Music in the Movies

  • Movie Soundtracks
  • Sheet Music
  • Period Music

    Where can I get the movie soundtrack?

  • Pride and Prejudice. Original music by Carl Davis: From Amazon US | From Amazon UK
  • Emma. Soundtrack from Emma2.
  • Sense & Sensibility. Original music by Patrick Doyle: From Amazon US | From Amazon UK
  • Mansfield Park. Original Music by Lesley Barber: From Amazon US | From Amazon UK
  • Unfortunately, there is no soundtrack to Persuasion 2. The credits at the end of the movie lists these pieces of classical music as being used in the movie:
    Chopin, Prelude in G
    Chopin, Prelude in B
    Chopin, Nocturne in B
    JS Bach, Sarabande in D (French Suite)
    JS Bach, Sarabande in B (French Suite)
    This cd has very nice renditions of the Chopin Preludes which are used in the film.

    Where can I get the sheet music?

  • Faber has published a book of piano music called "Jane Austen's World" (ISBN 0 571 51793 5) including music from four of the recent adaptations: P2, P&P2, S&S2 and Emma2. Here is a link to the piano book at sheet-music.com

    Jane Austen's World Contents:

    Emma: Rachel Portman Pride and Prejudice: Carl Davis
    Frank Churchill Arrives Theme
    End Titles Canon Collins
    Sense and Sensibility: Patrick Doyle The Gardiners
    My Father's Favourite Summary
    Devonshire Persuasion: Jeremy Sams
    All the Better for Her Theme
    Excellent Notion Tristesse
    The Dream Italian Aria

    A note on the Italian arias in Persuasion: These were written for the movie by the composer Jeremy Sams. One of our citizens, Tiffany Adams who like Anne does not profess to be an Italian Scholar, offered this translation to the first aria (unfortunately the second one was too garbled to understand) which may be found here.

  • Published by Wise Publications are more challenging piano arrangements of the music from P&P2 and S&S2, "Jane Austen: The Music" (ISBN 0 7119 6654 0) Here is a link to the piano book at musicsales.co.uk

    Jane Austen: The Music Contents:

    Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice
    Weep You No More, Sad Fountains Opening Title Music
    A Particular Sum Elizabeth Observed
    My Father's Favourite Canon Collins
    Patience The Gardiners
    All the Delights of the Season Rosings
    Steam Engine Farewell to the Regiment
    Willoughby Pemberley
    Excellent Notion Thinking About Lizzy
    Combe Magna Lydia's Wedding
    There is Nothing Lost Double Wedding
    The Dreame

    A note on the songs used in Sense and Sensibility: Weep No More, Sad Fountains is based on an anonymous poem which was collected by John Dowland in the early 1600s. The Dreame is a poem by Ben Johnson.

  • Separate sheet music is available for the Pride and Prejudice Theme from Faber Music or may be ordered through your local music dealer.

    Solo Piano (0571 51625 4)
    Violin and Piano (0571 51678 5)
    Flute and Piano (0571 51676 9)
    Clarinet and Piano (0571 51677 7)

  • Separate sheet music is also available for several selections from Sense and Sensibility from Hal Leonard Corp. or you local music dealer.

    My Father's Favourite (Inventory # HL 00351503)
    Weep You No More, Sad Fountains/The Dreame (Inventory # HL 00351324)

    What period music is used in the adaptations?

  • Pride and Prejudice (1995)
  • Doug Short's Austen-L post listing the various period music used in P&P2.
  • English lyrics to Voi Che Sapete, which Elizabeth sings at Pemberley.
  • Dances from P&P2: MIDIs, steps, more, from the Contradancers of Hawaii Homepage
  • Sheet music for Mr. Beveridge's Maggot: (also used in Emma2)
    • Melody and chord symbols
    • Easy piano arrangement
    • More challenging piano arrangement
  • Emma (1996 and 1997)
  • Kali's excellent page on dance and period music of Emma2.
  • Kali's equally excellent page on dance and period music of Emma3.
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