The score was recorded in Bucharest by the Bucharest Metropolitan Orchestra, young and enthusiastic musicians, conducted by Radu Popa. Francis Ford Coppola and Osvaldo Golijov were present during the entire recording phase, and Deutsche Grammophon has also included a 10-minute documentary on the soundtrack recording that will be available on DVD and included in the press kit. It conveys, directly and emotionally, the uniqueness and beauty of this project.

 

The film stars British actor Tim Roth, Romanian actress Alexandra Maria Lara, and Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, and was written, produced and directed by Coppola, marking his return to personal filmmaking. The screenplay is adapted from a novella by the controversial Romanian fiction writer, philosopher and religious historian Mircea Eliade. The soundtrack will serve as a powerful tool for spreading Golijov’s name beyond art-house and concert audiences. 

Coppola decided to work with Osvaldo Golijov, who has been called, “the composer of the moment” (Boston Globe) and remained closely involved in the process of creating the soundtrack. Featuring a beautiful, nostalgic melody that permeates the entire film, Golijov’s score displays all the characteristics for which he has been praised (“…thoughtful and instinctive, esoteric and accessible, unfailingly haunting and stimulating” – Gramophone) while also revealing a new facet of his art.