A Little Princess (1995) is a cinematic gem from the early career of Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Gravity). Based on a 1905 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the fantasy drama is about a young girl subjected to the cruelty of her school headmistress in New York City after learning her father has died. In Cuaron’s masterful hands, the film is a joyous tribute to the power of imagination and the individual spirit.
A Little Princess was the first of two films for Cuaron and Scottish composer Patrick Doyle (the second being Great Expectations). Cuaron and producer Mark Johnson had been impressed with Doyle’s symphonic and choral score for Henry V, his strong melodic sense and dramatic sensitivity.
Doyle provided A Little Princess with a gem of a score, full of heartfelt themes, lilting waltzes, Indian flourishes (the protagonist had been living in India) and a marvelous sense of period storytelling. Choral passages include songs performed by star Liesel Matthews and Doyle’s then-young daughter. Doyle stays true to the ideal of childhood innocence, and the protagonist’s indomitable spirit, while taking the symphonic drama to Shakespearean heights.
Varese Sarabande’s 28-track 1995 soundtrack album is expanded in this Deluxe Edition with an 11-minute bonus section of unreleased cues and alternates with 7 tracks, including 3 suites. Daniel Schweiger provides new liner notes. ※Varese Sarabadeレーベルから抜粋
トラックリスト
1. Ramayana: A Morning Raga 2:04 2. Children Running 0:53 3. Cristina Elisa Waltz 3:03 4. The Miss Minchin School for Girls 1:40 5. Knowing You by Heart 2:32 6. Breakfast 0:55 7. Letter to Papa 1:38 8. Angel Wings 1:07 9. False Hope 2:05 10. The Trenches 1:00 † 11. Crewe and the Soldier 1:22 12. Alone 1:19 13. The Attic 2:00 14. On Another’s Sorrow 1:16 †† 15. The Shawl 0:54 16. Tyger Tyger 0:32 17. Compassion 0:36 18. For the Princess 1:38 19. Kindle My Heart 3:00 ††† 20. The Locket Hunt 3:02 21. Midnight Tiptoe 1:13 22. I Am a Princess 1:14 23. Just Make Believe 1:33 24. Touched by an Angel 1:43 25. Emilia Elopes 1:38 26. The Escape 2:58 27. Papa! 2:32 28. The Goodbye 4:19 †††† Bonus Tracks: 29. Traveling to New York/Sara Tells a Story/Sara’s Story (suite) 1:12 30. New York Street Music 1:48 31. The School Girls:40 32. In India/The Gazelle (suite) 1:19 33. More Harp 1:08 34. The Attic 1:57 ††††† 35. He’s Not My Son/The Soldier Returns (suite) 1:15 † Extract from Adagio Quintet in C Major Opus 88 Composed by Michael Haydn †† Catherine Hopper Solo ††† Abigail Doyle Solo †††† Liesel Matthews Solo ††††† Instrumental Film Version
VARESE SARABANDEのデラックス・エディション！『ハリー・ポッターとアズカバンの囚人』、『トゥモロー・ワールド』、『ゼロ・グラビティ』のアルフォンソ・キュアロン監督のキャリア初期の珠玉の作品。フランシス・ホジソン・バーネットの1905年の小説を原作とするこのファンタジードラマは、父親を亡くしたことを知ったニューヨークの学校で、校長の残酷な仕打ちを受ける少女を描いている。キュアロンの見事な手腕によって、この映画は想像力と個人の精神に対する喜びに満ちた賛辞となった。
トラックリスト『リトル・プリンセス』は、キュアロンとスコットランドの作曲家パトリック・ドイルが手がけた2本の映画のうちの1本目である（2本目は『大いなる遺産』）。キュアロンとプロデューサーのマーク・ジョンソンは、『ヘンリー五世』でのドイルの交響曲と合唱曲のスコア、彼の強いメロディーセンスとドラマチックな感性に感銘を受けていた。
ドイルが『リトル・プリンセス』に提供したのは、心に響くテーマ、軽快なワルツ、インドの華やかさ（主人公はインドに住んでいたことがある）、そして時代を物語る素晴らしいセンスに満ちた珠玉のスコアだった。合唱曲には、主演のリーゼル・マシューズとドイルの当時まだ幼かった娘による歌が含まれている。ドイルは、子供の頃の無邪気さと主人公の不屈の精神という理想に忠実でありながら、シンフォニックなドラマをシェイクスピアのような高みへと導いている。
同レーベルより1995年にリリースされた28曲入りサウンドトラック・アルバムは、このデラックス・エディションで、11分のボーナス・セクションには未発表と別バージョン、3曲の組曲を含む7曲が収録されています。
A Little Princess (1995) is a cinematic gem from the early career of Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Gravity). Based on a 1905 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the fantasy drama is about a young girl subjected to the cruelty of her school headmistress in New York City after learning her father has died. In Cuaron’s masterful hands, the film is a joyous tribute to the power of imagination and the individual spirit.
A Little Princess was the first of two films for Cuaron and Scottish composer Patrick Doyle (the second being Great Expectations). Cuaron and producer Mark Johnson had been impressed with Doyle’s symphonic and choral score for Henry V, his strong melodic sense and dramatic sensitivity.
Doyle provided A Little Princess with a gem of a score, full of heartfelt themes, lilting waltzes, Indian flourishes (the protagonist had been living in India) and a marvelous sense of period storytelling. Choral passages include songs performed by star Liesel Matthews and Doyle’s then-young daughter. Doyle stays true to the ideal of childhood innocence, and the protagonist’s indomitable spirit, while taking the symphonic drama to Shakespearean heights.
Varese Sarabande’s 28-track 1995 soundtrack album is expanded in this Deluxe Edition with an 11-minute bonus section of unreleased cues and alternates with 7 tracks, including 3 suites. Daniel Schweiger provides new liner notes.
※Varese Sarabadeレーベルから抜粋
1. Ramayana: A Morning Raga 2:04
2. Children Running 0:53
3. Cristina Elisa Waltz 3:03
4. The Miss Minchin School for Girls 1:40
5. Knowing You by Heart 2:32
6. Breakfast 0:55
7. Letter to Papa 1:38
8. Angel Wings 1:07
9. False Hope 2:05
10. The Trenches 1:00 †
11. Crewe and the Soldier 1:22
12. Alone 1:19
13. The Attic 2:00
14. On Another’s Sorrow 1:16 ††
15. The Shawl 0:54
16. Tyger Tyger 0:32
17. Compassion 0:36
18. For the Princess 1:38
19. Kindle My Heart 3:00 †††
20. The Locket Hunt 3:02
21. Midnight Tiptoe 1:13
22. I Am a Princess 1:14
23. Just Make Believe 1:33
24. Touched by an Angel 1:43
25. Emilia Elopes 1:38
26. The Escape 2:58
27. Papa! 2:32
28. The Goodbye 4:19 ††††
Bonus Tracks:
29. Traveling to New York/Sara Tells a Story/Sara’s Story (suite) 1:12
30. New York Street Music 1:48
31. The School Girls :40
32. In India/The Gazelle (suite) 1:19
33. More Harp 1:08
34. The Attic 1:57 †††††
35. He’s Not My Son/The Soldier Returns (suite) 1:15
† Extract from Adagio Quintet in C Major Opus 88
Composed by Michael Haydn
†† Catherine Hopper Solo
††† Abigail Doyle Solo
†††† Liesel Matthews Solo
††††† Instrumental Film Version