Composer of the YearAlberto Iglesias[22]

Notes and References

  1. Alonso Tomás . Diego . 28 February 2023 . Dark Virtuosity: Violin Symbolism in Alberto Iglesias's Score for Pedro Almodóvar's Film The Skin I Live In (2011) . . 21 . 1 . 49–73 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111430/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/twentieth-century-music/article/dark-virtuosity-violin-symbolism-in-alberto-iglesiass-score-for-pedro-almodovars-film-the-skin-i-live-in-2011/D986D3866FDE8253748EAE5E30A75D2E . 19 April 2023 . 17 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Halligan . Fionnuala . 2011-05-19 . The Skin I Live In . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306143800/https://www.screendaily.com/the-skin-i-live-in/5027892.article . 2021-03-06 . 2024-05-31 . Screen Daily . en.
  3. Web site: Gingold . Michael . 2019-10-14 . Review: THE SKIN I LIVE IN . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220831203847/https://www.fangoria.com/original/review-the-skin-i-live-in/ . 2022-08-31 . 2024-05-31 . Fangoria . en-US.
  4. Web site: Honeycutt . Kirk . 2011-05-19 . The Skin I Live In (La Piel Que Habito): Cannes 2011 Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917081857/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/skin-i-live-la-piel-190230/ . 2021-09-17 . 2024-05-31 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  5. Web site: Leader . Michael . 2011-08-25 . The Skin I Live In review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801081811/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-skin-i-live-in-review/ . 2021-08-01 . 2024-05-31 . Den of Geek . en-US.
  6. Web site: Stevens . Dana . 2011-10-13 . The Skin I Live In: Pedro Almodóvar's Latest Film Reviewed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130205656/https://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2011/10/the_skin_i_live_in_reviewed_pedro_almod_var_s_new_film_.html . 2011-11-30 . 2024-05-31 . Slate.
  7. Web site: Romney . Jonathan . 2011-08-28 . The Skin I Live In . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107234230/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-skin-i-live-in-pedro-almodovar-118-mins-15-2344949.html . 2011-11-07 . 2024-05-31 . The Independent.
  8. Web site: Chang . Justin . 2011-05-19 . The Skin I Live In . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161022223935/https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/the-skin-i-live-in-1117945266/ . 2016-10-22 . 2024-05-31 . Variety . en-US.
  9. News: Morgenstern . Joe . 2011-10-14 . The Skin I Live In The Man Nobody Knew Goose Bumps, With Style Film Review by Joe Morgenstern . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111026212637/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576628861379447254.html . 2011-10-26 . 2024-05-31 . The Wall Street Journal . en-US.
  10. Web site: Lyttelton . Oliver . 2011-12-14 . Hope You Like Synths: The Best Scores & Soundtracks Of 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510111340/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/hope-you-like-synths-the-best-scores-soundtracks-of-2011-113951/ . 2023-05-10 . 2024-05-31 . IndieWire . en-US.
  11. Web site: McCarthy . Todd . 2011-12-02 . Oscar's Music Race: Looking Back on 2011's Best Film Scores . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230503233525/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-scores-harry-potter-269227/ . 2023-05-03 . 2024-05-31 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  12. Web site: La piel que habito . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116031850/https://quartetrecords.com/product/la-piel-que-habito/ . 2021-01-16 . 2024-05-31 . Quartet Records . en-US.
  13. Web site: Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2011 . CEC Awards for Spanish films of 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506185816/https://cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/2011.htm . 6 May 2021 . 31 May 2024 . . Spanish.
  14. Web site: 14 February 2012 . No habrá paz para los malvados arrasa en los Premios del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos . No Rest for the Wicked sweeps the Cinema Writers Circle Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114082954/https://www.abc.es/play/cine/abci-habra-para-malvados-arrasa-201202140000_noticia.html . 14 November 2022 . 31 May 2024 . . EFE.
  15. Web site: Knegt . Peter . December 1, 2012 . 'Amour' Sweeps European Film Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120174117/https://www.indiewire.com/2012/12/amour-sweeps-european-film-awards-42775/ . January 20, 2021 . August 7, 2021 . Indiewire.
  16. Web site: 2011-11-23 . Eva Hache presentará la próxima ceremonia de los Premios Goya . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110133844/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Eva/Hache/presentara/proxima/ceremonia/Premios/Goya/elpepucul/20111123elpepucul_3/Tes . 2012-01-10 . 2012-01-11 . . Spanish.
  17. Web site: Gala de la 26 edición · 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215072249/https://www.premiosgoya.com/26-edicion/ . 2016-02-15 . October 13, 2020 . . es.
  18. News: Waxman . Sharon . November 16, 2014 . Hollywood Film Awards: Slowly Killing the Golden Goose . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141201054520/http://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-film-awards-slowly-killing-the-golden-goose/ . December 1, 2014 . December 4, 2014 . TheWrap.
  19. Web site: Feinberg . Scott . 25 October 2011 . 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Kicks Off Season of Awards Shows . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210917082033/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/15th-annual-hollywood-film-awards-252837/ . 17 September 2021 . 31 August 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. Web site: Stevens . Beth . 2011-01-23 . 2011 ICS Award Nominees . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227190509/https://icsfilm.org/our-yearly-awards/2011-ics-award-nominees/ . 2015-02-27 . 2024-05-31 . . en-US.
  21. London Critics' Circle Film Awards
  22. World Soundtrack Academy

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