Dangerous Liaisons

Label: Virgin
Barcode: 5012981258320
Release Year: 1989
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (Used)
Score or Soundtrack: Score
Composer: George Fenton

The soundtrack to the film Dangerous Liaisons (1988), directed by Stephen Frears and starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, and Keanu Reeves, is a rich collection of period-evoking music drawn from the works of Baroque and Classical composers. George Fenton curated and arranged much of the score, weaving in pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marin Marais, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by ensembles such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts.

The music underscores the decadent atmosphere of pre-Revolutionary Paris, reflecting the elegance and cruelty of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s original novel Les Liaisons dangereuses. The soundtrack has been praised for how it complements the elaborate costumes and set design, immersing the audience in the world of Versailles and the salons of the French aristocracy.

Track Listing

Dangerous Liaisons Main Title / Dressing
George Fenton

Madame De Tourvel
George Fenton

The Challenge
George Fenton

O Malheureuse Iphigénie! (Aria From Iphigénie En Tauride, Act 2)
Christoph Willibald Gluck

Going Hunting (Extract From Organ Concerto No. 13 In F, The Cuckoo And The Nightingale)
George Frideric Handel

Valmont's First Move / The Staircase
George Fenton

Beneath The Surface
George Fenton

The Set Up
George Fenton

The Key [Concerto In A Minor For Four Harpsichords]
Johann Sebastian Bach

Her Eyes Are Closing
George Fenton

Ombra Mai Fù (Aria From Xerxes, Act 1)
George Frideric Handel

Tourvel's Flight
George Fenton

Success
George Fenton

Emilie
George Fenton

Beyond My Control
George Fenton

A Final Request
George Fenton

Ombra Mai Fù Reprise / The Mirror
George Fenton

Dangerous Liaisons End Credits
George Fenton

Concerto In A Minor For Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065 (Allegro)
Johann Sebastian Bach

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