When 'The King's Speech' compared to the other nominees (Hans Zimmer for "Inception ', Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for' The Social Network ', AR Rahman for 127 Hours and John Powell for' How to Train a Dragon ') listen to a fall in that this is the most classic score. No action score like 'Inception', 'How to Train a Dragon' or '127 Hours' and no electronic score as 'The Social Network', the Oscar winner, but strings backed by a single piano and a harp.
The typical film music motives are not missing, which nevertheless are often varriert but not boring.
Quiet melodies accompanied with humorous pieces have which often dialogue-like character, because the melody from one instrument to the other jumps (no. 10 The Rehearsal, a magnificent track, which is also my favorite).
This not only fits perfectly to very good film, but also sounds alone standing not only entertaining, but complex, beautiful, sad and sometimes exciting.
Also two pieces of Beethoven are, unfortunately, a little ticked off at the plate: Piano Concerto No. 5 and from the 7th Symphony, the second sentence, which fit the music and also very nice to listen to and which also knows certainly the one or other listener (or viewer) already.
It is also noteworthy that Desplat has to 'The Ghost Writer' not only a completely different sounding but also peers score created just before 'The King's Speech' with the soundtrack. Whether Oscar win or not: 'The King's Speech' is a beautiful, diversified and highly recommended score and this year Desplat belongs to one of my favorite composers, which is also thanks to this soundtrack.