Milan Records releases the original score from The Last Letter from Your Lover, with music by composer Daniel Hart. Adapted from Jojo Moyes’ best-selling novel, The Last Letter From Your Lover is a passionate, dual-narrative love story set in the French Riviera and London during the 1960s and present day. It tells the tale of elegant Jennifer Stirling and how her life becomes inextricably interwoven with that of Ellie Haworth in life changing events which connect them across almost half a century...

If, like me, you're a fan of romantic, melancholic scores, then you'll love what Daniel Hart delivers for The Last Letter from Your Lover.

Discussing the project, Hart says: "The film is a true romance, so I wanted to make very romantic music for it. My first attempts felt too sweet to Augustine [Frizzell - Director], who reminded me that the film has plenty of bitter as well. I consider myself a romantic at heart, so making sweeping musical gestures came naturally. Refining them to the nuances of this story was a little more difficult, and in many scenes, we discovered that simpler music worked better. The score is very string heavy, as all my scores are. But we chose clarinet as a frequent musical voice of our heroine. It’s so expressive, and it can move easily from mournful solace to bubbling joy. That’s what we needed for this story."

The score consists of 21 tracks (43 min, 49 sec). While there are a number of atmospheric background pieces that don't really do much, the majority of the music is beautifully layered to cause an emotional response. It's a heart-wrenching score that offers a handful of emotional themes. Even if you haven't seen the movie you'll find this to be a rewarding experience.

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Darren Rea