Girl With a Pearl Earring

Label: Decca
Barcode: 028947553724
Release Year: 2004
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (Used)
Score or Soundtrack: Score
Composer: Alexandre Desplat

The soundtrack to Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), directed by Peter Webber and starring Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, and Cillian Murphy, was composed by Alexandre Desplat, one of his earliest internationally acclaimed film scores. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, the music is delicate, restrained, and atmospheric, perfectly capturing the hushed interiors of Johannes Vermeer’s Delft and the unspoken tension between the painter and his muse.

Desplat uses harpsichord, strings, woodwinds, and subtle choral textures to create a sense of intimacy, light, and shadow, mirroring the visual compositions inspired by Vermeer’s canvases such as The Milkmaid and View of Delft. The score received nominations for a Golden Globe, BAFTA, and European Film Award, helping establish Desplat as a leading voice in film music alongside names like Philip Glass, Howard Shore, and Hans Zimmer.

Track Listing

Girl With A Pearl Earring
Alexandre Desplat

Griet's Theme
Alexandre Desplat

A New Life
Alexandre Desplat

The Master's House
Alexandre Desplat

Camera Obscura
Alexandre Desplat

The Birth Feast
Alexandre Desplat

Cornelia
Alexandre Desplat

Vermeer's Studio
Alexandre Desplat

Winter Nights
Alexandre Desplat

Van Ruijven
Alexandre Desplat

Home
Alexandre Desplat

Colours In The Clouds
Alexandre Desplat

The Master Is Painting
Alexandre Desplat

By The Canal With Pieter
Alexandre Desplat

Catharina's Pearls
Alexandre Desplat

Colours In The Clouds (Strings)
Alexandre Desplat

Girl With A Pearl Earring (Reprise)
Alexandre Desplat

Silence And Light (Piano Solo)
Alexandre Desplat

Griet's Theme (Reprise)
Alexandre Desplat

Griet Remembers
Alexandre Desplat

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