Hamlet (1996 film) score

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The "Hamlet" (1996) film score is a richly orchestral, emotionally charged soundtrack composed by Patrick Doyle for Kenneth Branagh’s unabridged adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack
associatedWithCharacter Claudius
Gertrude
Hamlet
Laertes
Ophelia
associatedWithTheme betrayal
death
love
madness
revenge
tragedy
basedOn Hamlet
basedOnAuthor William Shakespeare
composer Patrick Doyle
composerCollaborationHistoryWithDirector multiple Kenneth Branagh films
composerNationality Scottish
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
directorOfRelatedFilm Kenneth Branagh
features choral passages
leitmotifs
thematic development
forWork Hamlet (1996 film)
genre classical music
film music
orchestral music
intendedFor cinematic exhibition
home video releases of Hamlet (1996 film)
language English
medium recorded music
narrativeFunction enhance emotional impact
underscore drama
notableFor emotional intensity
faithful support of Shakespearean text
rich orchestration
orchestration full symphony orchestra
partOfFranchise Hamlet film adaptations
periodSetting English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era
productionTypeOfRelatedFilm unabridged adaptation
style dramatic
emotional
romantic
usedIn Ophelia’s scenes in Hamlet (1996 film)
climactic duel sequence of Hamlet (1996 film)
final death scene in Hamlet (1996 film)
ghost scenes in Hamlet (1996 film)
opening titles of Hamlet (1996 film)

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Patrick Doyle notableWork Hamlet (1996 film) score