| Title | The House Of The Spirits | |
| Rating | 7/10 |
|
| Composer | Hans Zimmer | |
| Add. Credits | Orchestrated by Fiachra Trench and Nick Glennie-Smith. “La Paloma” by Sebastian de Trayier. | |
| Label, Year | Virgin Records, 1993 | |
Review
A series of well-composed suites. Mostly serious, melancholic, and quiet music. The guitar in track 4 adds a latin flavor. The highlights are the piano piece at the end of track 2 (4:55 to 6:30, piano played by Nick Glennie-Smith) and the fully orchestrated Closing Titles. The song in the middle of track 5 should have been omitted in my opinion, as it interrupts the otherwise perfect flow of the album.
Track Rating
| Title | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The House Of The Spirits | 10:02 |  |
| 2 | Clara | 6:31 | |
| 3 | Coup | 9:34 | |
| 4 | Pedro And Blanca | 9:50 | |
| 5 | Clara's Ghost La Paloma (song) Closing Titles |
7:24 | -  |
| 43:27 |
| Criteria | Weight | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | 50% | 8 |
| Multitude of themes | 10% | 7 |
| Continuity | 10% | 7 |
| Instrumentation | 10% | 7 |
| Sound quality | 10% | 7 |
| Score length | 10% | 6 |
| Final Rating | 100% | 7/10 |