Notes in the Dark

…to the film scoring world, that is. All these years after his first (and only) foray into film music — his brilliant conducting job of Doyle’s Henry V, with the CBSO — it seems Rattle has embarked on a new scoring project, this time with the Berlin Philharmonic, for Tom Tykwer’s Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Although he may seem like an unorthodox choice for someone of Rattle’s caliber, Tykwer is a director (actually, he’s a director-composer) who’s wonderfully sensitive to film music and has a great dramatic sense. (Run Lola Run was one of the most enjoyable and listenable electronic scores in recent years.) I can certainly understand why Rattle was interested in working with him. I heard a bit of Perfume on SS.com the other day and I just might pick up the CD.