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Expert: Pat G - 8/14/2010


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I've been trying to find out who wrote this amazing piece, and so far I've found nothing. I've only heard it in this movie, but can't even find it in the original score...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLekEOWUCiU

If you could please look into it, I would be so very grateful :)
Thank you in advance

Regards,

Diana

Answer
Hello, Diana,

The sound track for the 2009 version of Dorian Gray was composed by Charlie Mole. As such, it is not a classical piece, though composed in classical style. Here is more information about the composer:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596495/

This music reminds me of Chopin, so if you are not familiar with his piano music, you may discover it is to your liking.

I hope this helps.

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I am no longer answering questions asking me to identify music. Most music is either on YouTube, which crashes my browser, or on another site that crashes my browser. I am available for other questions.

Experience

I have been playing piano since I was 3, and I am now 66 years old. I took formal lessons for about 11 years, and took some piano and organ performance courses in college. I also sang in the Masterworks Chorale for a number of years, and can sing anything from baritone to first soprano. We performed twice a year, usually a major choral work, ranging from requiem masses to Carmina Burana. I also attended recorder society meetings once a month. We would read compositions and perform them together. I took several children to their music lessons and rehearsals and usually stayed and watched intensely. Our children studied violin, viola, flute, guitar, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, and trombone.

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I studied piano and organ in college, and took courses in music theory. I have also taken seminars in pre-Columbian folk music with Xochimoki, as well as played a short while in a gamelan, and a balalaika orchestra, where I played autoharp.

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