Nonesuch releasesPhilip Glasssaward-winning soundtrack toThe Hourson vinyl for the first time onSeptember 30to coincide with its 20thanniversary and Glass 85thbirthday concert season.Originallyreleased in December 2002, Glasss score to the Academy Award-winning film was itself nominated for an Academy Award, as well as a Golden Globe and a Grammy, and went on to win aBAFTA and a Classical BRIT.Directed by Stephen Daldry,The Hoursis the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Based on Michael Cunninghams 1999 Pulitzer Prizewinning novel, with a screenplay by David Hare, the film interweaves the stories of three women a book editor in New York (Meryl Streep), a young mother in California (Julianne Moore), and the author Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman). Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.Philip Glasss score was conducted by Nick Ingman, with Michael Reisman on piano and the Lyric Quartet, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios and Air Studios, London. The score was a key element in this acclaimed triptych of dramatic tales. The inter-cutting of personal stories over a wide span of time, said NPR, is held together by a single music approach.

• Language : English
• Product Dimensions : 0.31 x 12.32 x 12.32 inches; 10.4 ounces
• Manufacturer : Nonesuch
• Original Release Date : 2022
• Date First Available : July 7, 2022
• Label : Nonesuch
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 2