{"id":40454,"date":"2023-11-24T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1932869"},"modified":"2023-11-24T13:41:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:41:26","slug":"maestro-soundtrack-what-music-features-in-leonard-bernstein-film","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/maestro-soundtrack-what-music-features-in-leonard-bernstein-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Maestro soundtrack: What music features in Leonard Bernstein film?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The legendary composer and conductor is the subject of Bradley Cooper’s new movie. <\/p>

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

Published: Friday, 24 November 2023 at 10:30 AM<\/p>

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There can be no disputing that Leonard Bernstein is one of the most significant American composers of all time: across a hugely successful career, his contribution to a range of genres from classical to musical theatre was immense.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the only challenge for Bradley Cooper when assembling the soundtrack for his new film about the legendary musician was just how much<\/em> of the music to include.<\/p>\n

Should he populate the film with Bernstein\u2019s most recognisable works or instead opt for some deeper cuts?<\/p>\n

According to Maestro<\/a> producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, Cooper always had a good idea of which way he wanted to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that Bradley really knew the music so well, and he knew exactly what he wanted to do with the music,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/a> during an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it would have been easy to throw in the score and the making of West Side Story into this project, but he decided to do it a little differently, and to just have that one piece of the prologue in the film. He just knew the right places to put the music so you knew that it was a Leonard Bernstein film.\u201d<\/p>

The decision to use a great range of Bernstein\u2019s music was also welcomed by his daughters Jamie and Nina.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe loved that Bradley chose so much other Bernstein music to put in the film,\u201d Jamie explained. \u201cIt\u2019s like another character in the film \u2013 this music that is so audible and meaningful and rich, and we hope that that will pique the interest and curiosity of viewers so that they\u2019ll want to hear more Bernstein music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of it,\u201d added Nina. \u201cIt\u2019s very, very beautiful, at times achingly tender, at times boisterous, at times powerful, passionate \u2013 it runs a really enormous emotional gamut. We hope that people tap into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for more information about exactly what Bernstein music appears in the Maestro soundtrack.<\/p>\n

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