Death on the Nile (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2022 film Death on the Nile directed by Kenneth Branagh based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, which is the second instalment in the Hercule Poirot film series and a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017). The score is composed by Patrick Doyle and was recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It was released through Hollywood Records on February 11, 2022.
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| Released | February 11, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–2021 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 64:27 | |||
| Label | Hollywood Records | |||
| Producer | Patrick Doyle | |||
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Background
editBranagh's frequent collaborator Patrick Doyle announced his involvement in Death of the Nile in January 2019.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, which began before Branagh had presented a cut to the studio, Doyle wrote the music remotely at his home with Branagh supervising it through video conferencing.[2] Considering the film's setting, Doyle wrote the score with Egyptian influences and utilized 1930s big band jazz and orchestral flavors into the score, while also integrating subtle, traditional instruments.[3][4]
Release
editThe soundtrack was released through Hollywood Records on February 11, 2022.[5]
Reception
editJonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK wrote "from my point of view, Death on the Nile is a success, and contains most of everything I love about Patrick Doyle's music – the lush and enveloping orchestral tones, the moments of eerie mystery and sinister underhandedness, the period textures, and the subtle and appropriate middle-eastern instrumental touches to evoke the Egyptian setting of the film, all of which lead up to a magnificent and emotional finale. It's clearly not as immediately attention-grabbing as some of the things he was writing in the 1990s, but there is still plenty there for Doyle fans to appreciate."[6]
Filmtracks wrote "While dragging at times on album, Death on the Nile retains its narrative strength and presents more than enough Doyle lyricism to recommend. The main and romance themes are engaging and sound fantastic, and thirty minutes of this material can be combined with Murder on the Orient Express for a resounding presentation of Doyle drama."[7] Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood wrote "the music by Patrick Doyle is right up to the usual standards of this exceptional composer."[8] Clarence Moye of Awards Daily called it "a lovely score by frequent Branagh collaborator Patrick Doyle".[9] Emily Zemler of The Observer called it a "foreboding score".[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Trenches" | 1:30 |
| 2. | "What About This?" | 1:38 |
| 3. | "The Pyramids" | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Bourgeois Nightmare" | 2:00 |
| 5. | "The Newly Weds" | 1:31 |
| 6. | "She's Back" | 2:04 |
| 7. | "A Single Bullet" | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Immortal Longings" | 1:11 |
| 9. | "Abu Simbel" | 3:07 |
| 10. | "Come with Me" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Suspects" | 2:00 |
| 12. | "One Last Cork" | 2:27 |
| 13. | "Goodnight Jacks" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Alibi" | 2:24 |
| 15. | "Someone Is Dead" | 1:37 |
| 16. | "Inheritance" | 2:49 |
| 17. | "You Killed Them" | 3:39 |
| 18. | "Let Poirot Work" | 1:04 |
| 19. | "One Final Interview" | 3:13 |
| 20. | "Was Someone Hurt?" | 3:03 |
| 21. | "I Wasn't Thinking" | 4:53 |
| 22. | "I Needed Him" | 2:39 |
| 23. | "Perhaps" | 3:16 |
| 24. | "The Cost of Love" | 2:14 |
| 25. | "Death on the Nile" | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 64:27 | |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Box Office Films | Patrick Doyle | Nominated | [11][12] |
| Ivor Novello Award | Best Original Film Score | Patrick Doyle | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ↑ Ferguson, Brian (January 12, 2019). "Hollywood composer Patrick Doyle urges Scots pupils to seek film work". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Davids, Brian (June 12, 2020). "Kenneth Branagh on 'Artemis Fowl' and the Challenges of 'Tenet'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Moye, Clarence (February 11, 2022). "Oscar-Nominated Composer Patrick Doyle Composes an Egyptian-Tinged Score for 'Nile'". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Patrick Doyle on scoring Death on the Nile | The Ivors red carpet. PRS for Music. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Death on the Nile (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. February 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Broxton, Jonathan (February 22, 2022). "DEATH ON THE NILE – Patrick Doyle". MOVIE MUSIC UK. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Filmtracks: Death on the Nile (Patrick Doyle)". Filmtracks. February 21, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Hammond, Pete (February 7, 2022). "'Death On The Nile' Review: Kenneth Branagh Steers Gal Gadot And Starry Cast Into Another Colorful Agatha Christie Classic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Moye, Clarence (February 7, 2022). "Branagh Returns as Hercule Poirot in Entertaining 'Death on the Nile'". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Zemler, Emily (February 11, 2022). "'Death on the Nile': A Classic Murder Mystery That Exceeds Expectations". The Observer. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "2023 ASCAP Screen Music Awards". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (September 26, 2023). "Steve Mac, Pablo Bowman Navarro & More Win at 2023 ASCAP London Music Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ↑ Ophelia, Maya (April 18, 2023). "Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2023". The Ivors Academy. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.