While at Harvard, he studied animation with Mary Beams and George Griffin, electronic music with Ivan Tcherepnin and pursued a course of independent study at the MIT Media Lab (then known as the Architecture Machine Group). Another is about the tension between the fictional Holmes and the real one.”Ĭarter Burwell graduated from Harvard College. One is about a case and love that haunts him. Burwell said himself the recurring themes “Intertwine, as though getting tangled in Holmes' mind. Listeners will also notice the emotional themes that follow throughout the score. It's a fascinating instrument, made of glass, rumored to drive those who play it mad” and this theme carried throughout. In keeping with the theme of losing grip on reality, Burwell used various instruments to further that point.
Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it's too late. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare.
Holmes is a new twist on the world’s most famous detective. Holmes score was named one of Variety’s Best Scores Of 2015! The album features score by Carter Burwell, known for his work on such films as Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I & II, In Bruges and The Big Lebowski. Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD - Carter Burwell Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) () () Holmes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) () (EUR 9,99)