The Fabelmans (soundtrack)
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The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album to the
Production
Recording of the score began in March 2022, following Williams’s concert performance with the Vienna Philharmonic at Vienna's Musikverein.[2] In July, stills from the recording sessions were revealed by one of the film's crew members, revealing that scoring of the film is underway.[6] Along with his usual orchestral style, Williams opted for a score mostly relying on piano, with Joanne Pearce Martin, principal pianist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, providing the piano solos.[7] The film also features source classical music selected by Spielberg himself, some of which are performed on piano in the film by Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams),[8] from composers such as Friedrich Kuhlau, Muzio Clementi, Johann Sebastian Bach and Joseph Haydn.[9]
Reception
Critical response
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The score by John Williams received acclaim from critics, with some calling it "one of his best scores".
Music critic Jonathan Broxton, wrote "The Fabelmans is, at its core, an intimate portrait of a 50-year friendship, filled with the quiet dignity that befits what is, basically, two old men looking back on the personal and professional life they have shared. There’s a sense of finality here, a coda to a life that has included heroic marches and moments of soaring triumph, epic battles, passionate romantic love, and deep, powerful emotions, but which is now about winding down, looking back at all the things that led them to this moment in time, and smiling in quiet satisfaction."[19]
Industry response
With The Fablemans' strong critical response at the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Fabelmans" | John Williams | Williams | 2:13 |
2. | "Mitzi's Dance" | Williams | Williams | 2:05 |
3. | "Sonatina in A Minor, Op. 88 No. 3: III. Allegro burlesco" | Friedrich Kuhlau | Joanne Pearce Martin | 1:51 |
4. | "Midnight Call" | Williams | Williams | 2:23 |
5. | "Reverie" | Williams | Williams | 1:44 |
6. | "Mother and Son" | Williams | Williams | 2:28 |
7. | "Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36 No. 3: Spiritoso" | Muzio Clementi | Martin | 1:58 |
8. | "Reflections" | Williams | Williams | 2:02 |
9. | "Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio" | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 3:46 |
10. | "New House" | Williams | Williams | 2:28 |
11. | "The Letter" | Williams | Williams | 2:08 |
12. | "The Journey Begins (includes excerpt from Sonata No. 48 in C Major, HOB. XVI: 35: I. Allegro con brio)" |
| Williams | 6:08 |
Total length: | 31:14 |
Additional music
Songs of the film's time period that are included in the film, but are not included on the soundtrack include "
Credits
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[28]
- John Williams – composer, producer, conductor
- Ramiro Belgardt – producer, music editor
- Shawn Murphy – recording, mixing
- Joanne Pearce Martin – piano solos
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 11, 2022 | Sony Classical
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December 9, 2022 | CD |
References
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- ^ September 11, Leah Greenblatt; EDT, 2022 at 02:08 PM. "Steven Spielberg raids boyhood memories for 'The Fabelmans,' a tale of how a filmmaker is born". EW.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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