Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack
There are some stories that you can never forget, and there are some movies that you can always watch over and over again. To me, “Pride and Prejudice” in 2005 is the movie that I watch repeatedly. Not only the casting, but also the intriguing stories and conversations attract me.
Moreover, the music in this movie is so beautiful that it always keeps playing in my head everytime I finish watching the movie.
I especially love the track “Dawn”.
When the movie starts, Lizzy is walking in the countryside. She is reading, and there is cleverness and smartness in her eyes. There are greenery surroundings. And the shimmering sunlight with the dews from the day makes the scene clean and transparent.
It is dawn.
When the music starts, the first notes of the piano is like the clear dew in the morning. It drops on the leaves, on the grass, and in the air. We can smell the fresh air and feel the morning breeze.
The music slowly and carefully comes out, and rises and resonates in the air. Just like Lizzy’s first appearance in the movie, everything is clear and elegant.
Then there is the entrance melody again. But it sounds different this time. It’s slightly quicker and deeper, like it finds something interesting.
And the left hand starts to play with the right hand on the piano. The main theme, always played by the right hand itself, is now followed by notes played by the left hand. The music is now like two people talking: one is clever, and another one is deep and steady.
Then the range becomes wider, and the melody combines the notes of high and low. The notes keep dropping down, like a huge rain in the countryside.
After the rain, the melody gradually becomes slow. The high notes and low notes follow and correspond to each other. Sometimes there is distance between them, and sometimes the correspondence separates and they collide again.
Finally, they all merge into one tone. The last four warm notes sound like the ending, and also the beginning.
This Dawn of Dario Marianelli, played by the French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is the beginning of the day, and the beginning of an intriguing romance.
It not only describes the refreshing start of the movie, but also the beginning of the relationship between Lizzy and Mr. Darcy.
Lizzy and Mr. Darcy have totally different backgrounds. One is a rich man with pride, and another one is a candid lady with prejudice towards richness. Lizzy is frank and passionate, while Mr. Darcy is reserved and restrained. It seems that these two people with different social status and personalities could never be together.
However, Lizzy and Mr. Darcy slowly become closer, and their interaction also moves the movie forward.
In the end, Lizzy admits her feelings to Mr. Darcy. They meet each other on the way to their walk at dawn. At this moment, everything is peaceful and clear. Lizzy and Mr. Darcy confess their love to each other.
The dawn of this day was the beginning of the day, and also the start of a new romance.
The Dawn of Dario Marianelli describes the early morning, and also this lovely and unforgettable love. Performed by French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, the music is elegant and clear, with the light and tender romantic air added in the beautiful British countryside.
The music starts with Lizzy’s independence and confidence with herself, and then the admiration and conflicts between the two people, then turning around becomes a happy ending, at the same time, the beginning of a romance.
No matter if you have seen the movie or not, this two minute music of Dawn has presented the most beautiful scene of the movie.
