Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

It’s a rich palette – strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir – but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 14th Dec 2018
Catalogue No: 4836039
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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01 The Shores Of Scotland

02 Elizabeth's Portrait

03 A Claim To The Throne

04 If Ye Love Me

05 My Crown

06 The Poem

07 Darnley's Visit

08 The Wedding

09 Knox

10 The Hilltop

11 Rizzio's Plea

12 The Ambush

13 Pray For Me

14 A New Generation

15 Darnley's Dismissal

16 Outmaneuvered

17 The Assassination

18 Finale

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“Mary Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Ronan). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I (Robbie). Each young Queen beholds her “sister” in fear and fascination. Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.

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April 2019

It’s a rich palette – strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir – but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear of a particularly period sound, but delivers a robust and well-considered dramatic score that manages to feel both classics and contemporary.

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