The Green Bird (soundtrack)
| The Green Bird | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Classical, Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 35'51 | |||
| Label | DRG | |||
| Producer | Elliot Goldenthal. | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| MovieMusicUK | link |
| Soundtrack-Express | link |
| RationalMagic | (Favourable) |
| CurtainUp.com | (Very favourable) |
The Green Bird score is composed and orchestrated by Elliot Goldenthal for the 1999 musical of the same name, directed by long-time Goldenthal collaborator Julie Taymor, It is an allegorical fairy tale of a royal family's rite of passage after being separated by a wicked grandmother.
The score itself is typical of Goldenthal's style; atonal, sometimes dissonant and a balance between theatre, drama and invention. It was, along with the musical itself, well-received by critics.