The original score for Norwegian drama 90 Minutes is a mesmerizing listening experience where transparent writing for strings and melodic piano themes form the backbone of the soundtrack. 'Johan's Theme and Variations' features in five versions throughout the album and is in its most clean version a nostalgic and elegant waltz for piano, plucked strings and harp that has an instant appeal akin to that of the melodic writing of such film music greats as Gabriel Yared and Zbigniew Preisner. The album also features a new recording of Puccini's famous aria, 'O Mio Babbino Caro', featuring soprano Eszter Magyari...

Henrik Skram's orchestral score for 90 Minutes is another modern score that beautifully straddles the line between classical and soundtrack. The soundtrack lasts for 45 min, 47 sec and contains 16 tracks - all of which are worthy of your attention.

If you're a fan of classically scored albums, then you'll instantly warm to this. As an added bonus, the score closes with a new recording of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

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Darren Rea