Glass’s ravishing, Oscar- and Grammy-nominated score was a key element in this acclaimed triptych of dramatic tales starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne Moore. “The inter-cutting of personal stories over a wide span of time, “ says NPR, “is held together by a single music approach.”
The Hours is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Based on Michael Cunningham’s 1999 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, the film interweaves the stories of three women—a book editor in New York (Meryl Streep), a young mother in California (Julianne Moore), and the author Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman). Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Philip Glass’s ravishing, Oscar- and Grammy-nominated score was a key element in this acclaimed triptych of dramatic tales. “The inter-cutting of personal stories over a wide span of time, “ says NPR, “is held together by a single music approach.”
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Riesman
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios, London
Engineer: Jonathan Allen
Assistant Engineers: Andrew Dudman and Jake Jackson
Mixed at the Looking Glass Studios, New York City
Engineer: Hector Castillo
Assistant Engineers: Dan Bora and Mario McNulty
Studio Assistant: Christian Rutledge
Assistant to Mr. Glass and Mr. Riesman: Nico Muhly
Soundtrack album post-production coordinator: Kara Bilof
Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Orchestra Loader: John Bradbury
Music Editor: Tony Lewis
Music Preparation: Global Music Services
Executive Producer for Dunvagen Music: Jim Keller
Album Executive Producer: Scott Rudin
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MUSICIANS
Michael Riesman, piano
Lyric Quartet: Rolf Wilson, Edmund Coxon, violins; Nicholas Barr, viola; David Daniels, cello
Chris Laurence, double bass
Orchestra conducted by Nick Ingman