{"id":40239,"date":"2023-11-22T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T13:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1931568"},"modified":"2023-11-22T15:23:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:23:04","slug":"napoleon-soundtrack-what-music-features-in-the-historical-epic","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/napoleon-soundtrack-what-music-features-in-the-historical-epic\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoleon soundtrack: What music features in the historical epic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ridley Scott’s latest film is now showing in UK cinemas. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 13:50 PM<\/p>

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Ridley Scott\u2019s latest epic Napoleon<\/a> has now arrived in UK cinemas, with Joaquin Phoenix starring as the famed military commander in a historically dubious<\/a> but fiercely entertaining<\/a> cinematic spectacle.<\/p>\n

In the various trailers for the film, both Radiohead\u2019s 2000 track The National Anthem and Black Sabbath\u2019s 1970 hit War Pigs have been heard in the background \u2013 but neither of these songs are actually featured in the film itself.<\/p>\n

Instead, there is an original score composed by Martin Phipps \u2013 who has previously worked on a number of other film and TV projects, including The Crown and The Railway Children Return \u2013 while a couple of traditional songs feature, and at various points Scott makes use of Dario Marianelli\u2019s score for Joe Wright\u2019s 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Deadline<\/a> about writing the music for the film, Phipps explained: \u201c[Scott is] a super smart guy, and he talks about other things, but getting him to talk about the music was quite hard. I didn\u2019t get many conversations with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cBut when he did talk about [the score], he was really talking about the character and not being prescriptive about the music. [He didn\u2019t say], \u2018I want this kind of piece, I want strings or horns.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for the full details of the tracks in Phipps\u2019s score below and will update the page when more information is made available about the other songs used.<\/p>

Napoleon soundtrack<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can find the full list of tracks in Martin Phipps\u2019s score below.<\/p>\n

All tracks composed by Martin Phipps.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • Napoleon\u2019s Piano<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Toulon<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Josephine<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Soldiers of the 5th Regiment<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Ladies in Waiting<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Austerlitz Kyrie<\/strong> \u2013 Martin Phipps & Ensemble Organum<\/em><\/li>\n
  • We Are Discovered<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Make the Rain Stop<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Look Down<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • First Counsel<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Russia<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Return to France<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Waterloo Requiem<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Downfall<\/strong> \u2013 Martin Phipps & Ensemble Organum<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Bonaparte\u2019s Lament<\/strong> \u2013 Martin Phipps & Ensemble Spartimu<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>