But while the elements are always there, the whole album is not entirely Scottish sounding. These set a good tone for the film, especially coupled with the visuals. I don’t know why, but the way the piece, which changes tempo throughout, slows down into the string theme catches my attention every time.Įarly on Scottish themes and rhythms are prevalent, such as in tracks 5, 6 and 7. Probably my favourite moment of the CD comes at the end of track 4 ‘ Fate and Destiny,’ around 45 seconds to the end of the piece.

opening of songs, we get to the main body of the soundtrack, which is the score by Patrick Doyle. All three of these songs that open the soundtrack very much match the film’s best moments in emotion and what they tell us.Īfter this 9 min. song which I quite like the sound of, but at the same time as though it belongs to the film. It actually feels like a classic Mumford & Sons. Again, like the others it doesn’t feel like a dropped in song describing what the characters are doing, nor telling us who they are. The longest song on the soundtrack is Learn Me Right, sung by the British teenage singer Birdy, with the band Mumford & Sons. The only note I have about this one, while I quite like it, is that the way it ends kind of trails off, and before hearing it on the disc I mistakenly thought when I saw the film that it was just faded out (read cut off) in editing. But what I love here is that neither song is literally about them, but rather evokes the emotions of these parts of the story.

Into the Open Air, again a celtic sound sung by Fowlis follows suit profiling the relationship between Merida and her mother. Sung by Julie Fowlis, it matches the main character Merida well and I found had good replay value outside of the film as well. That being said, first off, I’ll profile the opening three songs quickly (which are worth their own mentions), and then work my way through the rest of the score in order.įirst off, Touch the Sky is a nicely written and upbeat song with a celtic flair to open the soundtrack. Several original songs were also written for the film and open the CD. In Brave, as the story takes us back and forth between locations, the score takes us back and forth between a celtic and more fantasy tale sound. Before I start, please note that while I’ve strayed from major plot elements, both track names listed herein and brief mentions may be considered spoilers to some, so just a heads up.

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