Directed by:
Richard LoncraineCinematography:
Peter BiziouComposer:
Trevor JonesCast:
Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Wood, Maggie Smith, Edward Hardwicke (more)Plots(1)
Shakespeare’s classic play about the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England is updated to an alternative 1930s setting in this celebrated film adaptation. A brutal civil war has erupted in England with the Houses of Lancaster and York battling for control of the throne. Amid the turmoil the despotic Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Ian McKellen) plots his own route to power, deviously scheming a murderous agenda that will lead to his installation as dictator monarch. Steeped in fascist iconography, the film openly draws from the aesthetic of the Third Reich, a stylistic choice that emphasizes the pure evil at the heart of Richard’s agenda. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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Richard III
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album
Label: PolyGram
Year: 1996
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 57:51
| 1. | The Invasion | Trevor Jones | 01:37 |
| 2. | "Come Live With Me" - Stacey Kent, Vile Bodies | 05:41 | |
| 3. | Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent | Trevor Jones | 01:00 |
| 4. | The Mortuary | Trevor Jones | 01:26 |
| 5. | Bid Me Farewell / I'll Have Her | Trevor Jones | 01:22 |
| 6. | Clarence's Dream | Trevor Jones | 03:05 |
| 7. | Crimson | Trevor Jones | 03:13 |
| 8. | Clarence's Murder | Trevor Jones | 02:05 |
| 9. | The Tower | Trevor Jones | 02:05 |
| 10. | The Blessing | Trevor Jones | 00:28 |
| 11. | Conspiracy | Trevor Jones | 00:35 |
| 12. | The Tappers | Trevor Jones | 02:14 |
| 13. | Let Sorrow Haunt Your Bed | Trevor Jones | 01:29 |
| 14. | The Reach Of Hell / Long Live The King | Trevor Jones | 01:14 |
| 15. | Good Angels Gaurd You | Trevor Jones | 00:28 |
| 16. | Coronation Haze | Trevor Jones | 01:12 |
| 17. | Prelude From Te Deum | Trevor Jones | 01:41 |
| 18. | The Golden Dew Of Sleep | Trevor Jones | 00:30 |
| 19. | My Regret | Trevor Jones | 02:46 |
| 20. | Pity Dwells Not This Eye | Trevor Jones | 00:25 |
| 21. | Westminster | Trevor Jones | 03:14 |
| 22. | My Most Grevious Curse | Trevor Jones | 00:49 |
| 23. | The Duchess Departs | Trevor Jones | 00:51 |
| 24. | The Devil's Temptation | Trevor Jones | 00:54 |
| 25. | Richmond | Trevor Jones | 00:52 |
| 26. | Defend Me Still | Trevor Jones | 02:47 |
| 27. | I Did But Dream | Trevor Jones | 00:46 |
| 28. | Elizabeth And Richmond | Trevor Jones | 01:35 |
| 29. | My Kingdom For A Horse | Trevor Jones | 00:40 |
| 30. | Battle | Trevor Jones | 04:42 |
| 31. | "I'm Sitting On Top Of The World" - Al Jolson | 01:49 | |
| 32. | "Come Live With Me (Location Version)" - Stacey Kent, Vile Bodies | 04:16 |